which board will be beter for all around ?
which will be beter in wave or surf ?
i want it for padlling ( 3-4 km ) and surfing in medum wave.
thenks'.
Hey Danbi,
I don't know much about that first board, but can speak very highly in favour of the Naish Nalu 10'6.5. I love it in the surf (as a mal-style cruiser). It flies through sections and is reasonably manouverable for a board of that length. I've regularly paddled it a couple of kilometres on flatwater and around some nice bays near here. It's a great board and the closest thing to a great allrounder that I have come across. Just my opinion.
Good luck!
Dave
I have only had it out in about 10 knots of wind and it was pretty stable. Still takes a bit of getting used to. I think that if you put the time in, it would be manageable in windier conditions. I started another thread on this site, asking about best boards for choppy seas. You could do a search on "choppy" or "hokua" and read the comments... A few guys said go wider. The nalu is 30 inches wide. I think if you go much wider for the choppy days, what you gain in stability, you may lose in performance when it is glassy. I surfed waist-high glassy waves today and compared to my old hokua and my 8ft mctavish mal, the nalu flew. But if you ask 10 people, you will get 10 different answers... Good luck!
i tray today the nalu but the sea was high. the board feel very fast. i think it will take time until i be stable on it. when i was sitting on the board i felt he gos' nose diving, it is normal? the board is 2011 used.
when i holed him from the middle, he shuld be ballanc ?
thenks'.
The 2011 is a different, more narrow shape, 28 inches wide. The 2012 model is reported to be more stable. I have the old model, no problems with nose diving.
thenk you all for the answers', i think i will go and buy the nalu 10'6 2011, i hope it will be enough stable for me in choppy sea and be able to manage whit him for beginer like me.
thenks'.
