Naish News

August 15, 2019, Maui, Hawaii – Naish International is excited to announce an expanded and talent rich Product Development Team. Robby Naish leads the power packed, technically advanced design team...

As stand up paddling becomes more popular, skill levels rise and riding styles become more diverse, paddlers are met with an abundance of specialized gear to help them get the most out of their tim...

2014/15 Draft Designers Notes with Damien Girardin What characteristics set the DRAFT apart from other kites in your line? First, you’ll notice that the shape is very different. The Draft has a m...

What made you want to revisit the shape of the Fish? We wanted to make a board that had more of an “old school” fish shape with a straighter outline and wider nose, which from our experience, was a...

What inspired the new refinements on the 2014 Skater? The main inspiration for the 2014 Skater was the feedback from our team riders. We were looking for a board that would excel in small onshore s...

When did you first start development on the Alana? Was the end result what you expected? We started designing the Alana in October 2012 using our feedback from the 2012 Raskal to assist in the over...

When did you first start development on the Alana? Was the end result what you expected? We started working on the Alana line after seeing a noticeable increase in the amount of girls and women get...

Why is the Digit binding the choice for me? If you are looking for a “no-compromise” binding with high stability and stiffness while still offering amazing comfort, (and at a favorable price point)...

Naish International is extremely excited to announce that surfing and shaping legend Gerry Lopez has joined their design team. The Hawaiian born shaper, now residing in Bend Oregon, will work alon...

When did development first start on the Global? Development started early October 2012. A few weeks before the first swell of the winter hit Maui, we received our first samples. Slight variations i...

What inspired the design/concept behind the Orbit? When the importers/retailers raised the awareness of a demand for a lightwind twintip, we set out to design the Orbit. As people might have seen i...

What inspired the design/concept? The idea of the Custom LE came from the fact that more and more people were riding strapless…and when you say strapless, it’s pretty much like saying “surfing”. So...

When did development first start on the Antic? Development started when the dub was being developed in the beginning of 2012. What inspired the design/concept behind the Antic? At Naish we are alwa...

What inspired the development of the Torch? Development started in June of 2004 when I just started working at Naish. At this time, 4 line kites had barely any depower and there were no bridled kit...

When did you first start development on the Park? The Park development started over 5 years ago, but we only launched the first version 4 years ago after a good 10 months of R&D on it. What ins...

When did development first begin with the Ride kite concept? How long did it take before you were happy with the final design? I first started working on the Ride over two years ago. Originally, ...

When did you first start development on your strutless kite concept? Was the end result what you expected? The idea of removing struts is a process that I started years ago when I first began desig...

1) Why is the new Apex binding so unique? The binding designs have evolved steadily over the last few years. However, the level of adjustability, comfort and quality of the bindings on the market ...

1) How do the rocker, flex and outline affect the board’s performance? In general, these features have a great influence on the riding characteristics of the board and all work in relation to each ...

1) How do the rocker, flex and outline affect the board’s performance? In general, these features have a great influence on the riding characteristics of the board and all work in relation to each ...

1) How do the rocker, flex and outline affect the board’s performance? In general, these features have a great influence on the riding characteristics of the board and all work in relation to each...