Good fin info sites?

[Stew]

Is there a site out there that is seen as the place to go when reading and looking at fin science?

I know there are going to be many factors involved in how a fin performs - size of rider, ability, board size, shape, water conditions - but figure there must be general rules written somewhere! Being a bit of a geek I'm interested in doing some reading around the subject.

I've done some searching out and any sites I've seen are either one specific manufacturer promoting their fins or far to general in what they're talking about.

I'm wondering about an independent person that is a fin nerd and writes about them in a fair bit of depth.

[Ichabod Spoonbill]

Larry Allison gave a good talk on the "Standup Paddle the World" podcast. I learned a lot from that.

[Badger]

I learned a lot from this interview with Tyler Callaway on Paddlewoo. Not independent but the info he shares is very detailed and useful.

http://paddlewoo.com/fins-guide-video-podcast-tyler-callaway-fcs/

[PonoBill]

There are lots, but there's a hell of a lot of pseudoscience. As soon as someone starts spouting about lift vectors and such you need to take a critical view. Most of what I see that offers a technical explanation is bullshit.  I'm more convinced by experience and experiment than I am by "scientific" evidence.

[Sup-position]

Go to Fin School

https://futuresfins.com/en-us/fin-school/foil

[Larry Allison]

There are lots, but there's a hell of a lot of pseudoscience. As soon as someone starts spouting about lift vectors and such you need to take a critical view. Most of what I see that offers a technical explanation is bullshit.  I'm more convinced by experience and experiment than I am by "scientific" evidence.

Agree with PonoBill

[Larry Allison]

Go to Fin School

https://futuresfins.com/en-us/fin-school/foil

Fin School!!!!! LOL!!!

[Larry Allison]

Larry Allison gave a good talk on the "Standup Paddle the World" podcast. I learned a lot from that.
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Thank You, my friend!


https://soundcloud.com/stand-up-paddle-the-world/larry-allison-master-of-racing-fins

[Sup-position]

Hey Larry Long Time...

Thought you'd get a Kick out out that..

[Larry Allison]

Hey Larry Long Time...

Thought you'd get a Kick out out that..

It brought Tears to my eyes from laughing so hard!!!

[Eagle]

For the most part you will have to test fins out yourself to see what works best for you and your conditions.  Same applies to paddles and boards as well.

[Eagle]

Here is a fin program where you can test many SUP fins for a monthly fee.  Have not tried myself - but may be of some interest.  Most sites that talk fins try to sell you something they have in stock.  There is no independent fin nerd.  No independent paddle nerd.  And no independent board nerd.

https://finatic.com

[Ichabod Spoonbill]

You're welcome. I've had a Hybrid fun for years, and I love it. I was trying to explain fins to an intermediate paddler last weekend, but she didn't want to hear it.


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[PonoBill]

I thought I posted something about this, but I don't see it. I'm tempted to build a new version of the water tunnel with a much smaller flow chamber. Having big reservoirs and a smaller chamber with a flow straightener will permit longer run times and enable me to add trace dye in smaller quantities without turning all the water purple too fast.

Here's the original that I used for paddle testing. Big chamber=short runs and too much turbulence.

[Stew]

Larry Allison gave a good talk on the "Standup Paddle the World" podcast. I learned a lot from that.

I learned a lot from this interview with Tyler Callaway on Paddlewoo. Not independent but the info he shares is very detailed and useful.

http://paddlewoo.com/fins-guide-video-podcast-tyler-callaway-fcs/

Thanks - I'll have a ook!

I suppose I should qualify the independent statement a bit. If there's a vested interest then I don't mean to say it's not to be trusted but there's always that concern that the bias is too much. There are likely very few truly independent folk out there anyway.