FIN update

[JonModica]

Hey all,
I've been getting tons of questions about fins lately, which is convenient because i've been trying a lot of different sets lately.
While i've always been a future fins guy, i have to admit.....fcs has one good thing going for them...the K2.1
The only fin I found that I like almost is much is the future F3.

I've been riding the stock fins for the 5'6 skillit, but wanted to see if experimenting with some other shapes would produce better results.
I am really stoked on the trailer or middle fin on the skillit, great size and feel. The side fins are pretty good, but if you want to get into more waves I like the F3's better.

I am trying to find a way to get my K2.1's (FCS fin) in the skillit. I'll report back once i've made a adapter.

If anyone has any specific questions let me know!
take care!
-Jon

[tungsten]

Hi Jon,

please keep reporting about your experiments with fins. Very much appreciated. I'm not happy with the fins I have, at all. The best set I have is close to the size of the K2.1, and I tend to believe most of the kite surf boards are way overfinned, and the surf fin design widely used seems to be random designs from the 50's rather than anything designed with current state of the art fluid dynamics knowledge. I feel those fins have loads of drag before anything else. Be it thruster or quad, what I've been trying so far just made for slow boards. I've been analyzing current profiles (most use some kind of naca 0012 or the like) with some foil software, and it's not looking good. I'm still hoping that some skilled fluid dynamics guy who's into kiting wraps his head around the issue.

cheers, tungsten

[brass]

Hi Jon,

please keep reporting about your experiments with fins. Very much appreciated. I'm not happy with the fins I have, at all. The best set I have is close to the size of the K2.1, and I tend to believe most of the kite surf boards are way overfinned, and the surf fin design widely used seems to be random designs from the 50's rather than anything designed with current state of the art fluid dynamics knowledge. I feel those fins have loads of drag before anything else.

Yes please keep reporting. I just tried my new board for the first time yesterday in more of a flat water setting but MAN did my Futures AM3s feel like an anchor...and I was super powered up. Gonna have to go buy some SGs too for that type of riding but I am still hopeful the AM3 will work in the waves. I am a little worried though, with Futures boxes obviously these are my only option and the SG is the smallest fin they make but it doesn't seem that much smaller.

Maybe I am just too used to riding my skim for months waiting for this puppy to arrive.....