Naish Windsurf Board ID

Trebor_HI · Joined: 17 Aug 2008 Posts: 26

Hi All,
I was given a Naish windsurf board and I would like to identify the year of manufacture. It's a Naish Pro Wave US IIII 95 Liter
The serial number is: NAP9506050015
Can anyone help me out?
Thanks!

dllee · Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5329 Location: East Bay

Post pic ...nobody reads the serial numbers

coachg · Joined: 10 Sep 2000 Posts: 3550

Yes, a pic would be helpful. On modern Naish serial numbers the two digits following the NA is the year the board was produced, the volume comes later.

Coachg

Trebor_HI · Joined: 17 Aug 2008 Posts: 26

Attached a picture. Think it's been hanging in the rafter's for a lot of years but seems to be okay.

coachg · Joined: 10 Sep 2000 Posts: 3550

Looking at the graphics & the serials number that is probably a 2006. Naish boards around 2006-2008 used those same graphics.

Coachg

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

IMO, lucky you. I've owned and loved many Naish wave boards over the last 25 years. Almost every one has been a mind reader in terms of handling. Mind you, I don't sail straight lines (except when driving upwind after playing off the wind) and I don't have ready access to true down-the line (DTL) wave sailing, but between those extremes I love to turn turn turn at full power and full speed in anything from chop to the biggest swell the Gorge can gin up. About the time I think of ripping off a sharp turn, I've (almost) always found Naish waves to stay a step ahead of me. Before I can complete the thought, the board has already done it. None of them has ever pearled on me driving downwind in big swell.

The only exception, the "almost", was a big yellow-flamed predecessor to your model. Nothing wrong with it; it just didn't want to slash like my others. (It wasn't the size that impaired its slashing ability, as my rare 2014 Naish Wave 95 is an astounding slasher.)

They aren't drag racers, they ride more like a Corvette than a Cadillac, and they aren't skatey sliders like today's dedicated freestylers. Without researching yours in my old WSing mags, I'm pretty safe saying yours will work very well under anything from 4.5 to 7.0. Put a good wave fin on it and power it up (wave boards are power hungry in anything less than DTL sailing) and enjoy!