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Joe’s Fins

Joe's fins

I have 16 windsurfing fins, but Joe has more.   I love a good fin!

Back in Windsurfing Magazine's heydey they used to publish a checklist of skills that told you whether you were a beginner, novice, intermediate, advanced, expert, or pro-level windsurfer.   One of the things that made you an advanced windsurfer was using different fins to trim your board (I used to torment OG Puffin Steve about this…he was a better sailor than me, but he had a screwdriver allergy.)    I still tweak each of my boards with varying fins at every session, but I rarely see the other guys do this.   In Joe Natalie I've found a fellow fin man.

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2 responses to “Joe’s Fins”

  1. Christian Avatar
    Christian

    I switch fins in the back of my van like an old perv’.
    They’re all thrown in a back pack as if I’m ashamed of them. Far from this orderly display.
    Could be why Joe rips through his gybes and mine are lumpy.
    A sub note: It seems that everyone has Wardog’s weed/wave fins in their fin quiver. I guess he got them right.

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  2. Will Seibert Avatar
    Will Seibert

    My latest board (Quatro FSW 105) came with no less than four fins from the previous owner. Perhaps I have moved up a category in my skill level!!!

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