sheiit nice gybe sam! and what sam said.. what are good fins?

Chris Lockwood fins are really good, pointers and weedies, but $350+

I got four PBs after using buying one of his fins.

He will advise you the best fin size for your gear.

Chris' mobile is 0419 921 916

Ricey

Congrats on the PB's Sam. Nice gybing. 

Sorry to hear your woes Mineral. Sounds like Safety Bay is out until the pipe is removed. Can't believe they've taken up virtually the whole season to do their dredging. Adam says it looks like the dredge is packing up, so hopefully the pipe will be gone soon. Whereabouts are people running into it?

Patrick, Glad you are feeling well enough for a sail today. I hope your health continues to improve.

Sam and Alistair - fins are very purpose built, like sails. What are you after in a fin? Pointer, weedy, speed, freeride, slalom? g10? carbon?

Thanks Ricey I'll look into some of Chris's fins. I've heard there pretty quick. Hope theres some second hand ones around. $350 is a bit more than I'd like to pay. I guess a slalom style fin would be best suited to our sailing. G10 probably I assume its cheaper. I think I'll head to the windsurfing shop sometime this week and see what I can find.

Yes, if you want the best you can't go past a Lockwood fin, but they are pricey. I have heard some top sailors say they are the best fins they have ever used.

Chris Lockwood has only recently started marketing his fins, so you are unlikely to find one second hand, unless someone who has one of his original models (which are as rare as hens teeth because people who have one don't want to sell) decides to upgrade.

G10 have more flex and twist off when overpowered like a sail, so they can be good for control. They can also be sanded easily if you hit a rock or hit the bottom. 

Yeah the G10 sounds like the way to go. I've already sanded mine down a bit after a few scrapes. And as I'm quite light the control sounds good.

Fins are a very tricky business lads! Try as many as you can. Some are good at providing lift, some give more control. Chris' fins and others like them provide a good compromise between lift and control but you pay a premium! If you need something a little more budget oriented - I have some Tectonics Goldwing fins that are a good alround fin that work well in the small iSonics, you are welcome to have a try and see what you think. The other option, for a little more control would be a Techtonics Falcon. Goldwing and Falcon fins are regularly available 2nd hand for reasonable prices.

Dredge pipe is still located from the pump station on-shore and the dredge. But what is a nasty surprise, the bloody line between both is not direct. Its got a bloody big woof in the guts, so looking for it catches some out. One, they think they have gone over it and stop looking Two the think it must be lower than advised and think they have missed it, and whack, it gets them every time.

In the end what windsurfers who were there while I was, gybed well short of the dredge location... just to be sure. That pushed us back into the area of this bloody drop kick tea baggers who have taken up squatters rights on the complete pond.   If they were not boosting all over the shop getting in the way, the bloody idiots thought that about half way along the pond, its a good idea to drop the kite.  Right in the run.  

No wonder windsurfers get pissed with this lot. Most arrogant f... you jack I am all right sporting fraternity I have ever come across.   I wasnt haveing a good session so these pricks got me, and few other windsurfers pissed right ooorffff. Only thing we didnt do was challange a few, cos we was outnumbered 200 to 1.  lowered the odds a tad for us to say, 100 to 1 and we woulda had a crack

Well done on the PBs, Sam.

As Patrick said try as many as you can. His 32 Goldwing would be a good one to try ( it is my favourite fin and has done 40 knots) I use it with a 6.3. 

http://www.seabreeze.com.au/Classifieds/Windsurfing-Accessories/~aw07s/Various.aspx?search=gvyj2BKrnvn6bs0bGb0Mp4enRKVNi7zh

I also have a 29 ish G11 pointer which would give a bit less lift

http://www.seabreeze.com.au/Classifieds/Windsurfing-Accessories/~a73ne/Fins-Carbon-Boom.aspx?search=gvyj2BKrnvn6bs0bGb0Mp4enRKVNi7zh

Carbon 31 

http://www.seabreeze.com.au/Classifieds/Windsurfing-Accessories/~a_vz0/2013-Sonntag.aspx?search=gvyj2BKrnvn6bs0bGb0Mp4enRKVNi7zh

Maybe we should start calling them CANE TOADS as they seem to be taking over the spots and distroying them

Sounds like I did the right thing giving the pond a miss today Mineral

with where the dredge is at the moment I have called it a complete no go zone. Kites have not been bad my last few sessions inside must just be the weekend crowd of blow ins from othe parts that cause the problems,

Nice to meet you Geoff. Great day on the water

Nice to meet you too Tom - yes, another great afternoon on the water and it was good to catch up for a yarn - wish I could have stayed for the BBQ 'n' beer. Looking forward to the next session.