seems there are a few of these coming up for sale 2nd hand already, both here in nz and aus. Maybe some buyers are finding they don,t suit them as much as they were expecting from the initial hype? Would like to try one but will probably wait until they drop some more.

after waiting 2 months at least mine arrives this weekend, the board is very stable for a blok like me but like you say, with all the hype around I expect more from the board, I only have 3 sessions in 2-3 foot clean conditions, when the waves start pumping is not as responsive and fast as my 9,0 hokua wich I think is a more complete board in any conditions except mushy or poor waves.

I rode with the stock fins and I Like to try a small one centre fin

that saying, I think is a nice board for someone who are thinking to upgrade from a kind of board like allwave or big starboard widepoint, but not really a very prestational board compared to the similar hokua range.


a short wave that my wife record with the phone.

Thanks for that it is good to hear your honest comments, I think if people don,t like them they are unlikely to say much negative if they are planning to sell and hoping to get most of their money back. I have not seen any one surfing one here yet. The 32 width must be good for paddling but my 29.5 board feels pretty stable in most conditions and a lot of fun too. As everyone says it would be best to try one before buying to see if it is what you want, probably good for fatter slower waves or maybe fatter slower riders.

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tomooh said...
. I have not seen any one surfing one here yet. The 32 width must be good for paddling but my 29.5 board feels pretty stable in most conditions and a lot of fun too. As everyone says it would be best to try one before buying to see if it is what you want, probably good for fatter slower waves or maybe fatter slower riders.

I don't know how you can comment on a board you haven't even seen .WTF mate you must be a wealth of knowledge. And the funny thing ... speculating why peeps are selling their boards.. To funny

I f you look at my original post my only comment is that i would like to try one, yes i have seen one and I like the look of it but I have not had a chance to watch one being surfed, my comment that maybe they suit fat waves is in reply to ibones feelings after surfing one and what I have seen online and on the naish site. So as Sergeant Schultz says I KNOW NOTHING except that its hard to find the perfect board but they all sound pretty good when you look at the marketing.

Hi guys
I test rode the 7'10.
I found the 32 width really obvious and didn't like the feel.
You had to surf off the back foot and keep away from carving a turn.
As soon as I had some speed and tried to carve the rail would bog in.
I have 2 in the hokua range and love those.
My feeling is there is a maximum width you shouldn't exceed on a sup and that 32 wide is past that point.
regards glenn

Maybe the guys that are selling them are kooks and didnt test ride them first.

Ive got an x32 and have a blast on it. It perfect for me as i find the board super stable which suits me cause i spend more time on my surfboard lately but ithe x32 is still friendly enough to jump onto after not having supped for a week or two. A thinner board would no doubt be more responsive but u have to sup regularly to reap the benefits.

I have been riding the 8'3 X32 quite a lot lately in a variety of waves. I'm 77kg and 5'11". Great board but simply too big and too wide for someone my size. I don't have the weight and power to rail turn it and i found on fatter waves, because i had to use my back foot to turn so much, i stalled out. But this is not a board I would buy for someone of my size. I think if you're bigger, taller and have a heap of power then it is a brilliant board. For myself, 7'6" Hokua LE in the glassy stuff and something like a 9'0 Starboard Pro or 9'3 Prowave LTD is where i'd rather be in choppy or powerful conditions.

It's super stable, but if you were after stability everyone would be riding X34's!!

Drew @ WA Surf

If you can ride a Hokua you should not be on an X32!
(unless of course you want one as a second board to compliment the quiver)
I have spent some time on my 8'3 x 32 and these boards are a whole new board game (pardon the pun) for me.
They have a different feel. Naish describe it pretty well when they say it sits between a Mana and a Hokua. So if you are coming down off a wide entry level surfer like a Mana and feel the Hokua is a handful, the X32 fits the bill.
It is wide and floaty and is not meant to surf or feel like a Hokua.
If you are already riding 29-30" in width these boards take some getting used too (less glide and 'sqirrelly' to paddle in), but it is hands down the most playful and lively board I have ridden in our small local beachies. But to be lively you have to put some life into it. They don't go straight that well!

Any size (over shoulder) I reckon you are better on traditional dimensions. For me I will always prefer my 9'2 x 29" when there is a bit of grunt, but when its small and weak and I want a playfull board that I can throw around, the X32 fits the bill.
At 90kg I could ride the 7'10 but the 8'3 for means I can go out at my favourite point in on-shore (when its not crowded) and negotiate the backwash, chop and suck rock with more confidence.

When choosing the right board the volume is key. These are wide floaty boards, with plenty of meat under your feet.
At 90kg the 8'3 x 32 is 1 foot under what I would normally ride at 29 1/2" in width!

I can understand that some crew dont 'get' this board, but if like me, you prefer to surf short board style, in all conditions this is the first Naish board that comes alive when its not pumping - which lets face it, is most of the time!

The X32 range is DESIGNED for larger riders who struggle on 100 ltr boards but want something short , it even says it on the website and in the Naish video.

I weigh in at 87kg and ride the 8'3" version, I love it super loose, stable enough and bottom turns and cutbacks no problem if you weigh 77 kg you should be on something smaller its simple math.

Horses for courses !

phil

I had a 9'1" for a while. I liked it but ended up selling because I felt it had too much volume for my liking. That being said I've been checking them out again lately and I think the 8'3" & 7'10" could be a heap of fun!!

oh go on zeusman.....do it !!! I know you like to buy a new board almost every week

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GizzieNZ said...
oh go on zeusman.....do it !!! I know you like to buy a new board almost every week

Ha! Well yes it's true. Love a new board!!!

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AA said..

If you can ride a Hokua you should not be on an X32!
(unless of course you want one as a second board to compliment the quiver)
I have spent some time on my 8'3 x 32 and these boards are a whole new board game (pardon the pun) for me.
They have a different feel. Naish describe it pretty well when they say it sits between a Mana and a Hokua. So if you are coming down off a wide entry level surfer like a Mana and feel the Hokua is a handful, the X32 fits the bill.
It is wide and floaty and is not meant to surf or feel like a Hokua.
If you are already riding 29-30" in width these boards take some getting used too (less glide and 'sqirrelly' to paddle in), but it is hands down the most playful and lively board I have ridden in our small local beachies. But to be lively you have to put some life into it. They don't go straight that well!

Any size (over shoulder) I reckon you are better on traditional dimensions. For me I will always prefer my 9'2 x 29" when there is a bit of grunt, but when its small and weak and I want a playfull board that I can throw around, the X32 fits the bill.

I can understand that some crew dont 'get' this board, but if like me, you prefer to surf short board style, in all conditions this is the first Naish board that comes alive when its not pumping - which lets face it, is most of the time!

I totally agree with AA here. I am looking at the 8'3 X32 as a compliment to my 8'5 Fanatic Pro Wave for crappy/choppy waves. I have had a 9'5 Mana and 9' Hokua so have those boards as reference.

I got to briefly try the 8'3 X32 in waist high mushy gutless groundswell. I swapped over from my Fanatic 8'5 Pro Wave and immediately felt the stability @85kg and a reasonable SUP surfer. I thought it was nice to stand on a board and properly relax my legs as can't really do that on the 8'5 most of the time. Paddling for waves was surprisingly easy in terms of tracking and it got lift from gutless little waves at the point my 8'5 would have dropped off it - so that was cool.

Then once on the wave face it trimmed sweet but you can really feel the 32" of width. I moved my foot over the inside rail to initiate a turn but was really rewarded with immediate response and drive! But what amazed me was the super loose bottom/top turn - it just hit the lip and whipped around like nothing else I have ridden! (I have a 9' Hokua and the Fanatic 8'5 Pro Wave). I got the same result going back side too! I have heard some complaints that the X32 is slow but in slow mushy waves it's hard to generate speed anyway so you seem to get a slo-mo glide on the wave face but rewarded with a super loose bottom/top turn transition - weird but super fun in the crappy mush. I took out the 9' Hokua after the demo on the 8'3 X32 and felt I couldn't even turn the Hokua and it felt awkward in these sort of waves after riding the X32. (The 9' Hokua rips DTL in good stuff though - but I don't get those conditions very often.)

The 32" width will be a handful in proper waves for me so the 8'5 Pro Wave is probably going to be the 'go-to' board for when it's on - but I can see the X32 being the 'go-to' board for waist-to-shoulder mushy waves or when there is a cross-chop and the 8'5 gets to frustrating.

Of course I shouldn't be on an X32 but it's my job to try these boards. And it's helpful to point out that this board isn't for everyone. Going off this thread, 85kg seems to be the smallest weight that works. We have had people interested in the X32 but they're my size, and they've ended up on a smaller Hokua or Mana and love it.

It's helpful to let people know at what body shape/size it WON'T work as much as what will, so that people don't buy the wrong board

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Drewm said...
Of course I shouldn't be on an X32 but it's my job to try these boards. And it's helpful to point out that this board isn't for everyone. Going off this thread, 85kg seems to be the smallest weight that works. We have had people interested in the X32 but they're my size, and they've ended up on a smaller Hokua or Mana and love it.

It's helpful to let people know at what body shape/size it WON'T work as much as what will, so that people don't buy the wrong board

Good advice right there.

i was on the new 8.5 mana for 6 months after demo of 7.10, 8.3 and 8.8 LE x32, traded the mana in for the 8.3 and love it.

im 6.0 and 86 kegs, fantastic board if you want to sup like you are on a surfboard.

cheers !!!

Can anyone tell me how these boards compare to the starboard widepoints of similar lengths?

I have owned a 9'5" and a 8'10" SB WP and now ride a 8'3" X32, the X32's have more nose rocker, thinner nose, finer rails, not too sure on the tail rocker but all this adds upto a board which is much more responsive and generally more fun in the waves.

phil

Lots of good info/advice has come out over the last week with peoples experiences on the boards, sounds like the 8 3 would be good for me and the waves I tend to surf,I would still have more than one board though,just for variety and when buying used it gets more affordable, particularly with boards a few years old ,thanks for all the replies.

If you are a big rider, ideal. i am 98kgs on the 8'3 x32, there is no other option for a heavy guy like me. going from a 10' mana to this is a huge difference. i don't know why a person under 90kgs wouldn't go for the other hokua boards, not the x32, or something smaller. but for me, there is nothing else that will float me comfortably, or at all???

good info on the 8`3. what do we know on the 7'10?

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Can anyone tell me how these boards compare to the starboard widepoints of similar lengths?

I have ridden SB WP 9'5 2013 and 2014, 8'3 2014 carbon SB WP and in between them, rode the Hokua X32 8'3. I only rode the naish once and couldn't wait to get back on the SB. Just didn't feel right for me. The carbon SB are really light and responsive and for smaller conditions or beach break waves they are so fun to ride.

There are quite a few threads on the Breeze about these boards. At the very least, its interesting how much they have got everyone talking. Can't remember many other boards achieving this. Seem's as though the general favourite is the 8'3". Like Erang I'd like to hear more on the 7'10"