Comments on: Naish Hybrid Freewave – RIP https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/07/naish-hybrid-freewave-rip/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:52:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: New Board Day - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/07/naish-hybrid-freewave-rip/#comment-59682 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:52:03 +0000 http://alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/naish-hybrid-freewave-rip/#comment-59682 […] on wave faces. I first bought it in 2005 so as alluded to above it’s quite old. I actually snapped the first one I had in the first year of ownership and managed to get it replaced with a 2006 model under warranty. So, […]

]]> By: Time for some Shopping - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/07/naish-hybrid-freewave-rip/#comment-53364 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 14:46:46 +0000 http://alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/naish-hybrid-freewave-rip/#comment-53364 […] least I’ve had a bit more use out of that. I originally bought it in 2006 so it is quite old. I then snapped it after less than a year of use and got a replacement board from Naish and have now sailed it a total of 250 times – no […]

]]> By: Sunset https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/07/naish-hybrid-freewave-rip/#comment-20540 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:47:03 +0000 http://alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/naish-hybrid-freewave-rip/#comment-20540 Thank you the fast response Alan!

Then I’m decided: I’ll buy it. I hope it will be good and fun as you wrote.

Thanx again
Sunset

]]> By: Alan https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/07/naish-hybrid-freewave-rip/#comment-20538 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:03:24 +0000 http://alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/naish-hybrid-freewave-rip/#comment-20538 In reply to Sunset.

Yep, I’d recommend it as I love it. It isn’t particularly fast but it is just such a fun board to sail especially when properly powered. It is pretty short mind and is always hunting around for bit of chop to play on rather than liking to sail in straight line.

Al.

]]> By: Sunset https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/07/naish-hybrid-freewave-rip/#comment-20537 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:01:28 +0000 http://alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/naish-hybrid-freewave-rip/#comment-20537 Hi Isma!

I’m thinkig about to buy a Naish Hybrid 2007.
(There is a new one from stock anyway) I haven’t decided yet…
If I understand you well you have much more experience with this board…
What’s your opinion about this board? Could you commend it?
I’m an intermediate rider like you from Hungary (Central Europe)
Most of time I can riding on the inner lakes. The biggest lake of
Europe is in Hungary that called “Balaton” (If you are intereseted in it, you can find it on the google earth 🙂 )
So there are small vawes (about 60-70 cm [2ft])

I hope you send a feedback soon

Regards
Sunset, Hungary

]]> By: Isma https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/07/naish-hybrid-freewave-rip/#comment-20416 Thu, 05 May 2011 12:07:22 +0000 http://alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/naish-hybrid-freewave-rip/#comment-20416 Hello Alan,

Last time I contacted you about the Naish Hybrid was back in 2007. That year I went out a bought a brand new one, same as yours. Fours years later I still own it. It turned out to be just like you described it. Lucky for me, it’s still in great shape, but I´m an intermediate rider, just jumps and small waves on the Argentinian coast and some inner lakes.
What board do you own now?

Regards
Ismael, Argentina.

]]> By: Alan https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/07/naish-hybrid-freewave-rip/#comment-9694 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:08:47 +0000 http://alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/naish-hybrid-freewave-rip/#comment-9694 Hi Isma…
Its a really nice, playful board, very short and fun to sail, but probably not ideally suited to full on freestyle as there really isn’t any nose to plane on for tricks that involve going backwards and the tail is actually quite narrow too. It also isn’t particularly early planing and therefore needs to be well powered up to get any fun out of it… It is no fun at all when the conditions are really marginal.

Once powered up in the chop and onshore wave conditions though it is a joy to sail.

Al.

]]> By: Isma https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/07/naish-hybrid-freewave-rip/#comment-9655 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:08:25 +0000 http://alananna.co.uk/blog/2007/naish-hybrid-freewave-rip/#comment-9655 Hi Alan,

I´m about to buy a new Hybrid 85. I havne´t found much info or reviews about it. Could you please tell me a little bit about the board. Can it be riden as freestyler?

Thanks
Isma.

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