had a 5 week lay off so I gave back the naish maliko 26 as the demo board that it was going to be.

had a few paddles coming back sessions but today I took over ownership a board I have been waiting for. a quick late paddle to the ck mouth, surf and back


the maliko 24".

im in love again. such fast well rounded all round board. for me its got every design detail I like all in one board.


concaves, edges, broad nose, fullish rails. just the right amount of recess, stability to paddle hard and get rewarded


ps a note its worth moving the fin around. the 26 I like right up the front. the 24 felt better back a bit

Nice shed ..with nice toys ..good advise ..I'm about to move my fin around ..enjoy

laceys lane said..



ps a note its worth moving the fin around. the 26 I like right up the front. the 24 felt better back a bit

I'm curious - what was the difference? More stable with the fin forward? I have the 26" Jav and I would like it to feel a bit more stable. I will experiment the next chance I get.

laceys lane said..

cantSUPenough said...

laceys lane said..



ps a note its worth moving the fin around. the 26 I like right up the front. the 24 felt better back a bit

I'm curious - what was the difference? More stable with the fin forward? I have the 26" Jav and I would like it to feel a bit more stable. I will experiment the next chance I get.

No. I wanted it to be a bit looser for dw ing and wash riding. Lost a little bit of stability. But for me the 26 is like table top.

Yeah, me too

I am happy with the board, and thanks to the "secondary stability" (i.e. it starts to tip easily but does not roll any further unless you really lose your balance) I don't fall off unless my legs are pretty tired (or I lose concentration, or I am catching a wave in the surf and it insists on going sideways), but I have not taken it on a downwinder yet. I may be doing a bit of swimming...