Naish Monarch 2020 kiteboard review

Naish monarch review
Naish Monarch concave

Hhe Naish Monarch kiteboard is Naish's most extreme twin tip. Specially designed for big air and performance freestyle. In addition, it goes super fast and has an extreme grip on the water. We should know because we sailed with the Monarch last season. This kitesurf blog is all about a Naish Monarch 2020 kiteboard review.

Naish monarch review

Award-winning kiteboard

That the Monarch is very suitable for big air and performance freestyle is a fact. It is not without reason that the Monarch has rendered Kevin Langeree three times his service. Kevin has three times the Red Bull King of the Air won with it. Also recently, at the Cold Hawaii Big Air Monarch Stig Hoefnagel came third in third place.

As soon as the Naish Monarch has a grip on the water, it feels like you are being put on a track. Like a wagon on a train track. '

Summary test findings Naish Monarch 2020 kiteboard review

  • The Monarch has 4 deep channels at the bottom. Channels look like grooves. These give the board more grip.
  • The fins are 4 inches high and are set slightly outwards instead of straight down. The edges are also sharp. So even more grip.
  • As soon as the Naish Monarch has a grip on the water, it feels like you are being put on a track. Like a wagon on a train track. The disadvantage of this is that if you want to make a quick turn, you really have to get the board out of its track. This is easy to do, but the Monarch is therefore a little less playful.
  • The Naish Monarch has a basalt fiber core supported by carbon. You also see a thickening in the shape of a star (Flex Torsion Control) in the middle on top of the board. This makes the board even stiffer and twists less.
  • The kiteboard has little rocker and is therefore not very convex at the bottom. In addition, the Monarch is super stiff. This makes the board super fast. He goes fast, very fast. Speeds of 60 to 70 km / h are easily attainable. The board is also direct. What you want the board to do happens. Without delay.
  • The Monarch is also quite wide. Our experience is that it gets going fairly quickly even with less wind.
  • The Monarch is a heavy kiteboard. On a mechanical scale, our 138 x 42 version with Apex bindings weighs more than 4 kilos. On the water, however, we have had no problems with this at all.

Final conclusion

The Naish Monarch 2020 kiteboard review has been successful. The Monarch is one of the top kiteboards for big air and freestyle. The Monarch has shown us what extreme channels can do and mean to you. The Naish Monarch 2021 also released.

Also read the review about the Naish Apex bindings →

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