Aug. 04

K4 Fins Tuning-Einsicht PWA Pozo 2018

  • August 4, 2018

K4 Fins – Pro Tuning PWA Pozo

Steffi Wahl

78l/70l Board:
“My favorite setup on both boards with 63kg of body weight is
Quad Setup Northsea/Balticsea : K4 Leon Dynamic Flex 14 &  Shark 8
If the waves are really weak and there is not so much response I like to use it as Thruster:
Thruster Setup Balticsea, when the waves are really weak: K4 Stubby 15 & Shark 8
In bigger waves, like on Sardinia with down the line conditions, but with not so much power I like to use:
K4 Leon Dynamic Flex 14 & Ezzy 10 (3º)
A little bit bigger sidefins for more drive (from Shark 8 to Izzy 10)… it makes a huge difference just to change these.”

Thomas Traversa

“My favorite set up is the Scorcher 15cm in the back and the shark2 9cm in the front.

I like to use different sizes for the back fin, but it is always the scorcher: 14 cm when the wind is strong and the waves small, like Canary Islands in summer. If the wind is up and down,  and the waves not super small I will use the 15 cm, and this is the fin I use most of the time. When the waves get big I go for the 16 cm to have a bit more drive and to handle the chop better.

When it comes to front fins, I use the 9 cm Shark2 when the wind is over 25 knots and the waves are small. If the wind is light and the waves small I use the shark2 10 cm. And when I get to sail good waves with power I like to use the Shark2 (proto) 70/30 asymmetrical 2 degrees, to get a nice grip and a real surfy feel under my board.”

Martin ten Hoeve

“The whole line of new G4 Simmerstyle quantum got shorter tail. This gives the board really nice free feel but automatically more grip from the fins because they are closer to the tail. So this year I went back from the scorcher to the Flex fins and went on each board size smaller of back fin size to make the board less grippy so I can play more around when to have grip or not grip, I still kept the Shark2 fins what gives me nice drive but also some extra lift.”

Simmerstyle Quantum 115, 17cm Flex and 10cm SharkII.

Simmerstyle Quantum 105, 16cm Flex and 9cm SharkII.

Simmerstyle Quantum 95, 16cm Flex and 8cm SharkII.

Leon Jamaer

“I am 180cm tall, weigh 85kg and mostly sail boards between 80 and 90 liters. I have only used Quad-setups for the last 4-5 years but recently started using Thruster-setups as well. At the moment I feel like I would use Quads in most conditions, especially in waves from 1 to 3 meters. When it gets bigger I might use more and more Thruster as they seem easier to ride and more forgiving on turns in big sections. For some reason (possibly because of a weaker technique) I really enjoy using Thruster-setups in starboard-tack conditions like Hookipa. I have a tighter, more vertical bottom turn and a more controlled and forgiving top turn. In most port tack conditions I prefer Quads, though, as they have lots of drive and a more ‘new school’ feeling off the top.”

 

My go-to Quad setup that I use 90% of the time looks as follows:
Rear: Leon stiff 15cm
Front: SharkII 9cm
In small waves below waist-hight I move the rear fins 2mm forward. In bigger waves above head-high I move the rear fins 2-4mm backwards.

 

My other Quad setups
For really small days and smaller boards (Pozo 30cm waves):
Rear: Leon stiff 15cm
Front: SharkII 8cm
For down-the-line waves (if I want more grip to finish turns off in offshore winds):
Rear: Leon stiff 15cm
Front: 9-10cm Ezzy or other asymmetric fins with more rake and angle
For big and slightly choppy waves:
Rear: Scorcher 15cm
Front: SharkII 9cm

 

My go-to Thruster setup (still need to experiment more, especially with front fins) looks as follows:
Rear: Scorcher 18cm
Front: SharkII 9cm
For smaller, more onshore days:
Rear: Leon stiff 18cm
Front: SharkII 9cm

Victor Moncloa

“In the quad I have straight fin boxes. I use all Ezzy Asymmetric 2º. In small waves 10+12. In medium/big waves 12+13. In this way I feel there is nothing holding back the board and it feels very loose.
In the thruster I have the fin boxes with 1º. I use ezzy with 2 º and in the back 14 and 15 cm. Sideshore flex, sideon Scorcher.

Finn Mellon

88ltr Quatro Pryamid:

“At the moment I am using an 18 Scorcher with a pair of 10cm SharkII .

The past few months I have actually been using a 17 Scorcher in the 88ltr board, the reason I changed this was because I found in very light wind, solid waves I found the slightly bigger fin offered more drive and grip.

Before the Scorcher fin was released I would use a Stubby Center fin, This was usually used one Size larger than what I use with my Scorcher.

The reason I have moved over to the Scorcher is I find it to be looser and offers more pivot than the Stubby would offer.”

78ltr Quatro Pryamid:

“16 Scorcher 10cm Ezzy’s.

The fins in this board are more or less the same story as my larger board. The 16 Scorcher is my go too in this board when it’s windy.”

Adam Lewis

“Normally I use thruster even in the grip, but here in Pozo for example where its really windy and you’re just looking for control I use a quad. As I quad set up in the 82 I use 15 and 9 or as a tri I would use 10 and 18… I also use the Stubby 82 a lot, probably it’s the most used board in my quiver I seem to run 17 and 10 a lot in this board and I love it!”

 

And for the super windy Pozo days you just had?! (Ed)
“I actually just used the same in 3.0 weather… 9 and 15
I guess you could go smaller but I almost want more stablity when it’s that windy…
Not like your doing proper turns anyway 😉“
Adam is using Scorchers and SharkII fronts, plus Shark/Ezzy protos (Ed)

Graham Ezzy

Graham is generally using 17/18 Scorcher rears for Pozo, with 10cm SharkII fronts (some standard and some proto 30/70 foil). He’ll switch them out for Flex and Ezzy fins at more riding biased spots where the wave provides the drive.

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