Hello everyone!
Have you got any info/photo of the new wave boards to be released by Goya/Quatro ?
Thanks,
I hope they do a Quad 99.
With the current lineup there is a gap between the 94 and 104 Quad.
The Thruster 99 is not an option for me, it should be a Quad.
I think they'll officialize via a dealer meeting next summer,
but maybe we'll get a teaser during Defi Wind in May...?
I heard on grapevine new models next year (for pyramid - so Goya same ) ... 2027 ... maybe they release details late this year
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I hope they do a Quad 99.
With the current lineup there is a gap between the 94 and 104 Quad.
The Thruster 99 is not an option for me, it should be a Quad.
it should be a 5 box you mean ... ? !
My guess is, first infos in June and stuff at the shops earliest end of 26 beginning 27
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it should be a 5 box you mean ... ? !
That's not how I read it. He doesn't like the thrusters and wants a quad ...? But the 94 to 104 gap is large and he'd love one in the middle.
the solution is to get a custom made that's exact copy but splits the difference in sizes. 
Select to expand quoteMark _australia said..brasstacks said..
it should be a 5 box you mean ... ? !
That's not how I read it. He doesn't like the thrusters and wants a quad ...? But the 94 to 104 gap is large and he'd love one in the middle.
the solution is to get a custom made that's exact copy but splits the difference in sizes.
Right, Quad setup ist enough, i don't want/need 5 boxes.
Custom is always an option, but getting one from Keith @ Maui to Europe ... too much effort
Their current stuff is superb(boards, sails, rig components), I don't know how much more they can improve. But yes, it will be interesting to see. Five boxes sounds very touristic and amateurish to me- I hope they don't go that road...
I hope they create again a more radical shape for the new lineup. The former & current Pyramid felt a bit to brave for me so I'm still on my 2020 77l Pyramid for the better days and use the Custom8 88l for everything else.
I remember a Facebook post from Braw riding Hookipa where he wrote "testing a new reduced volume concept" and had a black Goya logo on his board.
Whatever that means ...
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I remember a Facebook post from Braw riding Hookipa where he wrote "testing a new reduced volume concept" and had a black Goya logo on his board.
Whatever that means ...
Yeah, I read that also. I expect that the Nitro 2 concept will somehow be incorporated into their new wave line. I have been riding the 79 Nitro 2 lately and I am having lots of fun in different conditions. Initially I was dazed by its short length but now I don't want to ride anything longer than 207 cm. My custom quad 8 74 ( which I love too) looks like a pencil compared. Anyway I am sure that at Goya they will do lots of testing before launching.
Dealer meeting is this month in Tarifa so we'll get news very soon.
There is a Polakow Pro model coming, you can see it under Keith's feet in the latest Quatro MAUI pro pics from FishBowl Diaries, yellow-orange with the famous wings on the deck, it kinda looks like the 2020-2022 Pyramids (it's a full on thruster).
As far as the Goya boards, I too really don't know what they could improve, both their latest quads and thrusters are just stellar, impeccable . I have seen less positive feedbacks from the Nitros though
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Dealer meeting is this month in Tarifa so we'll get news very soon.
There is a Polakow Pro model coming, you can see it under Keith's feet in the latest Quatro MAUI pro pics from FishBowl Diaries, yellow-orange with the famous wings on the deck, it kinda looks like the 2020-2022 Pyramids (it's a full on thruster).
As far as the Goya boards, I too really don't know what they could improve, both their latest quads and thrusters are just stellar, impeccable . I have seen less positive feedbacks from the Nitros though
The short length of the Nitros puts me off. Having said that, Takara Ishi rode a Nitro in the recent Maui competition and he looked like he had far better speed in the cross on mast high conditions than most of the other sailors in his heats, even against the Maui based sailors.
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Dealer meeting is this month in Tarifa so we'll get news very soon.
There is a Polakow Pro model coming, you can see it under Keith's feet in the latest Quatro MAUI pro pics from FishBowl Diaries, yellow-orange with the famous wings on the deck, it kinda looks like the 2020-2022 Pyramids (it's a full on thruster).
As far as the Goya boards, I too really don't know what they could improve, both their latest quads and thrusters are just stellar, impeccable . I have seen less positive feedbacks from the Nitros though
The short length of the Nitros puts me off. Having said that, Takara Ishi rode a Nitro in the recent Maui competition and he looked like he had far better speed in the cross on mast high conditions than most of the other sailors in his heats, even against the Maui based sailors.
Yeah, I noticed that too. The Nitro 2 had lots of speed and Takara was able to catch waves at will without having to go far out to Alaska. I dont know how tall he is and his weight- he doesnt look more than 60-63 kilos. He was on the 79 l, I reckon.
Looks like a new construction "Haiku" and Pro Carbon.
u-ride.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17854&start=4710
All ranges have been released on their website.
Just waiting for some last specs (thickness and OFO) + the size guide
Personnaly I quite like the design of the thruster
Hi Folks.
While the shapes look pretty similar to the last generation, the boards are both slightly shorter and narrower so they must be thicker I guess. As Nick mentioned they haven't released the tail width and thickness yet.
I spent a bit of time this season comparing the 7th and 8th generation 94l quads. The 7th generation are slightly longer, thinner and narrower than the 8th. When I first jumped on the 8th last season I found them really easy to sail but felt that they had lost a bit of bite on the transition from bottom turn to driving up the wave. Nevertheless I preserved and got used to them but was interested in doing a proper comparison this season at Margs over a range of conditions. Just to widen the comparison I included a 2017 95l Pyramid on a couple of occasions. All 3 boards require the same technique: weighting the nose, driving the rail into gybes and bottom turns. The extra rocker and narrower tail of the Pyramid really separates it from the Goyas and requires much more attention to technique. The Pyramid just doesn't come alive with lazy sailing: it's really important to comit body weight forward all the time and much harder to get on the plane and point high. On the other hand the narrow tail is so loose in the waves and can really drive a bottom turn. Although I'm not using it much I'm keeping it for that magic day that I lose 5 kg and sailing it becomes easier!
The 2 Goyas are much, much easier to use and the differences between them much smaller than between the Pyramid. They are so much easier to get and stay on the plane, they point higher and float and ride is much easier too. The 8th generation is slightly better at all of that than the 7th. I think that the design is really clever in putting the volume exactly where you need it which is why they are even easier to use than the 7th. It becomes most noticeable in flukey winds where getting on the plane quickly makes sailing much more fun. Also their reduced length makes gybing in choppy seas easier.
Surprisingly I couldn't separate the 7th and 8th generation 94l quads in the waves: they feel the same to me, underlining the need to go beyond 1st impressions. I thought that the longer, narrower 7s would have the edge in big, clean days while the 8s would get more out of fatter, smaller waves but that's not how it turned out. They are both great wave boards that you can push hard with full confidence.
The published specs for the 9th generation suggest a similarly small difference between 8 and 9. Someone will have to compare 8 and 9 for us to see how it plays out. Maybe even earlier planing and easier sailing? On the other hand, they are both shorter and narrower so we'll have to see...
Cheers Jens
Goyasails from the dealers meeting in Tarifa!
