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2+1 for paddling to your surf spot?
« on: April 19, 2018, 04:09:51 PM »
New to board x2;
        looking at purchasing and a little confused re: fin setups.  Lets say Im paddling a little ways from where I enter the water. 

Would it be better to operate a single fin like a futures trigger and then surf with it?
Would the 2+1(hatchet) Which has a combined surface area equal to the trigger give me the same stability but better performance in waves?

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Re: 2+1 for paddling to your surf spot?
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2018, 05:28:25 PM »
For a little paddle, say less than a few miles, who cares. If I were going more than five miles I might take off the thrusters. 
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Re: 2+1 for paddling to your surf spot?
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2018, 06:06:12 PM »
You’d be better off just paddling there with your 2+1 surf fin setup rather than using a single fin that was designed for race boards.

On a surf SUP, a race board fin will likely compromise surfing performance more than the 2+1 fin setup will compromise paddling performance.

You won’t notice a huge difference either way in terms of stability. The single fin will feel slightly more stable, but not enough to influence your decision one way or the other.

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Re: 2+1 for paddling to your surf spot?
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2018, 06:02:36 AM »
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Re: 2+1 for paddling to your surf spot?
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2018, 08:53:09 AM »
What board will you be riding?   The size and shape of your board would have a much larger influence on how it paddles than a fin would. 
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Re: 2+1 for paddling to your surf spot?
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2018, 10:35:40 AM »
To get to one of my favorite spots I paddle a little over a mile on my 9'6"x29 x 130L surf SUP with a 5" thruster fin set-up. It's half sunk and wants to skate like crazy but with close attention to good paddle technique it's no problem. That distance takes me about 18 minutes on that board. I consider it a good warm up. I probably wouldn't want to go a lot further though.
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Re: 2+1 for paddling to your surf spot?
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2018, 12:40:50 PM »
I sometimes paddle to spots over a mile away on my 8'10 with 5" fins. I don't change anything.

Just use the fin setup that you want to surf with.

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Re: 2+1 for paddling to your surf spot?
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2018, 09:53:58 PM »
Of course I have to be the odd man, but I took the thrusters off my 10'6" surf dedicated SUP.  I paddle 1-2 miles before reaching my surf spot.  Just don't want the extra drag of side bites.  Of course, when I do catch my waist high waves, I'm not shredding anyway, just gliding, so for me, a 10" traditional longboard fin is fine.
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