Yesterday I checked out the new 9'5" Hokua at SHQ and they said that it's a demo board if I wanted to take it for a spin.. My friend was their with me and he wanted to demo the 9'6" Coreban so we took both boards so we could compare them at Big Left the next day (today).

It was cold a crappy weather today at Big Left at dawn.. freezing cold and there were only small waves.. JC joined us on his little Starboard Pod'thingie and I think his paddle was longer that the board.. I had an ice cream headache after a couple of hours from falling in so much but it was still great fun.. Here's a short vid from today.. and some pics that I took yesterday of the new 9'5".. Both boards were great.. JC's little pumpkin seed board was amazing and way too small for me.

DJ

So you didn't catch a wave on the Pod then?

How is the 2012 9'5" Hokua compared with the 2011 9'0 Mana? Same volume from memory 140 L, is it less stable, same or more stable??

i think it great that naish are turning out some interesting boards with bottom contours etc.

hello dj, thanks for posting those photos of the new 9'5" hokua it is a board i was soon hoping to get my greasy mits on, how does it compare to the old 9'6" hokua? i think the volume should be just about right for my mid length wave board, i have a jimmy lewis 9'1" quad as my small board. Apparently we are part of the same professional brotherhood just different states! regards

hi DJ
great music Alvin Lee and "ten years after"