Hey guys,  So we've been going all out the past couple days testing the prototypes.  They're both working really nice.  Jon and I both like the narrower based fin better.  It's got more than enough grip in a straight line and still slides really nice.  It's a dramatic improvement over the Naia for freestyle.  The one with the wider base was a little too sticky in the tricks.  The narrower fin was the first weed fin I've tried that I can keep planing through a double flaka on.   I also hit my first double spock today with that fin.   So we're totally stoked with that narrower fin and I would say that's the one I'd like to see...

Makani fins and many others will be joining in ! WindFest pre -Schedule 2012 FRIDAY                                    APRIL 27              MEET, GREET & REGISTER POOLSIDE  12 PM LESSONS BY SAILWORKS/ROGER JACKSON  1 PM CPT BILLY STARK KITE & WAKE BOARD DEMOS  TBA PIG PICK/BB QUE DINNER  7 PM BON-FIRE & GAMES  7PM   SATURDAY                                    APRIL 28              LESSONS BY SAILWORKS/ROGER JACKSON  12PM JIBE CLINIC with WYATT MILLER & TYSON POOR   1 PM CPT BILLY STARK KITE & WAKE BOARD DEMOS      TBA RACING & FREESTYLE COMPETITIONS    TBA BON-FIRE  7  PM RAFFLE/PRIZES FOR CONTESTS   TBA NEW ENGLAND WS JOURNAL BOARD TOSS    8PM   SUNDAY                                    APRIL 29       TBA

[caption id="attachment_213" align="aligncenter" width="590" caption="windsurfing clinics"][/caption] We are pleased to offer the chance for all the windsurfers on the east to coast to get super private group clinics with Tyson Poor and Wyatt Miller. Anything can be covered from your first steps to your first loops !! Speed, freestyle, waves all can be covered on your group envy to learn ! Just contact Wyatt Miller @and they will meet you at your house or your favorite spot wyattmiller525@gmail.com Nous sommes fiers de présenter cette année à Hatteras une serie de cliniques avec nul autre que TYSON POOR et WYATT MILLER. Ces deux experts peuvent couvrir l'apprentissage de la planche de votre premier bord à votre premier LOOP !! Vitesse, Freestyle,...

[caption id="attachment_230" align="aligncenter" width="590" caption="OBX Challenge"][/caption] We are now working on a super event for next spring in OBX ! A long distance race and a freestyle JAM [slideshow] SCHEDULE (subject to change) April 21 - 11 am skippers meeting at Ocean Air -1 pm Long Distance race 3 - 4 pm Freestyle Jam Final - 6 pm Super PARTY at Ocean Air - tickets will be available at ocean air (price tbd) Freestylers already in the event are : Tyson Poor, Wyatt Miller, Mike Burns,Chris Elridge, Jon Chachi Sassone, Andy McKinney, Loopee ... and more Pro windsurf LA VENTANA will raffle 3 gift certificates value of $150 each Tshirts will be available for $25 each [caption id="attachment_206" align="aligncenter" width="590"...

Hey guys, So we've been going all out the past couple days testing the prototypes.  They're both working really nice.  Jon and I both like the narrower based fin better.  It's got more than enough grip in a straight line and still slides really nice.  It's a dramatic improvement over the Naia for freestyle.  The one with the wider base was a little too sticky in the tricks.  The narrower fin was the first weed fin I've tried that I can keep planing through a double flaka on.   I also hit my first double spock today with that fin.   So we're totally stoked with that narrower fin and I would say that's the one I'd like to see...

If the saying go big or go home works for sails well for fins the saying should be go small or go home !!! We get questions from all over the world from windsurfers who are unsure of the fin size they should use with a given board & sail size combination and 99% of users tend to go for a bigger fin to secure themselves from not making the terrible ... SPIN OUT ;-(( Board companies now put very large fins on their boards so that in mag reviews when windsurfer read EARLY PLANNING its a sure seller.  We get used to those big fins and when its time to put a smaller one we fill unbalanced. Well the...

We just finished our designs of our quad fins set up for 2012. We worked with many different testers throughout the year with 4 different models.  We gathered all the feedback we got from users worldwide we have been able to make some very original designs. We will have a regular design for waves that will work in all conditions from on to side shore. We will also release the first set of weed quad fins with especially designed center fins and also thrusters to go along. [slideshow] Original designs needs original names -  THE WALU - derived from Hawaiian language and also a unique logo. The logo you can see below is by Philip from projet d'encre. Phil made...

1- Si vous n'avez qu'un unique flotteur de freeride, vous pouvez transfromer complètement et élargir sa plage d'utilisation dans le vent fort en achetant un second aileron (nous suggérons 3 ailerons par flotteur) plus petit et plus courbé (Kohola). Quatre ou cinq centimètres de moins que l'aileron principal constituent un bon écart. 2- On voit souvent des ailerons TROP GRAND (j'insiste) sous les flotteurs des moins expérimentés et même des exprimentés. Certain n'hésitent pas à mettre 10 cm de plus que l'aileron d'origine en espérant améliorer le planning ou les performances. C'est une ERREUR. Dans la plupart des cas la taille de l'aileron fournie avec la planche est très proche du maximum qu'elle peut supporter. En mettant plus grand, vous...

The Koi 18 is unbelievable! The weeds are finally gone (for the most part) from Long Island, so i've really got the 18cm dialed! I had it out for the first time last weekend since the gorge. I hit my first future, a bunch of triple flakas, first shaka into double flaka, and a few double funnels. It's ALL the fin!!!!! It's fast, has grip going straight, but when you want to spin it's like like having a 16cm!! [gallery]

We had quite an experience last week as Hurricane Irene made a nice stop in Quebec city.  We sailed our 3.7 POINT 7 sails until the wind reached 50 knots .. It was great to test the KAKU wave fin and we felt the need to make a smaller one the 20 cm especially Rider Michel Dube with his lightweight ! I had the chance to test our weed wave twins protos and behaved pretty well so they should be in production in 2012 with some modifications in terms of stiffness.  The Fall season is just starting and we should hit Hatteras if we can in a few weeks. Louis will be in the Magdalen Islands working on the designs...