In Focus: 2016 Naish Product Overview
Features / Mon 7th Sep, 2015 @ 1:28 pm
For 2016, Naish is all about giving each rider the tools they need to savor their time on the water. Whether you’re boosting huge airs, course racing, slashing away on head high waves, or nailing your first transitions, the 2016 Naish line has a hot setup for you. At Naish they are consistently searching for the best materials and ways to make their products last session after session.
Introducing the 2016 Naish Kite Collection! Fusing the talents of top engineers and athletes with cutting edge technologies and premium materials, this season’s line offers up an impressive assortment of our latest and greatest innovations.
Kites
The kite range this year has updated panel layouts to help reduced flutter and stretch over time, while making a crisper more playful kite on the water.
Meet the heavy-hitters for the 2016 season. With shapes customized to amp up the riding of weekend warriors, seasoned pros and everyone in between the new line-up is ready to take you to the next level.
The Park HD
For 2016, Naish brings you the Park, this time in HD. The new Park HD integrates high performance and easy handling. By blending the most-loved traits from both the Torch and the Park, they created the highest performing Park to date. The newly designed static bridle and new loaded tough tips on the wingtips provide feedback at the bar that is intuitive and natural. Watch the video below for a rundown of the unique features of this freestyle machine.
The Park HD is perfect for full-power kite loops like this one by Jesse Richman.
The ‘Sheet-In-And-Go’ Kites
Naish returns with the Ride, Pivot, and Alana- kites designed for riders looking the ease and simplicity. These kites boast predictable power delivery, direct bar feel, and intuitive steering. This class of kite will please riders with a wide range of skill levels.
The Naish Alana is a solid all-around kite designed specifically for the ladies.
The Torch
The Naish Torch has been a go-to for top level freestylers for years. The 2016 Torch remains an aggressive and fast moving c-kite that delivers the pop, slack, and quick loops desired by elite level riders.
The Naish Torch, for kiters looking to spend as much time in the air as they do on the water.
The Fly
The Fly is a high-performance freeride kite designed for light wind. The Fly’s lightweight two-strut design improves low-end power. Another exciting feature is the swept-back wingtip design with an anti-sticktion window that improves water relaunch.
This freeride machine will get riders on the water, even in the lightest wind conditions.
The Draft
In the racing and big air categories, the Naish Draft excels. The Draft bridle was redesigned for 2016 to give the kite faster turning speed, lighter bar pressure, and bigger boosting capabilities.
The 2016 Draft will improve your boosting and speed across the water.
The Trip
The strutless Trip packs up 30% smaller than a kite with struts. The Trip is a versatile kite that delivers the power of a larger kite while maintaining the faster turning speed of a kite true-to-size. If simplicity is your priority, check out the Trip.
The strutless 2016 Naish Trip combines high performance on the water with easy packing and storage.
Control Systems
Wrap your hands around the real deal. Developed for optimal ease of use, Naish control systems feature a function-rich design which promotes enhanced security and convenience for a seamless riding experience.
Get your hands on the Fusion Above The Bar Control System from Naish.
The Naish Control Systems emphasize security, convenience, and a seamless riding experience in 2016. The trusted Fusion Control System is available in a number of variations: the ATB which incorporates an above-the-bar trim system, the women’s specific Alana, the 5-line configuration, and the standard Fusion with below-the-bar trim. These options give riders the ability select their perfect bar based on their preferences. Fusion Control Systems have a comfortable grip, adjustable bar ends, and lightweight Smart Loop along with a new red left line setting the standard for universal safety.
Twin Tips
Whatever your riding style, there’s a Naish board for you. Fusing premium materials with cutting edge engineering, Naish twin tips feature superior shaping for performance that excels in any condition.
Jalou Langeree gives her brother, Kevin, a hand as he gets playful on the Monarch twin tip.
Naish has an array of 2016 twin tips to choose from. If high performance freeride is your game, check out the Mega, a lightweight board with full-carbon construction. For riders interested in pro-level freestyle riding, the aggressive edging and explosive pop of the Monarch will win your heart. Wakestylers looking for a board with improved rocker, insane pop, and cushioned landings will reach for the Dub.
The lightweight, full-carbon Naish Mega is a high performance board for demanding freestyle riders.
Naish has a specially designed twin tip for the ladies in the Alana, and for the juniors in the Grom. If you’re looking for increased surface area to get you planing sooner in light wind, then the Orbit will put a smile on your face. Twin tips designed for all-around freeride include the Hero and Motion. Head over to naishkites.com/products/kiteboards/ to see each of these boards in an interactive 3D window.
The 124cm Grom twin tip is designed for the next generation of rippers.
Directionals
Whatever the conditions call for, Naish has you covered. Lightweight, durable and engineered for responsive performance, our full range of directionals has options for anything from lightwind freeride, small wave, high performance and everything in between.
Robby Naish throwing buckets on the Naish Global surfboard.
With the Naish Global Headquarters located on Maui, you have to expect a considerable amount of energy goes into developing and testing their directional boards. The whole surfboard line moved to a new lightweight construction for 2016, making the range of boards more playful and predictable than ever. Wether your pulling into a wave at your local break or trying a new strapless air you’ll feel more at home then ever on the new lineup of surfboards.
The strapless Naish Custom LE features a cutting edge design for experienced wave kiters.
The Naish Global is the performance wave board to grab for powerful all-out wave riding. The Custom LE is a strapless-only directional offering. Ladies, the Alana 5’6″ is a versatile board for strapped or strapless days. The Skater and Skater Sport are fun shaped, stub-nosed versatile offerings.
Kai Lenny shows off a big strapless air on the Naish Skater.
The Mutant
The Mutant 5’5″, a new directional board from Naish, is designed for small waves or light wind. A relatively wide nose and tail combined with a low rocker outline provide early planing and help this board blaze upwind. Watch the video below to get up-close with the Mutant.
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Airmax Pump
Making the experience of kite inflation practically effortless, the all new Airmax Pump is the fastest and easiest on the market to date.
The Airmax Pump provides efficient inflation to get you on the water faster.
Surfboards
Take a surf break! Rediscover your roots with the newest additions to the Naish Surfboard Series—a collaboration with legendary surfer and shaper, Gerry Lopez. Incorporating years of heritage, experience and design, these easy to ride surfboards include shortboard, funboard and longboard shapes, as well as soft tops for schools or beginners. Be sure to check out the new prone paddleboard for fast training runs on the open ocean.
Legendary surfboard shaper Gerry Lopez designed an easy to ride line of surfboards for Naish.
Head over to http://www.naishkites.com to learn more!
By Lindsay McClure
Lindsay is a pro rider from Hood River in the USA, she works for IKSURFMAG as our Features Editor and is an integral part of the team. Lindsay is really into wakestyle riding and can be found in the Hood River Slider Park during the summer months, she also travels all over the world with the World Class Academy helping younger riders develop through kiteboarding!
