Naish News
Casper Steinfath takes 1st at the Danish Flatwater SUP Championships
Massive kudos to Casper Steinfath for winning the title at the first ever Flatwater Danish SUP Championships on his Naish Javelin LE in Copenhagen!
Photos courtesy of Rip’n Snap
Mariko Strickland claims SUP honors at the Na Pali Race
Naish sends out huge congratulations to Mariko Strickland and Kaeo Abbey, who have once again, claimed SUP honors with their 1st place finishes at the 17-mile Na Pali Race. Mariko paddled steady &a...
Jalou Langeree places at the Dutch SUP Championships
Naish Kiteboarding team rider Jalou Langeree recently branched out and competed at the Dutch SUP Championships in her hometown of Noordwijk in the Netherlands. After competing in the 7km long dista...
Hellenic SUP CUP 2013 in Greece a hit!
The first race of 3rd Hellenic SUP Cup 2013 was recently held at Ag. Nikolaos Beach in Loutsa, Greece. A record breaking number of SUP participants (including over 20 kids!) signed up and were eag...
Q&A WITH RIDE KITE DESIGNER, DAMIEN GIRARDIN
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, ...
Q&A WITH TRIP KITE DESIGNER, DAMIEN GIRARDIN
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...
Getting the inside scoop on the new Apex bindings with Lars Moltrup
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 ...
Getting the inside scoop on the new twin tips with Lars Moltrup - Hero
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 ...
Getting the inside scoop on the new twin tips with Lars Moltrup - Motion
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 ...
Getting the inside scoop on the new twin tips with Lars Moltrup - dub
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...
Naish athletes perform in the 17th Annual Molokai2Oahu World Championships
Within the stand up paddle and paddle board community the Molokai2Oahu race has a very special standing and is considered the most challenging race that draws the best athletes from around the worl...
Getting the inside scoop on the new twin tips with Lars Moltrup - Monarch
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 ...
Wyatt Miller goes on a Freestyle Frenzy at the Gorge
This year’s Freestyle Frenzy was held at the world-renowned Hatchery on the River Gorge in Oregon the weekend of July 20-21. Naish rider Wyatt Miller was on fire in the “Super Freestyle” event, sho...
Karen Wrenn wins the 100-mile paddle NYC
The 1st Annual 100 Mile Paddle – NYC, the ultimate two day charity adventure paddle and race happened the weekend of July 20-21. Oregon based naish rider Karen Wrenn took the challenge upon herself...
Team Naish strong at Maui Paddle Championships
The 8th Annual Maui Paddle Championships took place Sunday, July 21st. 192 paddlers attended the prestigious Maliko to Kahului Harbor race that had an all-star local cast joined by many of the worl...
Kai Lenny's $1,500 Kite Board vs ORACLE TEAM USA's $15 million Catamaran
“It’s like bringing a knife to a gun fight.” Those were the comments of Jimmy Spithill, the skipper of ORACLE TEAM USA and the defenders of the America’s Cup.
The question was whether kite board c...
Chuck rapidly explores Idaho’s Main Salmon River
Naish’s Chuck Patterson just returned from a whitewater SUP river trip with “SUP the Mag” and also fit in some filming for the new “H3Mexico” SUP movie.
“I haven’t had much experience paddling on r...