The Bullet has a two stage rocker, just wondering what the pros and cons are?
It looks to me like it would ride nose up if mast was vertical in the water. Just interested in board shapes and how they work.
Thanks.

Am I the only one who thinks this looks like a CAD scaled racing kite board ?

It looks to be a perfect kitefoil race board simply widened and thickened. It's what I tried to do with my last board but didn't fully commit to those giant bevels. There is an additional issue in wing racing vs. kitefoil racing of lulls, harder touchdowns, and crashes. You will have a harder time getting going on a racier board with a tiny flat surface on the bottom. This season we had a bunch of great wingers who couldn't get started at all for the first race night of the season and some were slightly sunken on their boards. The wind simply didn't fill in. Their whole season was mostly shot after that. You don't see that in kitefoil racing.

But the bevels will be better in the race a little bit and if you touch down riding flat the lower surface area of the flat section should slow you down less and stick less. So they have made the tradeoff I think pretty well with this board.

Giving the designers credit, the rocker should allow the board to run fairly level at high speeds and will not nosedive during a touchdown or minor breach. I would buy this to race if I was going to buy a production track-mount board.

4'10" x 21.? x 4.? = 68L

Product video and a highspeed touch-down clip:


Naish boards seem to be slightly conservative, and well made and well thought out, not chasing the latest fancy gimmick. I miss my learner s26 hover carbon. It was an awesome board.

Naish have put a lot of R and D in this new rocker line.. My new 115L Hover has it and it works great.. I'm not sure if it's the see-saw action of pumping onto the foil or the benefit of reducing nose dives on touchdowns but my board doesn't seem to ride nose up..

Here's some pics of the new Naish race foiling board.. The Bullet.. I think it looks awesome

I have been riding the 85lt Bullet and absolutely love it. It gets up and going earlier than any other board I have tried. My challenge is getting onto the board in the first place at 6'2" and 92kg, but once on my feet, getting foiling is the least of your thoughts. This board is so well trimmed, it flies perfectly level at speed, is super stable in jibes and tacks and deflects amazingly in touch downs. The massive two stage is designed to minimize the amount of board that touches down when coming in at speed, only half your rocker is ever in contact during a brief glance. This board is not for the beginner due it the sizing, but for the experienced guy who wants to go fast. Also surprisingly it feels super playful wave riding.

Here's a few stats from my session last Saturday with the Bullet 85 & Naish Wingsurfer MK4 6.5m in about 15 knots.




The board makes it really easy to get perfect trim and not worry about breaches or altitude, It is also very fun to jump.

Do not be put off by the rocker, it works and bloody well. I have this on my 115 LE also, and it is a key thing things that gets you up early and also makes any touch downs less sticky and quicker to recover from.

Only down side to the bullet is limited supply. Suggest getting in quick if you are interested.

Ride safe,

JB

I ( 72kg ), had a short session on a borrowed 65 L last week in around 10kn. I managed to get flying with a 6m wing a few times, but it was bloody hard work. For me, I wouldn't bother taking it out in less than 14-15kn.

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kersh said..
I ( 72kg ), had a short session on a borrowed 65 L last week in around 10kn. I managed to get flying with a 6m wing a few times, but it was bloody hard work. For me, I wouldn't bother taking it out in less than 14-15kn.

Ok, but your impression was that it was bloody hard work due to the shape or due to the iffy wind and -7liter volume?.

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mcrt said..

kersh said..
I ( 72kg ), had a short session on a borrowed 65 L last week in around 10kn. I managed to get flying with a 6m wing a few times, but it was bloody hard work. For me, I wouldn't bother taking it out in less than 14-15kn.

Ok, but your impression was that it was bloody hard work due to the shape or due to the iffy wind and -7liter volume?.

I think it was the iffy wind. I couldn't seem to generate the speed needed to break the suction and lift off. Once flying, the narrower width felt good.
I'll have to have another crack in better winds. Until then, I'll keep riding the S26 75 L Hover.