Goya Nitro 2
Pro Carbon
Progressive World Cup Wave Board
Short, Fast, Fun, Quad or Thruster. Welcome to the Nitro 2 Pro Carbon.
Available in 79, 85, 91, 99, 109 liters.
CNC milled Masters. Hand-built Pro Carbon Construction, Biaxial Carbon Monocoque™, S-Glass, Hyper Skin™ Full Sandwich. Vacuum Lamination.
New Quatro® Ultra Light Mast Box.
New KT Surfing® Single to Dual Density Traction Pads, sloped, segmented, tactile grooved, ultra light. New MFC® footstraps.
All new Quatro® US finboxes, custom-made, ultra-light
All new MFC ® fins.
Fluo Yellow Tech-Reveal™ finish over Carbon and Orange gradient artwork.
Quad: 79, 85, 91 liters with 4x 5.5”
Thruster: 99, 109 liters with 1x 7” + 2x 5.5”
Construction
A holistically reimagined construction process, consisting of continuous layers of Biaxial, Uni-Directional, and Plain Weave into our proprietary Carbon Monocoque – connecting mast track and stance to rails and bottom, forming a cohesive whole without patches and fillers – as well as a full S-Glass hull enables us to now craft boards lighter and stronger, identical to our custom boards built on Maui. A tailored Hyper Skin sandwich layout creates the ultimate strength-to-weight ratio. S-glass rail bands provide ideal torsional strength without adding weight or reducing flex where you want it.
Description
You have seen the team using the Quatro® SuperMini and the Compact & Light boards from Ho’okipa to Sylt for a few years now, with the back strap almost off the tail, and carrying Marcilio to his fourth World Title from On-Shore to Side-Shore; now all that and more is available.
As soon as we finished the new Custom Quad and Custom Thruster development, we jumped directly into the Nitro’s, applying all the same geometry and rail fluid dynamics. Dozens of prototypes led to all-new shapes and a revolutionary compact design with World Cup-winning performance.
With years of evolution, generation 2 of the Nitro Pro is our pinnacle All-Around, Fast, Compact Wave Board. Improved efficiency and volume distribution with reduced friction and increased water flow allowed us to shorten the new Nitro Pro without losing the previous generation’s speed. Through its improved geometry, placing the rider right on the tail allows it to fit into the tightest sections of the wave, right where we want to be, but with more speed and control under our feet. A word on weight, custom-built US boxes for lightness and compatibility, and a removed deck sticker for lightness and sustainability.
Nitro Pro 2 and Custom Quad & Thruster are kindred spirits. While not fully identical, their shapes are highly related yet specifically cater to their respective conditions and fin setups. So, if anyone likes one, they will most definitely like the other.
- Bottom : V with a double concave blend nose to tail, creating a faster and easier rail-to-rail forgiving bottom shape. Quad: 79, 85(Displayed), 91 liters or Thruster: 99, 109 liters
- Outline : With the wider tail block, we could maintain a more parallel outline, which increases speed.
- Rocker : Higher nose entry adds to the maneuverability, and a lower tail rocker creates support/power, adding to the earlier planning and a super fast top end.
- Rails : More surfy and forgiving up front, sharp, fast at the back. Thicker with a fuller rail at the front of the mast track, with accelerated tapering towards the tail, reduces drag.
- Nose : A lighter, more pointed nose for maximum control, even when carving full nose-to-tail underwater.
- Tail : A Wider Drop swallow tail for added support, release, and range. Quad 79, 85, 91 liters & Thruster 99 (Displayed), 109 liters
Ideal Sails
Ideal Masts
It depends on the conditions and purpose, but if you are riding in head high and smaller, a Hundred would work great. For flat/river/lake, you could even go with the Ultra mast; just be careful to avoid hitting the high-modulus carbon against sharp objects.
Eighty is our strongest mast, so if you are looking at riding it on heavier surf, crossings, or out to sea, then this will be your safest ride.
Compared
Nitro over Custom Quad or Custom Thruster:
When you want to ride on a more compact board, standing closer to the tail, and with more on-shore performance on the less ideal days.
Nitro over One:
When you are after a more maneuverable ride. Also, when you are ready for a more compact shape, and you won’t need outboard straps.
Francisco & Marcilio:
Q&A
The new NITRO is originally scaled up and down by the same magic master for a cohesive feel and look. From there, each size receives manual adjustments, as our human needs don’t change exponentially in length or rocker as they do in volume. Thus, a fine balance of math and feel has been created, catering to the conditions we encounter and how we ride them.
What is so different from the previous version?
FG: Everything started after we finished our new Custom Quads and Thrusters. We couldn’t wait to apply the volume and accelerating rail flow to the new Nitro boards, and as we did, it surprised us even more than we expected. It was an instant winner, faster, more maneuverable, opening new angles and speed in areas no previous design could carry us.
Is the new generation faster or more turnier than last year?
FG: Both boards had to meet the Short, Fast, and Fun guidelines. The new accentuated rail flow not only accelerates the water in marginal conditions but also provides more effortless rail-to-rail agility that only our Custom Pro Models had before.
Can you ride a bigger size in this new compact design?
FG: The new shapes have more range than ever; as designs improve, so does the range; the new NITRO stands out like no other board has ever done for us.
Why use Quad for the smaller sizes and Thrusters for the larger ones?
That is how they ride best when the winds are marginal, and we are trying to maximize the low end of the board; a Thruster works best, but as soon as the conditions turn on, nothing can match the Quad feeling on the rail.
Did you guys consider having it with 5 Boxes?
Yes, shops were asking for this as they wanted to ensure they could have all of the options in one board, but every time we rode a proto with five boxes, we would immediately feel the added weight and the added drag, so it was an easy decision.
Being shorter and more compact, is riding more technical, only for the more advanced?
FG: This new shape will benefit every rider; you need to know how to water start, and the rest is very intuitive.
What about front-side riding?
FG: The Custom Quad is the pinnacle for the front side. Down the line, the new NITRO is right behind it, but, at the same time, can excel in everything else, turning onshore conditions into the most fun you have ever had
What can you share about the construction?
FG: The new NITROs also benefit from the new reduced and continuous layup, without patches and fillers, with minimum paint, just enough to seal the vacuumed lamination—Lightness you want, with the durability you need.
What’s been the biggest inspiration for making such a shape?
FG: In the early 80s, my brother bought a surfboard from a local shaper in Brazil who had just added three footstraps with resin and a mast truck. We could only use this board when it was + 30 knots, but every time we did, it gave us a glimpse of what was possible; any turn you want it to make, you could, and the board would fit not only inside the car but also in every part of the wave that you could imagine. It has been taking decades to get back to that feeling; the difference now is that we don’t need much wind; the opposite now, the new NITROs have the most efficient volume displacement.
FG: Can you share some of your feelings on the new Nitro’s?
MB: This is an entirely new thing; it is like nothing I have ever ridden. The previous Quatro® SuperMini & NITRO were great, but once we applied all the Custom Quad development and balanced the outlines and volume distribution in this newer compact shape, a new era began in my sailing. This is changing the way I look not only at marginal conditions but also at On-shore riding; now, it is super fun as I have the gear to fly around non-stop while also being able to lay on the rail and in the wave face as hard as I want without fearing that the board will skip or not match the curve of where I’m trying to fit. I’m also riding these new shapes more at Ho’okipa and windy Pozo than in the past, where I would only use them on light, marginal onshore winds. This is always the biggest challenge, as there is nothing new in making super-fast and compact waveboards. However, it is different when you enjoy riding them in good conditions.
FG: What was the goal for this new line?
MB: We wanted to take the NITRO to the next level, as we have done with the Custom Quads. I always dream of having that board that would maximize those challenging On-Shore or Sylt conditions with almost no wind on the inside, with strong currents, and at the same time being overpowered as soon as you are outside, with overhead barreling waves and 12 minutes to put out all that you worked on all year. These new shapes motivate me the most, which means a lot when riding in cold and challenging weather.
