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TF78 and X-Wave90…

Jarrett McPeek — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:58:15 +0000

Just back from a few weeks cruising around the Northern California and Oregon coasts. I traveled with these 2 boards and 3.7 – 5.9 sails and was covered very nicely. The X-Wave is a fantastic light air board that continues to work great in powered 5.3 conditions and waves. I prefer the single fin in this size to give me more flexibility on the light air end – it’s nice to have that single fin to push against. The TF78 is my bread and butter when it’s ON! This board does everything perfectly now that I’ve had it dialed for a while. Loose as a goose with out sacrificing speed, early planing or upwind ability. Truly fantastic all the way around. And now after being on this board for a couple seasons, I can vouch for the durability. I went from breaking production boards yearly to have this board keep on ticking for multiple seasons… not even a soft spot. Stoked!!

Here’s a little helmet cam video: Lap at the Rock

Oregon Coast Hits 2009

Pete Ross — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:36:03 +0000

Oregon sure took her sweet time geting the season going. After our big west coast trip, 900 miles of coastline in 2 weeks, we were stoked to come home and kill it at our own breaks. May was lackluster and things didn’t heat up until June. But once it was firing, it got good quick. I quickly remembered how much my OES Twin Fin 78 shines. I’ve been sailing the board for two years now and my sailing just keeps progressing in leaps and bounds. I’ve been trying to time my off the lips for years, but with a single fin I just couldn’t get there when I wanted to. With the TF 78, that is no longer an issue….. I owe all these hits from Oregon 2009, to my board and Pete Ross. Hope these shots keep you warm through winter!!

Evening Sesh

Pete Ross — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:22:55 +0000

Maui rider, Diego, scores some evening waves on a nice sized North Swell. He is riding his 69L Twin Fin OES. “The board rips,” said Diego.

Maris Naish ripping At Middleton South Australia

Pete Ross — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:09:01 +0000

Update from SA- sailed Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Got some shots from Sunday, which was mast hi middleton. Saturday was epic- cleaner and more offshore- had best ever sail at middleton on TF90 , hit huge aerial reos, was 30kts xoff and logo high sets – got one aerial reo that just boosted- would’ve been near mast high- biggest I’ve ever hit but didn’t have camera out!!? Landed perfectly too??!! Stoked
Maris

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Har Rai Khalsa — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:53:25 +0000

X wave / Twin fin reviews

Har Rai Khalsa — Mon, 18 May 2009 01:07:07 +0000

: Maris Naish Xwave 105 in 40knts

My Xwave 98 has taken a wicked beating in the last few storms, No nose, bottom and rail damage , she keeps on going and is still dry. Had a bonus day on it in 36 knots

on Sunday, decent 6′ reef waves, no large waveboard has ever given this kind of ride to me!! Felt like I was on a waterski, 20′ roostertails cuz of wicked overpowered blasting cutbacks, manoman, with a 27cm onshore wavefin no less. Unbelievable, never felt out of control except for the boom….thought I it was gonna rain carbon more than once, haha. My arms are 2 inches longer still. I was the only one out and it was close to dark, smoked a few small logs cuz I couldn’t see much but hey, all the specatators on the point stayed til I was done.

Cheers. Markus

Hi Rossy

Rode 95 Twin Fin for the first time at middleton- exact day I had been waiting for – light wind with big swell. Plenty of banks working so some good right hand sections.

Wind was 5kts on the inside, washing machine of white water to half mast to get out through and mast high sets, 10-12kts on the outside. No one out.

95TF and 5.7 Severne punched out ok. Took off on the first wave and found the board just ripped. I had ridden the 95 a fair bit in smaller stuff at walkers and was confident it would be a perfect middleton board; it exceeded my expectations.

I had a great sail- waves on tap as I had the place to myself!! The light wind meant silky faces and great down the line sailing. The 95 TF planes so easily and the transition is so flat and easy onto the plane that when a few stronger 15kt gusts came through there were even some nice jumps to be had.

When the wind picked up enough for a few guys to get out the swell got cut up by the wind and the outgoing tide meant the swell eased; who would have thought that the 5-10 kt session would be better than the 20kt one!!!

I reckon its time to look at a 105TF!! A 105 TF and a 6.3 and we’ll be out in virtually no wind!! As middleton is often marginal these boards will provide an extra 10-20 days quality sailing per year.

Maris Naish shredding on his new twin fin + More

Har Rai Khalsa — Wed, 13 May 2009 09:17:32 +0000

Pictures that have been sent to us in the past month.

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TF 78 Secret Spot in Cali

Jarrett McPeek — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:26:55 +0000

These are a few shots of me during the first week or so sailing my OES TF 78. Below are my first impressions written over my first few days as a TF newbie adjusting to the twin fin:

re sailing the twin in op’ed conditions – it’s very easy to correct when you feel it start to spin out. In fact, before long, I was able to do it preemptively. The only time I found it difficult to correct was off the top a couple times when I ended up doing a slider across the lip and also when I spun out on a backside bottom turn and ended up sliding sideways facing into a pit – that was interesting!

First of all, it’s a looker – everyone wants to check it out on the beach. Kinda like leaving your hot girlfriend on the beach while you’re sailing. The construction is rock solid at a nice weight.

Man, that board likes to fit right in the pocket – and it bottom turns like a dream. I had some magical moments then got cocky and went for a late hit on a logo + section. I got worked pretty good with my back foot stuck in the strap. That was the end for Sunday. Conclusion – pretty different to ride, but I see the potential. Needed to play with fin position… the twins definitely didn’t like too much sail power. The board is very fast – no problem there, and lots of pop for looping and lip smacks.

Now that I’m more used to it, I’d say the board planes up fairly early, is very fast (sometimes too fast), bottom turns like a dream for going vertical… off the top is taking a little getting used to. I’ve had some magical cutbacks and a few nice off the lips, but at times I’ve found myself unusually ‘out of sorts’ when I get to the top. At first I was thinking that the board reacts different off the top, but actually I think I’m just getting to the top in slightly different form after the radical bottom turn… and I need to get that dialed.

The bottom line – with a little adjusting of your technique, this board WILL take your wavesailing to the next level.

Frank Bauer in Cape Town

Har Rai Khalsa — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:20:35 +0000

Frank puts his 75ltr Twin Fin through the paces in South Africa.

New Batch of Twin Fins

Har Rai Khalsa — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:09:02 +0000

They haven’t even finished drying and they are already sold. Order yours now and don’t miss out on the next batch!