Board Tested: 2009 JP Australia X-Cite Ride 100 Sails Used: 2009 Naish Sprint 7.3 Location: Columbia River Gorge: Event Site Conditions: 15-22 mph Rider: Mike Gender: Male Height: 5’11″ Weight: 165 lbs Skill Level: Expert windsurfer, Expert kiteboarder What a smooth board! It jumped on a plane, held its speed through the lulls and quick [...]
Board Tested: 2009 Starboard Futura 101 Sails Used: 2009 Naish Sprint 7.3 Location: Columbia River Gorge: Event Site Conditions: 15-22 mph Rider: Mike Gender: Male Height: 5’11″ Weight: 165 lbs Skill Level: Expert windsurfer, Expert kiteboarder I got fast acceleration and instant planing. I had a lot of power from the 7.3 and got it [...]
Board Tested: 2009 Naish Global Wave 78 Sails Used: 2009 Naish All Terrain 5.0 Location: Columbia River Gorge: Rowena Conditions: Marginal 5.0 filling in to solid 4.2 conditions Rider: Joe Gender: Male Height: 6’2″ Weight: 185 lbs Skill Level: Expert windsurfer No problem getting onto a plane. The key is to move back into the [...]
Board Tested: 2009 Starboard Kode 95 Sails Used: 2009 Naish All Terrain 5.0 Location: Columbia River Gorge: White Salmon Bridge Conditions: Gusty 25mph Rider: Joe Gender: Male Height: 6’2″ Weight: 185 lbs Skill Level: Expert windsurfer This board popped onto a plane quickly which made an otherwise marginal day into a memorable session. It glided [...]
Board Tested: 2009 Naish All Terrain 85 Sail Used: 2009 Naish Force 5.0 Location: Columbia River Gorge Conditions: 15-25mph, classic after work session Rider: Steve Gender: Male Height: 5’10″ Weight: 150 lbs Skill Level: Expert windsurfer The All Terrain is the quintessential bump and jump board, quick, lively, smooth and effortless to jibe, with emphasis [...]
Board Tested: 2009 Starboard Windsurf Evil Twin 74 Sails Used: 2009 Naish Force 4.2 Location: Columbia River Gorge: Hatchery Conditions: Windy 4.2 conditions, flat water, some swell Rider: Steve Gender: Male Height: 5’10″ Weight: 150 lbs Skill Level: Expert windsurfer This board is designed to live in good swell or waves. It doesn’t quite have [...]
Rider: Daryl Gender: Female Height: 5’2″ Weight: 120 lbs Skill Level: Expert windsurfer Board Tested: 2008 Naish Pro Wave 65L Sails Used: 2008 Naish Session 3.4 – 4.7 Dates: Winter 2008 and Spring 2008 Location: Kanaha, Maui, Hawaii and the Columbia River Gorge Conditions: High-wind wave and swell riding A great board for smaller riders [...]
Board Tested: 2008 Naish Global Wave 78 Sails Used: 2008 Naish Force 4.2 – 4.7 Dates: Fall 2007, Spring 2008 Location: Columbia River Gorge Conditions: “Fully powered-up to light and funky.” Rider: Steve Gender: Male Height: 5’10″ Weight: 150 lbs Skill Level: Expert windsurfer Steve is a lighter guy than Joe, and he wants to [...]
Board Tested: 2008 Naish Global Wave 78 Sail Used: 2008 Naish All Terrain 4.0 Date: May 6, 2008 Location: Rowena, Columbia River Gorge Conditions: 26-39 mph winds, swell riding Rider: Joe Gender: Male Height: 6’2″ Weight: 185 lbs Skill Level: Expert windsurfer Joe tested the 2008 Naish Global Wave 78 the other day, and I [...]
Board Tested: 2008 Naish 10’6″ Stand Up Paddle Used: 80″ Werner Spanker Dates: May, 2008 Location: Event Site, Columbia River Gorge Paddling Conditions: glassy flatwater, and 10-15 mph wind chop Windsurfing Conditions: swell riding in 10-30 mph winds, 4.7 meter sail Rider: David Gender: Male Height: 6’0″ Weight: 170 lbs Skill Level: Expert stand up [...]
Board Tested: 2008 Naish All Terrain 95 Sail Used: 2008 Naish All Terrain 5.0 Fin Used: Stock Naish All Terrain 28 cm fin Date: May 5, 2008 Location: Rowena, Columbia River Gorge Conditions: 8-21 mph winds, swell riding (marginal conditions) Rider: Joe Gender: Male Height: 6’2″ Weight: 185 lbs Skill Level: Expert windsurfer Joe is [...]
Boards Tested: Aquaglide Amundson 11’3″, Naish 10’6″, Naish 11’6″ Paddles Used: Naish Stand Up, Werner Spanker Dates: Spring 2008 Location: Central Columbia River Gorge Conditions: Flatwater paddling Rider: Daryl Gender: Female Height: 5’2″ Weight: 120 lbs Skill Level: Expert windsurfer, intermediate paddler Rider: Andy Gender: Male Weight: 85 lbs Age: 12 Skill Level: Intermediate windsurfer [...]
Tons of people braved warm weather and blazing sunshine to join us last Saturday for our Naish Stand Up Paddling Demo, and we want to extend a hearty thank you to everyone who showed up! We also want to shout out a huge thanks to the guys at Naish for putting together this fun-filled afternoon, [...]
It’s no secret that baggage handlers can be rather unforgiving when it comes to the proper care and feeding of your precious windsurf board. International travel can be an especially trying endeavor, and it’s wise to do everything in your power to give your gear the upper hand in any mistreatment scenario. Sailing a remote [...]
We love helping people find the best gear for their needs, and we know that shopping for a rig can be an overwhelming experience. For instance, in our current 2008 lineup we have more than 30 types of boards from six manufacturers. Each of those 30 boards includes numerous sizes and constructions, such that we [...]
Board Tested: 2008 Aquaglide Amundson 11’3″ Stand Up Paddle Used: 80″ Werner Spanker Dates: Winter/Spring 2008 Location: Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez Conditions: Surf, small wind chop, and lightwind windsurfing Rider: David Gender: Male Height: 6’0″ Weight: 170 lbs Skill Level: Expert stand up paddler, expert windsurfer, expert kiteboarder In small on-shore wind chop, [...]
Join us on Saturday April 26th, 2008 to try out the entire stand up paddling lineup from Naish. Naish and Big Winds will be running free demos all afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00, sending people out on the Mighty Columbia River to try out some of this awesome gear. The river is frigid this time [...]
Board Tested: 2008 Mistral Pacifico Wave 11’1″ Paddle Used: Werner Spanker Date: April 2, 2008 Location: The Event Site – Hood River, Oregon Conditions: Flatwater paddling, 0-5 mph Rider: Dane Gender: Male Height: 5’5″” Weight: 135 lbs Skill Level: Beginner paddler, Advanced kiteboarder Along with the Naish SUP 11’6″ that I reviewed, yesterday I also [...]
Board Tested: 2008 Naish Stand Up 11’6″ EVA Paddle Used: Werner Spanker Date: April 2, 2008 Location: The Event Site – Hood River, Oregon Conditions: Flatwater paddling, 0-5 mph Rider: Dane Gender: Male Height: 5’5″” Weight: 135 lbs Skill Level: Beginner paddler, Advanced kiteboarder Yesterday evening I had a chance to get out on the [...]
David has spent some more time on the Mistral Pacifico since his first review, and he has some more thoughts on this board. David has now had this board out in a wide range of conditions, both stand up surfing and windsurfing, and it sounds like he’s still a huge fan! His words follow: Since [...]
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