GONG DIAMOND HIPE: inflatable midlength

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czareka said..

SlowlyButSurely said..

kook123 said..

kook123 said..

Fishdude said..

Cloud 9 new board looks to have lowered the weight of their inflatable to under 10 Lbs which is impressive.

Wish Cloud IX would includes specs on those boards besides length and weight

A bit to be found on the Cloud IX Stratus Air here:

hey dude thanks so much for sharing this. this looks v cool. finally another manufacturer who understood the demand for midlength inflatables.

I think the price of the Cloud 9 board increased by about 150? today. Maybe it's because of this thread?

Czareka,
I know you have ridden a lot of boards I'm interested in. Air Escape, the new Duotone inflatable, and the new Naish Hover DW inflatable, and maybe more . I'd be interested in your opinion comparing your 7'9" Naish vs your 6'6" Takoon?
I have a 7'2" Air Escape but I also want a shorter easier board mid length board. I'm torn between getting a discounted Hipe Gong Diamond, or waiting for the Kauper-XT Hybrid 108 that you reviewed (or waiting for the smaller version). I'm not a hard board fan, but that Kauper-XT 108 looks like no other board I've ever seen, and could be the perfect board this old man has been waiting for.

I know you mentioned the Naish inflatable being stable but I imagine it can't be as stable as the Hybrid 108 or even the Gong Hipe Diamond .

The problem for me with that Hybrid 108 is figuring out how to get it shipped to the US with a private shipper.

Found this Gong 4-6 Hype for sale second hand. Gold Coast Qld
estore.efoilgc.com/shop/wingfoil-board-gong-46-hype-pro-used/