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Gear Talk / Re: twin-fins-or-more-on-a-race-board/so it begins

« on: July 22, 2014, 11:26:35 AM »

Got close to a jetty and the waves were hitting back and forth (do not know how to explain that).
Henrik F

I think you might have been experiencing wave reflection.  Waves loose surprisingly little energy bouncing off hard objects like jetty's and bulkheads.

Thanks Bean! That's the thing I meant.

Henrik F

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Gear Talk / Re: twin-fins-or-more-on-a-race-board/so it begins

« on: July 22, 2014, 08:56:52 AM »

Got my Gladiator Kick fin the other day and got to try it yesterday in the sound where I paddle here in Sweden. The wind was about 18-20 knots. I padddled upwind, down wind and with the wind and waves from the side. This was on my Fanatic 14'x27,75". It was stable even before with the TWINS and a ventral fin but now it tracked even better and was super stable. Got close to a jetty and the waves were hitting back and forth (do not know how to explain that). But no problem. This is a great setup.
Could even hold some speed in the headwind. Maybe some better glide?

Henrik F

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Gear Talk / Re: twin-fins-or-more-on-a-race-board/so it begins

« on: June 18, 2014, 09:29:14 AM »

Wow, I think I want a Zulu now.

You are not alone

Henrik F

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Gear Talk / Re: review of the Ke Nalu (Pono Bill) paddle

« on: June 01, 2014, 04:49:47 AM »

Been out testing the Ho'oloa 95 blade. I bought a 90 Elite shaft to it. (I have only had 100 elite before on my Wiki and Maliko). Anyway I paddled 14,2 kilometres in 1h 46 min. With waterstops and a couple of photos. Everything felt great. Perhaps I didnt get so punished for poor technique as my older ones or maybe they have made me abetter paddler? The whole combo felt absolutely marvellous. Huge catch and a nice release. A bit spongy the first kilometer but that is probably me used to the elite 100's.

Henrik F

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Gear Talk / Re: Waterproof Watches

« on: May 16, 2014, 01:08:14 PM »

Love my Animal watch.  I have an older version of this one
http://shop.animal.co.uk/all-watches/sidewinder-watch/invt/ww2wa004002#.U3ZvkSj-EbM

Henrik F

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Gear Talk / Re: twin-fins-or-more-on-a-race-board/so it begins

« on: April 29, 2014, 11:10:53 AM »

This evening me and my 11 year old son went out for a nice paddle. It had stopped blowing ( just 5-7 knots) so there wasn't much waves. He is still learning so he had our 9'10 and I was on the 12'6. Suddenly the wind turned and it got tup to 17 knots. My son is NOT used to that! He drifted away from our landing site so I paddled after him and circled around him. I took his leash and he lay down on his board and I Paddled upwind towing him with whitecaps hitting the nose from a 45 degree angle. But everything was quite stable the whole time. The 12'6 was fitted with TWINS and a small ventral in the centerbox and a medium ventral up front. These fins are really great!

Henrik F

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Gear Talk / Re: review of the Ke Nalu (Pono Bill) paddle

« on: April 28, 2014, 07:56:16 AM »

I am 5-10 and anywhere from 195-215lbs depending on time of year but mostly right around 200

...trying to offer you guys a deal on our new paddle but everything I'm trying is giving me "internal server errors". I'm trying everything, including quoting another post...if this works I'll give you the details...don't know why I'm having problems, never happened before

Ok for whatever reason I can't reply at all to any posts but I CAN quote (weird) anyway...here's the offer, I tried to also list this in the Marketplace but can't post anything there either.

It's been a much longer than anticipated wait but our new Ho'oloa paddles are finally here! Starting today & running until May 7th we're offering a 10% discount on Ho'oloa paddles for all "Zoners". We'd like to run this offer longer & we'll check on that but there has been an overwhelming response to these & so far demand has exceeded production capacity so we'll start with this & see how things go. To take advantage of the offer you'll need to be logged into our site www.kenalu.com and use the coupon code "Zone 1" when checking out. (for U.S. sales through the U.S. Ke Nalu website only).

Thanks to all of you for your continued support! Everyone that has tried these paddles has really loved them, Tom (who started the review thread) has called it "his new favorite paddle" & we're confident you'll love it too.

Not Europe? 

Henrik F

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Gear Talk / Re: twin-fins-or-more-on-a-race-board/so it begins

« on: April 05, 2014, 09:24:39 AM »

Out testing my Fanatic 14' flatwater carbon. First I tried with a small AVS up front and smaller TWINS. Great stability and speed. Then I added a small AVS in the ordinary centerbox. Wind about 15 knots and no problem paddling in any direction.
First pic is with set up number one and second is when small AVS added to rear centerbox. Interesting difference.

Henrik F

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Gear Talk / Re: twin-fins-or-more-on-a-race-board/so it begins

« on: April 02, 2014, 09:02:25 AM »

So now I've been doing some testing on my 12'6"  and I started out with a small AVS and and the small TWINS. I think the TWINS are something like depth 4" and 6 or 8" base. That stabilized the board a lot. Like if something grabbed it and gently put it straight again.

Then I changed to a medium sized AVS and TWINS that are 4" depth and 10" base and it was even more stable and the tracking was bit improved too.

The other day the sea back home here was kind of rough. Whitecaps and everything. I kept the medium AVS and the bigger TWINS and that was really great. I got in to get a rest and just for fun I added a small AVS in the centerbox and got out on the water again. Suddenly I could paddle in any direction without being pushed by the chop and whitecaps. The board was planted in the direction I wanted it to go. The front end of the board wasn't pushed. The tail didn't slide  It just went the way I wanted it to go!  This is brillant. Now I am going to try out my 14' and see what fins that one want.

Henrik F

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Gear Talk / Re: twin-fins-or-more-on-a-race-board/so it begins

« on: April 01, 2014, 01:12:52 PM »

Nice work Henrik!

Thanks Bean!

Henrik F

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Gear Talk / Re: twin-fins-or-more-on-a-race-board/so it begins

« on: March 31, 2014, 11:11:13 AM »

Measuring it up in centimetres and installing on my Fanatic 14' Flatwater here in Sweden

Henrik F

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Gear Talk / Re: twin-fins-or-more-on-a-race-board/so it begins

« on: March 24, 2014, 02:48:10 PM »

Today I tested my 12'6 fiitted with an AVS fin and TWINS. Just for an hour because it was freezing cold both in the water and in the air. But one thing I noticed is that when pushed the board from side to side with my feet when paddling something caught the board and adjusted it so it was almost directly flat to the water again. Like a stabilizer somehow. That was my first impression I will be back with more when the weather allows some more testing.

Henrik F

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Gear Talk / Re: twin-fins-or-more-on-a-race-board/so it begins

« on: March 22, 2014, 11:24:49 PM »

First in Sweden and in Europe!?
Finally I have had my boards retrofitted with TWINS and and AVS finboxes. I haven't tried them out yet and the pics are taken first thing when I got them off the roof rack.
Another thing I didn't know is that Fanatic and probably other companies that have that "brushed Carbon" look can stop doing that now. The bottomside is just black filler
I looked up the specs and looked closer and the carbon is limited to rails and deck...

Henrik F

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Gear Talk / Re: Fanatic Falcon weight HRS vs CARBON?

« on: March 22, 2014, 11:48:42 AM »

Speaking of carbon. Got my Fanatic Fly Race Carbon 2012 today after retrofitting TWINS and an AVS fin from Larry Allison. When we installed the fins we did three new "holes" and NO CARBON!!!??? Just black filler! Where's the f...ing CARBON? Nowhere on the bottom. Maybe they laid carbon on the rails or the deck but not under 

Henrik F

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Gear Talk / Re: Fanatic Falcon weight HRS vs CARBON?

« on: March 18, 2014, 11:09:20 PM »

Good thing there's no minimum weight limits for boards in races, or the uncertainty would create a huge mess.  Imagine buying a board spec'd right at or just over the weight limit, then getting disqualified at the race because it was actually an ounce under the limit.  Manufacturers would have to start guaranteeing weights of individual boards.  "+/-" wouldn't cut it.  Being off by an ounce or two could make a board worthless.

Didn't think about the weight limits when I wrote about +-%. So pdxmike you are absolutely right! And in SUPAA's new rules they do have limitations:

"14’ width minimum of 23’’ inches as measured at the 3 inch rail mark.

12’6 width minimum of 23.75’’ inches as measured at the 3 inch rail mark.

14’ weight minimum of 10kg (22.05 lbs)

12’6 weight minimum of 9kg (19.84 lbs)

No board shall have raised rails greater than 4.92 inches (12.5 cm) as measured from the standing area to the top of the rail."

Cannot go +/-% there.

Henrik F