| Your windsurfing performance depends upon two | | | | specifications (front and rear angles and width) being |
| main factors - your skill and the type of equipment you | | | | constant. The deep tuttle fin base usually measures |
| use. Due to great technological advancements, it has | | | | about 7cms in depth, about 2cms deeper than the |
| been possible to design innovative windsurfing | | | | normal fin depth in a standard tuttle box system. |
| equipments that have led to a radical difference in | | | | Tuttle box systems are usually used for wide race |
| windsurfing performance. The windsurfing fins are | | | | board fins. Tuttle box fin systems are considered the |
| crucial in maneuvering the surf board and you can | | | | strongest fin systems. The deep tuttle fin system is |
| select fins that suit the conditions and your | | | | used for racing surf boards. The standard tuttle |
| requirements. | | | | system fins are used in slalom windsurf boards. |
| Types of Windsurfing Fins | | | | 2. Power Box: Unlike the tuttle box fins with aligned |
| The size and pattern of windsurfing fins differ | | | | sides, the power box system fins consist of tapering |
| according to the surf boards. Usually beginner | | | | sides as well as at the front and rear ends. |
| windsurfing boards have larger fins while more | | | | 3. Trim Box: The fin box system fins also consist of |
| advanced surf boards have fins of smaller size. Also, | | | | straight sides along with plastic spacers. The spacers |
| as you graduate to racing, you can choose from fin | | | | may be placed either in front or at the back of the fin. |
| varieties like slalom fins, course slalom fins, wave riding | | | | These spacers enable free movement of the fin in the |
| fins, freestyle fins and racing fins. Often many | | | | fin box. |
| windsurfers carry more than one windsurfing fin in their | | | | 4. A Box: A-box fins system is used in wave and |
| kit and immediately replace one fin with another to | | | | jump boards. This is because these fins are thinner |
| adjust the performance according to the changing | | | | and designed to support extreme movements. The |
| wind conditions. | | | | A-box fin system is sleek at the point where the fin is |
| Windsurfing Systems | | | | mounted. |
| The system incorporated in a fin determines the type | | | | Fin Replacement |
| of fin and its purpose. Normally there are four types of | | | | Not all kinds of fins replace each other. You can |
| systems used in designing windsurfing fins. | | | | replace deep tuttle fins with standard fins with longer |
| 1. Tuttle Box: A tuttle box fin system comprises of | | | | fin screws. However, deep tuttle fins cannot replace |
| aligned sides and a fin base which measures 1.60cms. | | | | the standard tuttle fins. However, it is possible that |
| The tuttle box fins fit snugly on the sides and its front | | | | replacing the standard tuttle fins with deep tuttle fins |
| and rear angles determine the depth of the fin. One of | | | | can cause the tuttle box or the board to disintegrate. |
| the variations of the tuttle box system is the Deep | | | | These are a few technical aspects of windsurfing fins, |
| Tuttle system. In the deep tuttle system, only the depth | | | | which can help you in choosing the right type of |
| of the fin base increases with the remaining | | | | windsurfing fin for your surf board. |