2024 Naish Hookipa Quad S28 Windsurf Wave Board

Naish Hookipa Quad S28 wave boards

Board Category:  Windsurfing / Wave / Performance / High Wind- Bump-n-Jump

Naish Hookipa S28 – Wave board with the best combination of speed, drive and turning ability!
Ho'okipa Quads evolved from Naish Custom Quad designs with the goal to find the best combination of speed, drive and turning ability. These boards maintain speed from huge down-the-line waves to mushy onshore rollers and everything in between. They are Robby's and Ricardo's go to boards in pure wave sailing conditions.
The bottom shape features a single concave nose entry area that transforms into a double concave mid section carrying the drive on the tail into a flat release. This creates a straighter
scoop rocker line in the midsection while keeping the curve in the rail. The flat center line delivers speed and planing power. The rails start with a soft edge in the nose that carries through the midsection and transfers into a surfboard style sharp release in the tail section. This
rail design gives the board secure drive through the bottom turn even in choppy conditions while providing a clean release in the top turn.

Features:
- Sizing: 78 and 88 liter
- Quad fin board
- Performance Wave board design
- Single concave nose entry
- Double concave Mid-section
- Straighter scoop rocker line mid-section
- Curve in the rail
- Flater Center Line for speed and planing power
- Soft Edge Rail in nose to mid-section
- Sharp rail release in the tail section.
- Quad slot box setup
- Handles choppy bottom turns
- Delivers clean release in top turns.
- Maximum suspension EVA deck pad
- Slot Box system x’s 4
- MFC QS 250 Quad fin set (78/ 2x14.5+2x9, 88/ 2x15.5+2X9)
- Multiple foot strap inserts – to customize fit and stance
- 3 x’s Naish windsurfing footstraps

Size / Specs:
78 = 213 x 56.3cm 5.93 kg, 78 liter volume
88 = 223 x 57.5cm 6.23 kg, 88 liter volume

Construction:
S-Glass PVC Sandwich = Precision cut CNC EPS core. S-glass PVC deck with vacuum lamination with wood and carbon reinforcements in the stance area. S-glass wood sandwich with vacuum bottom lamination.

Quote:
"As soon as there is a bit of swell here on Maui, it's my all time favorite wave board!"
-Julian Salmonn

Surf Magazine Interview:
“The Hookipa Quad is a refined further development of the Custom Quad. We have adapted the underwater hull and improved the water release at the trailing edge. The edges in the center area have also been given a little more "release" so that they produce less resistance and the board glides better. All in all, these are rather small but important changes that influence the riding behavior slightly but retain the DNA of the original shape.”
“The construction has also changed somewhat. The boards now come as a "PVC S-Glass Sandwich", with carbon reinforcements at certain points. The aim is to achieve the right stiffness to get the balance between durability and a stiff, sporty feel when riding. The construction also has a double stringer in the underwater hull to increase durability.”