The reality for many of the local venues is seaweed. In such circumstances it’s essential to have a fin that sheds weed, yet still lets you unleash the potential of the flat water and wind available. With straight leading edge weed fins, the rake has to be set for the span-wise flow to pull seaweed along the leading edge to the tip. This causes the lifting surface in the tip to be located a long way behind the centre of rotation of the board (trim axis). This is not really a problem deep off the wind with short speed fins, but as you go larger the problem becomes worse. In the end, the straight leading edge is a big compromise in balance. Upwind or across the wind, where the centre of pressure of the fin is too far back for optimal balance with the rig, is where you notice this the most.
Al jaren gebruik ik de weedspeed als wiervin, deze bevalt erg goed als de wiervelden niet te dicht zijn. Dit seizoen was dit helaas wel het geval, heb hier voor de superweed aangeschaft. Deze gaat wel goed door de dichte wiervelden, alleen de topsnelheid en upwind varen is minder goed dan bij de weedspeed