I haven't had a ride on them but i knw people who have and they think they are the best thing since sliced bread. These boards are joy, super light and from what i have heard realy fast. Strong too.
Alberto (Windshack) just got all of his goya boards yesterday so they are still in the boxes.

has anyone noticed the similarity bw the goya FW and the new fanatic FW. Same construction and so on. is it just one board with two labels contineing the goya fanatic relationship, or are they different boards.
Poley

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I was wondering about the same thing, ie. relationship between Goya and Fanatic boards. The boards look so similar in spec. I understand the Goya Quattro relationship but I assumed that all the boards, Goya & Fanatic, would still be manufactured in the Cobra factory in Thailand. Perhaps Goya and Fanatic have both developed the design that was on the drawing board before Goya left Fanatic.

Anyway I'm considering buying one of these boards so would be keen to hear any user opinions.

Des

Don't forget to check out the Starboard Kombat. I havn't sailed it myself as yet, but have spoken to a couple of guys that are loving it.

www.star-board.com

Ian.

Yes I have tried the goya 77 free wave due to a slight issue with my own board, Alberto loaned me a Goya for the afternoon which I took down to Scarborough. It was a about 10 litres too small for me. After a couple of runs I came in and offset the rear footstrap which improved the wave riding, It did plane quite early for it's size, felt nice and light, it had good speed, released very cleanly from he water in jumps, kept good speed in the gybes, had enough drive on the wave face to go verticle back up the to the lip, I had my doubts about the production fin and it's fixed placement but that went quite well.It reminded me very much of my own wave board!

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Hey all, thank you for the interest regarding the new Goya boards.
I'm forwarding some tech spec directly from Francisco.

As for Quatro the Goya line was shaped by a CNC machine (the only two brands on the market), making the boards equal from right to left and cleaning up all curves down to .01 mm(While you are riding the boards just look down at the tail and you will see how clear the water comes out), also being able to give us an accurate volume reading while testing and developing the line. We use the best materials available (Carbon/Kevlar, DoubleSandwich top and bottom, Dual density pads, latest MFC fins and footstraps) and all the patches had been put together to unify the strength and minimized the extra fillings between them, after all that we also skim off about a pound with the light sanded paint job so we were able to ad an extra buckle patch of cloth(160g) along the rails between the heel of the front strap and the front of the mast track, making this boards stronger and even lighter than before. Basically there is no compromise at all in this boards, they are exactly what its being riding on tour and on the hands of the most demanding riders.

Demos are availibe for testdrive. (no wheeling allowed )

Alberto


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I'm not quite clear on the process of the board being shaped by a CNC machine. Is this the manufacturing process for every blank or just the one used for the mould ??. Where are the Goya boards made? Cobra Thailand, or do they have their own construction along with Quattro.

Des

Papac:

“I'm not quite clear on the process of the board being shaped by a CNC machine. Is this the manufacturing process for every blank or just the one used for the mould ??.

Every prototype was shaped by a cnc machine and so were the plugs where the molds were made from. All of the numbers come from Francisco’s templates but the hands on shaping was done by Keith Teboul.

Where are the Goya boards made?

Cobra, Thailand.

Cobra Thailand, or do they have their own construction along with Quattro.”

Goya boards have a different construction to the Quatro’s (you can feel it on the weight). Although the constructions are a very similar some details are different.
Shapes are completely different between the two, so they should never be confused. If you try both lines you will know right away… but you can just tell by looking at them.
You can also have for both Quatro and Goya the same models but custom made builted in the Quatro factory in Maui.Difference are: the Goya 77FW production is 6.5 Kg with footstraps and fin (we weight it on a electronic scale) the same model custom made is around two kilos lighter. I will have one here next week.

Hope I was able to help.
See you out there....
Ciao
Alberto

ps Pole have a go on the Goya and send us some feedback.




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Anyone tried the new Goya wave

Hi Brutus,
just a quick word on the new Goya waves. I was lucky to be in Maui this winter when Francisco just arrived with his new boards. Lucky aslo to meet him, he is such a friendly man. He let me try the 72 and 78 litter just like you will lend your board to your best friend, I was stoked...
Firtly, I am a Quatro fan and it is hard to say any good comment on other boards but I can admit that these two are just unbelievable !!!
Fast planning, radical in waves, small as well as bigger sizes and loose in choppy water. I was very impressed with the 72 litters as I weight only 65 kilos but the 78 showed a lot of potential in lighter wind. So Brutus, you wont get wrong with the New Goya waves.
Sergio