Testing this 3 fin combo on the first ProBox Twin Unlimited Board to hit market with Dave of Infinity SUP ordered by Wayne Limm. After riding this board I thought it would be a good idea to have Wayne share his thoughts. Quote by Wayne Limm: Out with my paddle bro Larry Allison yesterday testing his new prototype Gladiator keel fin. I recently added an Infinity unlimited sup to my quiver. Its 176 and 27.5 wide. Ive ridden it a handful of times on flat water at Alamitos Bay with a single fin. Its a very different kind of board that Im falling in love with. Larry was kind enough to retro fit it with pro boxes and this was its maiden voyage with multiple fins. Also the first time in rougher water at Cabrillo Beach with some moderate wind chop and boat wakes. This is the first UL sup to have pro boxes, according to Sir Larry. A great challenge for me in evaluating equipment is the subjective nature of the experience (i.e. It feels different). Probably a better comparison would have been to go back to Alamitos, but I really wanted to see how the set up would work in rougher conditions. What Ive discovered about ULs is that they track amazingly no matter the fin size. In fact, the smaller the size, the better. With just the 2 twins in place, the board tracked well as usual, but also allowed me to feel balanced and stable. It was similar to the feel of my Big Joe Bark 14x30 with twins & ventral in front. Larry then added his new creation, the Gladiator keel fin to the middle box and we tried again. The board felt more efficient with better glide and much better projection. Something new I noticed was the bow wake with the 2 different trials. With just the 2 twins, the wake was more intermittent and mushy. With the 3 fins in place, the bow wake was well defined and consistently present (the image was taken in the marina but it was the same in choppy water). Larry attributed this to projection with the board maintaining better forward movement, while with 2 fins the wake would appear with each paddle stroke.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 00:33:39 +0000
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