I finally had my 7m Slash out in some acceptional wind today 23-29 knots on my 5.1 FW Vader. I felt like this was the sweet spot with the kite at my weight (80kgs). I like to be powered when riding bay wind swell. I have to say that this kite ate up the gusts. Never pulled me off my edge and very co...

I have had my new 2019 Naish Slash 7m out in some ok wind now and as promised, thought I’d post a review. Have only flown the 2018 Slash once in the 8m so have a better comparison to the 2018 Pivot 7m. Rider: Intermediate/advanced, 85kgs, natural. Board: FireWire Vader 5.1 Bar/lines: BTB 55 on rope ...

Well done Jonysan! Definitely pays to get familiar with your QR on dry land. I haven’t had to reset my chicken loop in the surf since my experience I wrote about last year..... thank goodness! But I think I would still have problems if my kite was under load. Testing on dry land is so different comp...

Thanks for the response Tautologies. I have sold my 2018 Pivots and find myself in that uneasy situation of not having kites for a short period of time.... and of course, our lack of wind for the past 4 months has miraculously had a turn around and there is perfect windy conditions for the next week...

Can anyone report on or know of any good reviews for the 2019 Slash?

New colours look awesome but would like to know how it handles.

Thanks all for your replies to my questions. Very constructive and informative Strekke. Based on your review I think I’ll trade my 7/9 Pivots for the 7/9 Slash. I’m prepared to loose a knot or 2 low end. That’s the boring end imho.....

Hi All, Getting some great info on this thread. I need some advice from Pivot/Slash users. Been riding Pivots every year since 2015. I only ride a directional in the surf. Do lots of downwinders mostly. I am 84kgs and currently have the 7/9m Pivot 2018’s. Would call myself intermediate/advanced. Hav...

Would like to solicit an unbiased review from someone on the Naish Pivot. I only ride waves, all kinds of waves. Looks like the Slash is the Naish wave-kite, but my thoughts are that the Pivot will go upwind better??? It's critical for me to have a kite that goes upwind easily. I know a lot of guys...

I purchased the C1 new in 2016 after a demo. Felt awesome in the shop. I liked the lumber padding and the shallow back plate. Thought it worth a shot as it was almost half the retail cost of the RE. After a year or so of riding, hoping it will bed into my back I little more, I’ve now given up and so...

That’s some really sound advice. I found most of my pre-2017 Naish Control Bars had detents where the QR would hold in place allowing you to concentrate on resetting the CL. I did try the Torque Bar QR on the beach a few times pre-launch but was not expecting such difficulty in resetting on the wate...