Naish Monarch (2014)

The Naish Monarch delivers the most direct power for light wind efficiency, upwind drive, and explosive freestyle pop on-demand. The Monarch targets riders looking for a state-of-the-art design with uncompromised freestyle performance in all conditions.

The Monarch is for performance freeriders who demand the very best. The full carbon, ultralight construction gives the Monarch incredible flex response performance and a featherlight feel under the feet.

The Naish Monarch’s moderately more parallel outline, wider tips and low rocker line perfectly balances locked-in grip with essential control. Naish's greatest achievement for 2014 was from continued construction development where Naish managed to combine truly the best attributes of previous Naish Boards.

The development objective for 2014 was to add more board control for landing fully powered, but without sacrificing any of the Monarch's blistering top speed. The addition of composite I-Beams through the wood core locks the top and bottom laminates into a higher-tension framework. This keeps the board from distorting under the extreme loads of hard landings. The last 20% to the tips of the board remain without I-Beams to retain a softer flex, freeing up the lively responsiveness of the Thorn's carbon-composite construction.