Got a Maui Finco 31cm freewave for my 92 litre evo for light winds and it works a treat up to 4.7 - 6.4m S2 (90Kg sailor) - they come in 28 and 25 I think.

Fairly straight but still manouverable on a wave/B&J - used it on a Kombat 96l for a while and it worked well on that. I thnk they come in PBox and US box.

Of coarsei gouged it when I hit the reef on the first outing - as I always do with a new fin no matter where I am - It could be the only rock for a mile and I'll still find it

the doldrums got to me last year so I got a 36cm JP freeride fin for my JP FS and I reckon it gives me about 3Knots more range over the standard 24 cm Freestyle fin. I was dubious about it being so big but it has turned out perfect for me on light days. Took a while to get used to the length, I seemed to trip on it in the gybes and catch it on jumps but once used to it I was pleased with the increased sailing I could do. Almost like getting a bigger board.

The Maui Finco sounds good, 25 cm shouldn't be too much to handle in my 77l fsw. I can give the slalom guys a good run for their money with the current 22 cm wave fin but can feel the fin holding me back. Starts to spin out on flat stick runs or when you load it up to get up wind.

Would the 25 be faster than the 27? Which one for better jumps?

Thanks heaps for the suggestions.

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The Maui Finco sounds good, 25 cm shouldn't be too much to handle in my 77l fsw. I can give the slalom guys a good run for their money with the current 22 cm wave fin but can feel the fin holding me back. Starts to spin out on flat stick runs or when you load it up to get up wind.

Would the 25 be faster than the 27? Which one for better jumps?

Thanks heaps for the suggestions.

Not sure about which one would be faster as I have no expertise in the area - maybe one of there freeride fins might be better - I know my 31cm Freewave does a good job, turns pretty well on a wave - not as nice as the 25cm wave fin though - and seems to have a reasonable turn of speed/top end - even on an Evo - which sounds contradictory - Evo and speed.

I have a 29cm JP freewave fin in a skate 112 and I really think it's way slower than the 31cm I wish the 31 was a powerbox - maybe I'm dreaming

I suppose the bigger you go the earlier you plane but depenfant on fin width and thickness - it will affect how quickly it tops out.

Ask the speed guys about fast fins - there the real experts - theyll have you on 25cm Deboichet (or however you spell it) fins doing 35knts before you know it