Interested in opinions on which you would choose if choosing one (I am on Monday, hence my interest). The main use will be BOP Style with the odd DW. They look to have similar profiles in rocker from the images but I am yet to see it in the flesh.

12'6 Glide: 30" wide and 5 and 5/8 Thick.

12'6 Jav: 28" and 1/4 wide and 5 and 5/8 Thick.

I find the white Fanatic (30" wide) too wide and have been on the 14'Glide for a couple of years (27" and 1/4 wide) and find it stable. I have paddled the 12'6 DC which is 30" wide and it is fine. Does my head in on why both at the same width give such a different feel to the width of your stroke.

Anyone had a chance to demo both yet.

They are both due here any day now and I'll suss them out for you..

I've heard the 28" Jav is the ant's pants..

DJ

Swanie, great to feel the buzz and hype about getting a new board!!!!
When you see them both you'll know.........

The Hobies definately look like they mean business

looks like big chucks board

HumanCartoon said...

rollo90 said...

does anyone know which naish is the last in line. the nose looks different.

The new Naish site shows the new 12'6 boards (Jav and Glide) with the funky new nose treatment, the 14 Jav doesn't have it. The one closest to camera looks like the 14 Jav, furthest from Camera would be one of the new 12'6 units.

I think out of those five Naish boards four are 14' Jav's and only one is the 12'6".

DJ

aus301 said...

DavidJohn said...

I think out of those five Naish boards four are 14' Jav's and only one is the 12'6".

DJ

did you run out of fingers DJ? I'm counting 7 Naish boards in that pic.

Yeah, yeah.. I see all seven..

I'm talkin' bout the five yellows in a row.. So IMO it's the new 12'6" then four 14's and then the Cat and another 14 closest to us..

DJ

Swanie said...

DJ
Have you seen them down there yet. I think you will get them a day or two before us. I am swinging towards the Jav.

Any day now.. I was thinking we might see them before the end of this week.. but I guess not..

DJ

Envy running high here. Wishing the truckie a speedie safe trip to qld with the load.

Mal

You will love the 9'5" Hokua at your weight. It was made for the bigger guy who can surf. I am 83kg now and find it really stable and great to surf. Turns rail to rail really well and is fast on the wave face. I am using it as a thruster. Totally recommend it as one of the top boards I have been on.

The 9' is a bit looser but you loose stability with it. Same thing when you go to the 8'5" as it is looser then the 9' but again the stability is slightly less.

I was 95 -96 kg on the 9' and loved how it surfed but at that weight i was sinking it especially in choppy conditions. Now it floats well and the stability has increased with the lose of weight.

Thinking of selling the 9' for the 8'5" and use the 9'5" for the blown out days.

Swanie said...

Mal

You will love the 9'5" Hokua at your weight. It was made for the bigger guy who can surf. I am 83kg now and find it really stable and great to surf. Turns rail to rail really well and is fast on the wave face. I am using it as a thruster. Totally recommend it as one of the top boards I have been on.

The 9' is a bit looser but you loose stability with it. Same thing when you go to the 8'5" as it is looser then the 9' but again the stability is slightly less.

I was 95 -96 kg on the 9' and loved how it surfed but at that weight i was sinking it especially in choppy conditions. Now it floats well and the stability has increased with the lose of weight.

Thinking of selling the 9' for the 8'5" and use the 9'5" for the blown out days.

Thanks Swanie sounds like the goods i tried standing on a 9' but yer not for me.

I've got a 9' Naish Hokua and have had it for about 9 months. It's a great board and really loose on the wave but at 6'2" and 85kg, I find it a bit tippy at times and have to swap to my more stable SB 9'1 pro if I get tired or the conditions are choppy.

I got to try the 9'5" at the Noosa sup expo last week and found it to be very stable (not quite as stable as my SB 9'1" pro), but still super loose (not quite as loose as the 9'0").

Seriously considering trading in both my SB and 9'0' for a board that suites all conditions. One that has the best of both worlds in one board.