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Twin Fins & Onshore Chop: The Pro perspective

All photos: Simon Crowther except those marked

The modern twin fin boards made their name in down-the-line conditions following that stunning performance by Kauli Seadi at the 2007 PWA Cape Verde contest. But here we are 2 years later and we wanted to know are they working in the cross onshore conditions of Pozo? Here’s what the Pros had to say:

Turning to Twin Fins

Nik Baker: I’m on a twin fin board here in Pozo. I have had them both here (twin fin and single) and tested them in Pozo conditions. The twin fin gave me a lot of grip but more importantly it allows me to turn much tighter on the wave, not go so far out on the bottom turn so I can keep control in my sail, and then back to the lip to do a cutback.

Victor Fernandez: I use twin fins from Fanatic (72, 78 and 84). The benefits for wave riding are that the board has so much control and it keeps the speed all the time and for tricks it’s really easy with the twin fin.

Marcilio Browne: I use twin fins in Pozo. They work pretty good on the wave, turn much tighter but have a lot of drive. With jumping, to begin with, it was a little bit harder to get that last push on the tail before hitting the wave, but now I am using slightly bigger fins I don’t have a problem. They are working perfect for me here (in Pozo).

Alex Mussolini: I have been using me twin fin in Pozo. It’s my favourite board – I love it. Waves are not real waves here, just chop and I think the twin fin works perfectly in ‘chop surf’!

Still Single

Josh Angulo: I am riding single fin here and pretty much everywhere else. I feel that they are faster and plan quicker and help me do what I want to do on the water. I rode twin fins seventeen years ago when I was a little whipper snapper, like a lot of these guy now. But I’m an old, family guy now and time on the water is limited. I’ve got to be able to get back upwind when I launch from the beach. A good, nice single fin under my feet feels good!

Photo by: John Carter

Dany Bruch: I am NOT using Twin fins. They could be very useful in proper big waves but I think here you lose a lot of control of the board in all the chop and strong winds. This is more of a jumping event so I think a single fin makes much more sense here.

Klaas Voget: I use twin fins when training in South Africa in choppy, strong wind conditions and I preferred single fins. You have a bit more speed and a bit more control so I use them here also.

Levi Siver: I ride Quatro boards with single fins. It’s a bit choppy here. I remodelled my single fin to get the least aspect of a twin fin but with the drive of a single. It works pretty good on the wave; my boards are pretty loose already. It all depends on your fin combination. But when it’s down-the-line a twin fin will be fine.

Phil Horrocks: I’ve been using a single fin on a production Real World Wave board (JP). I’ve been training on that board all winter so I prefer to stick to that board in competition. For me I plane better off the beach, and I have better control in the Pozo chop and also a bit more control on my way up the ramp so I can jump higher. But I’ll be getting on the twin fins now and practising so maybe next year here in Pozo I’ll try one.

Vidar Jensen: I use a single fin. I used a twin fin 10 years ago but I think for Pozo in the choppy condition when it’s really windy single fin is best especially for keeping height in jumps. For wave riding, it’s good enough for a single fin here.

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