Putting the weight on

[Subber]

Cool.  I guess I'll have to contact or email at Jimmy's U.S. site.
Yeah, thick foil - I did think that was possibly why the Rainbow D-fin worked well.
Jimmy's new one sounds even thicker.

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Today, I took the lead off.  In part to see how these other fins perform without the weight
but maybe more so because my knees have been very sore, I think from going up the stairs
at my break with the extra weight.

Whoa, quite a difference with the 2.5 pounds removed or was it 3 pounds.
Definitely easier to handle the board out of the water.
Way easier going up the stairs after the session.
Board was more responsive but had less momentum so for surfing, it just
depends what you are into.

I did also notice the board was a little harder to keep balanced
but that could have been because after two waves the wind whipped up to about 15-20 knots
and it was also pretty choppy - not a great day but with the unusual high temps, a nice way to cool off.
I got blown out of catching one wave - I was just about to head down the face and it was good size
and pretty steep but the wind just blew me back out of the wave.  Time to go in.

High wind not ideal for stand up paddle surfing...at least not for me.