7'3 Naish Hokua FOR SALE $599 firm

SOLD

Priced dirt cheap because of limited customer pool of light people. under (150 lbs)

Surf Machine demos my 7'8 shape

He lands it

He wants one!

Jacky's board got hot wired tonight

1/2" thinner and 1" narrower than my 7'8. Same length

Jacky Surfs the New 7'8 at Oak Island

Wind Junkies Swarm the North End

4m sails and 7, 8, 9m kites

Windy walk of shame

Large crew turned out today

7'8 Naish Hokua FOR SALE $799 Firm

SOLD

Flawless, with improved deck pad and McKee quads

Future and Present Design Details

The new Sharp Eye in the planning stages (dimension visibility off)

The Sharp Eye with dimensions

The Sharp Eye traced. This design is for my buddy, not me!

My current 7'8 Dumpster Diver thickness and rocker

The 7'8 Dumpster Diver

7'8 Dumpster Diver dimensions

The Channel Islands Dumpster Diver traced

My rail shape and deck flat zone at the mid point

The new board gets WET

We went down to Oak Island to escape the wind and test the new board's float, stability and paddling. So far, it's awesome!
Options forming.....
1) When a board is 6 lbs lighter, it accelerates so fast with each stroke, it takes half the effort to catch a wave. The old Naish feels like I'm pulling a tanker with my paddle blade.
2) Lighter boards float better. The new board is 3 liters less, but still floats me better.
3) The balanced template (wide point in the middle) paddles straighter.
4) The new board is so easy and stable (30% more stable than the Naish) that it just made the old 7'10 Dumpster Diver obsolete.
5) SUP may never be the same again! Woohoo.

Floats just right........

Only with a 14.5 lb board can you get excited over 6" surf 

Comparing the Naish stability. It feels like the bottom is round.

The NEW 7'8 Dumpster Diver is Done!

2 layers 4oz S bottom, 3 full layers 4oz S deck, plus 6oz E under deck pad. Finished weight with deck pad 14.5 lbs. Designed 3 liters less than my 7'8 Naish. 11 liters less than my 7'10 Dumpster Diver.

Photo by Jacky with her new iPhone 4S

Post Curing the New Board

Baking in the laundry room at 100 degrees