Dual Dreams In The Desert
01/12/2020 - 20:49
When Stab and Electric disappeared into the dust of West Oz with Craig Anderson,
Ozzie Wright, and six vintage twin-fin crafts,
the curious atmospheric effects of dual rudders quickly materialised: Most notably, a touch of soul.
Ozzie Wright, and six vintage twin-fin crafts,
the curious atmospheric effects of dual rudders quickly materialised: Most notably, a touch of soul.
Can you feel it?
That inescapable resurgence of the twin fin design?
Right now, every notable shaper is doing an 80’s template single fly twin fin.
Asher Pacey is ripping the Superbank on them, and even Mick Fanning is shaping his own.
But, why now? And, do they even work?
If the single fly swallow tail twin fin is an idea from the early 80’s that’s worth reviving, then perhaps we’ve left other design concepts behind.
Are there other design elements from that period worth revisiting?
Like, channel bottoms, flex fins, or chimed rails?
The common belief is that twin fins are only for when it’s small, mushy and onshore, but four-time world champ (on a twin fin), Mark Richards, says in Simon Anderson’s Thrust that twin fins work best in hollower, more powerful conditions.
Could this be true?