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Created by seanhogan > 9 months ago, 28 Mar 2016
seanhogan
QLD, 3424 posts
28 Mar 2016 5:32PM
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Posted on a french forum

new pc2 custom board, owner clocked 35 on his first test run in 25/30 knts
twin 30cm weedies by pc2







N1GEL
NSW, 861 posts
28 Mar 2016 7:56PM
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Must be those racing stripes, Sean

I'd be curious to find out why the 2 fins? They're quite big too, so would've thought they'd add unnecessary drag.

Mobydisc
NSW, 9018 posts
28 Mar 2016 8:06PM
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I think there was a HiFly board with a similar twin fin flat water set up. It would be fun to try out such a board. It would also be fun to go windsurfing on a week off work but on both counts it's not to be. Such is life.

seanhogan
QLD, 3424 posts
28 Mar 2016 7:10PM
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from what I read Nigel, he is waiting for his 24 twin weedies, apparently he sails in shallow weedy water.

Bondalucci
VIC, 1579 posts
28 Mar 2016 8:27PM
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Mobydisc said..
I think there was a HiFly board with a similar twin fin flat water set up. It would be fun to try out such a board. It would also be fun to go windsurfing on a week off work but on both counts it's not to be. Such is life.


Hi Moby.
I had a Hi Fly 'Madd' for a while. It was more freeride/freewave rather than speed oriented.

It had a wave board shape but was 125 litres.
The idea was that you could use a big sail with 2 shallow fins so it was perfect for shallow water sailing in light wind areas.

It was really light and fun to sail.







legless
WA, 852 posts
28 Mar 2016 5:28PM
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N1GEL said..
Must be those racing stripes, Sean

I'd be curious to find out why the 2 fins? They're quite big too, so would've thought they'd add unnecessary drag.



You run 2 smaller fins than one bigger fin.

I have had a lot of Twin fin Hifly boards and still have one. Twin fin is so much more comfortable to sail with than a single fin they don't spin out and if they do they self correct. Currently running my with 2 x Gun Sails Weed control 29. They work really well with delta fins (eliminate all the issue you have with a single delta)

I think there would be real potential for a twin fin speed board in shallow weedy spots....you can run smaller fins and have no spin out.

F2 currently do a range of their Vegas boards as a twin fin.





Shifu
QLD, 1902 posts
28 Mar 2016 8:20PM
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Bondalucci said...
Mobydisc said..
I think there was a HiFly board with a similar twin fin flat water set up. It would be fun to try out such a board. It would also be fun to go windsurfing on a week off work but on both counts it's not to be. Such is life.


Hi Moby.
I had a Hi Fly 'Madd' for a while. It was more freeride/freewave rather than speed oriented.

It had a wave board shape but was 125 litres.
The idea was that you could use a big sail with 2 shallow fins so it was perfect for shallow water sailing in light wind areas.

It was really light and fun to sail.










Lawn looks good but needs a light rake or the leaf blower. Would make the pup happy.

BSN101
WA, 2244 posts
28 Mar 2016 7:52PM
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Didn't someone do this with a formula board. They did it to run in shallower water but could still have the fin area.

stroppo
WA, 727 posts
28 Mar 2016 8:25PM
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I've ran my formula board with a 24delta with no probs in the shallows!

Mark _australia
WA, 22089 posts
28 Mar 2016 9:36PM
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After seeing kiters doing multi fins on their race boards, and how quad waveboards go upwind so well I have wondered about multiple fins on freeride / race boards.

Immediately the lack of length is a massive advantage.

Any downsides (bar weight) ????



Piv
WA, 372 posts
28 Mar 2016 11:08PM
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I've got an rrd evolution 360 with twin fins. It's surprisingly fast and two 34cm fins is much more user friendly than one 56cm. One day I will back to back test it against my other wide boards. I got it to teach my kids but it has had more use with me

joe windsurf
1480 posts
29 Mar 2016 3:23AM
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how bout a tri-fin formula ??


N1GEL
NSW, 861 posts
29 Mar 2016 9:05AM
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joe windsurf said..
how bout a tri-fin formula ??




Isn't that Stu's (from Lake Illawarra)?



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