Kitesoul Magazine #10 English Edition

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WAVERIDING TECH
Find the right fins
Thruster or Quad?
Well, this will be a personal choice. I am used to
ride everything. Lucky me: I have almost the whole
RRD board collection in my car and I choose 3
or 4 fins depending on the conditions.
I am a goofy rider and I am used to ride a lot of
backside or backhand conditions (wind from the
right) and depending if it is onshore or sideshore,
I choose 3 or 4 fins. For example:
If I have onshore conditions where the water will
be choppy I normally ride Salerosa 5’8 quad with
Glass M size fins or the COTAN 5’2 with the same
fins, because with the quad setup I have more
control in my switch position and speed. But if
conditions are heavy or more sideshore I will go
for my Maquina 5’7 and 3 fins, because then I will
start to ride more backside and what I need then
is an easy board that turns quick.
When I go frontside with wind from the left I use
more the 3 fin set-up with side - or on-shore conditions.
And I will only use Quad if the waves are
small or for strapless freestyle because with 4
fins you go faster and this is what you need when
you ride small waves.
Abel Lago