Just tried my new gear at Pelican Point yesterday.

52cm fin on 8m sail, and 160L freeride board.
Between the low tide and crap wind I managed to have no fun at all.

The 52cm fin kept scrapping the bottom to 50-100m out, and I'm considering a short one to complement.
But what short fin can match 160L board and 8m sail?
Can anyone shed some light on the lenth vs width of the fin?

Help?

fullmoon said...

I'de try one of those Drake Shallow 410 fins. I think they could handle 160l+8m.
Couple of shallow spots at pelli this year. I think it may be from where they dragged boats out that had blown ashore. There is also some bloody deep holes (2m+)[}:)] where it was only waist deep last year.
A 52 fin will almost guarantee you will hit the bottom somewhere but a 41 should get through except on really low tides.

A 40 weed might be the go also. Maybe even better.
Choco 40 and MFC 39 weedies come to mind.

Choko Weed 40 is looking good.
Anyone selling them locally?

If the fin works well why don't you try learning to sail fin first to get to deep water and to come in again.

Mark _australia said...

Always can just walk 50m out....... I haven't sailed there for 10+ years but everybody just used to always walk out, it is just that kinda spot.....

Or swim. I tired deep water, and had a great swim today at Pinnaroo Point
Then again, I managed 5-6 water starts today. More than the whole Autumn of trying.
Then a nice 500m walk of shame carrying the gear back because I could not keep it up...

Cheers for your advice Windman.
I used the calculator, and the size of 52cm is correct for the board/sail combo, however, does not take the Pelican Point conditions into consideration.
The fact I'm a **** sailor doesn't help either...

I'm now getting 2 fins. 1 weed equivalent to the 52cm dagger, and the shorter dagger to use with the 6m sail.
More equipment and money spent will make me a better sailor

Yeah but sux in a southwester

Windxtasy said...

Try sailing at Melville.
It gets deep a lot quicker.
Just watch out for the sandbar at low tide.

Thanks Windxtasy.
Even if I get shorter fins, it's good information when the NW kicks in.
Hate to show how ignorant I am...Where would you park and get into the water?

Something like this would be the go



33cm can handle up to a 9.5m sail and the 42cm, up to a 10.5! Comes in any fin box.

.....or cut down a second hand weedie, woz 49cm to 30cm
like mine which allows you to skim across kneedeep water at ridiculous speeds
with 7.5m to 9m sails.
Doesn't gybe well tho

Thanks Ducati, your fin looks agressive.
I think a 40cm weed would also be fine and would be reluctant to butcher a good weed fin which may also be used on the ocean.

re: only thing with short and wide fins is they are slow.
Thanks Gestalt.
I'm only a short board beginner, so the top speed doesn't matter much yet.
I hope it would still get the board to plane though

I just bought a S/H 38cm Fanatic fin to fit my 6m sail.

This should help with the windy days. Now for the marginal days and 8m sail...

It's between a 40cm weed or GSport or Drake shallow water fins.
Whatever I find first at the reasonable price will do.
I'll start ringing around Perth shops today.

Cheers everyone.