Stand by, Team Miami is working hard to get you the news as fast as we can!! We are going to put the new *** F2 2008 Formula Board ***to the test this weekend and will have a detailed report soon afterwards! The weather looks outstanding and we should be able to test in a variety of different conditions.
- Representing today more than 60% of the sales, the practice Leisure, directed around the freeride and crossover, continuous to progress with in particular 26% for the crenel freeride and 10,7% for the crossover.
- If the practice Waves sees on its side a low renewal rate on the side of the floats, the veils they seem to be changed more regularly with a progression of 7,3%…
- Finally side of the Slalom, if the progression of the floats remain rather weak ( 2,7%), it is side of the veils which the sales evolve/move significantly with 67,6%. Generally, the windsurf thus confirms its obviously started recovery last year with, in particular, a public not initiated which from now on understood that the practice is again accessible.
Team miami ----Fins test results------
1-1-2007
Gonzalo Costa Hoevel ARG3
Stiffneses:
From S to H you can decide wether getting a lot of power with a soft fin or getting a lot of control with a stiff one. For lighter wind you need softer and for stronger harder for more control.
Rakes
The rake measures the angle created between the fin and the bottom of the board. More rake for us means a straighter fin making 10 the maximum rake, almost straight angle with the board and rake 0 a normal rake from past years.
You can give more rake to the fins and this will get you more power and upwind angle. When the wind picks up you wanna get more control leaving the rake more to the back.
Profiles
Thicker foils give you more power, more angle and make you feel a little bit steadier feeling but you will loose top speed. Thinner foils give you a better top speed but you will loose power in the lighter air and angle.
We also move the thickest point forward for a smoother feeling and backwards for more speed oriented fins.
Area
More surface on fin makes them more powerful and less area makes them faster but less powerful. Having bigger tips and narrows bases gave us more control, and keeping skinny tips like in our slalom fins made us reach amazing speeds as Finians new world record.
Models
R13:
The R13 is the easiest all around fin for racing. On light air this fin offers a nice lift and power, combined with an easy trimming feeling. On stronger winds this fin keeps always a nice control feeling, good angle on the upwind and a nice easy speed trim in the downwind.
R14
Based on the R13 we made the R14 for stronger wind or lighter people. We reduce the thickness and area of the fin decreasing the power and increasing the top speed. The result was a really controllable fin for stronger winds. Lighter people who preferred a faster feeling than a powerful feeling love this fin.
Concept of the new models
Boards started getting bigger in the tail this years so we felt we had to increase the power of our fins to match the new concept of boards. The sails became really stable as well with the double luff so we decided we could go for more power on the new models. We introduced this new generation of fins R16 and R17 that provide a lot of power, control and top speed as well.
New compromise of thickness area!!! Good upwind and fast downwind!
R16
Tying to get a more powerful fin we increased the area of the fin on the tip comparing to an R13. We find out that this gave us more power and angle but we lost top speed. So we decrease the thickness of the fin and made it almost as thin as an R14 giving us the top speed again. The result was really good as we had a really good powerful fin for middle winds and a completely new style comparing to the R13.
R17
Based on the really good performance of the R16 we wanted more power in the light air or even in stronger winds for powerful riders. We increased again the area in the tip of the fin and kept the same thickness as the R16. The results were instant as in the light air we could point more again without missing any top speed.
R18
Based on the development of the R17 this is a very powerfull fin mostly for light wind conditions.
Introducing Mean Line Fins:
At Meanline Fins development comes first!
That is why we have brought together the leading riders and designers in the industry.
The founding members are Nik Baker, Kai Hopf, and Bernhard Brandstaetter.
Next to join were the Moreno Twins, Daida and Iballa, and last but not least, Jimmy Diaz and Bjorn Dunkerbeck.
Development Comes First:
What do we mean by this? Mainline is a company whose goal is to have the best products you can get on the market. This means we develop our fins with the best riders, designers, materials, and technology. This is an ongoing process and takes up the largest portion of our budget. The fins are all produced using a CNC process with the raw material being Black G-10.
What is CNC?
CNC = Computer Numerical Control. This is when you have a machine, controlled by a computer, cutting the fins out of a solid material. This allows us tolerances less than one tenth of a millimeter.
What is G10?
G10 is an epoxy pre-preg based high pressure laminate. In the manufacturing process of this laminate, woven fiber glass, pre impregnated with epoxy is bonded under heat and tons of pressure per square cm. This produces a material which is much stronger, much less susceptible to dings, and with more uniform properties to produce a more consistent product.
The use of CNC technology and G10, along with our prototype and production processes, ensures that the production fins are exact replicas of the prototypes. So you can rest assured that when you sail your Meanline Fin, you will get the same fin that Nik, Daida, Iballa, Jimmy, and Bjorn use to compete with.
Meanline Fins offers a full compliment of fins consisting of three lines of wave fins, freestyle fins, freeride fins, slalom fins, and speed fins.
New Wave ,
High performance Wave Sizes: 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
TG10 CNC
US BOX.
Standard Wave ,High performance Wave Sizes: 20 21 22 23.5 25 26
TG10 CNC
US BOX.
Freeride ,Supercross ,Super Cross Competition Sizes:
28 30 32 34 36 38 42 46 50 TG10 CNC
Tuttle/ Power box.
Slalom Sizes:
26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 Tuttle/ Power box.
Sizes 48 50 52 54
Deep Tuttle
G10/CNC
The ultimate competition fin.
Developed in conjunction with Bjorn Dunkerbeck and Jimmy Diaz.
This fin is in constant development and perfectly suits the new style of slalom boards available from al major manufacturers.
Freestyle Sizes:
18 20 22 24 25 26 TG10 CNC
Tuttle/ Power box.
The key characteristic of the freestyle fins are get you going fast for as short a depth as possible. This range of fins was designed for competition.
So no compromises where made or needed.
Free Move Sizes:
27 29 32 35 TG10 CNC
Tuttle/ Power box.
This fin covers a range from large wave boards to smaller supercross Boards. (or any freeride board if you are more into maneuvers or have control problems) Key characteristics are maneuverability and control.
more information e-mail tillotrade@hotmail.com
to online orders soon..................
Introducing Mean Line Fins:
At Meanline Fins development comes first!
That is why we have brought together the leading riders and designers in the industry.
The founding members are Nik Baker, Kai Hopf, and Bernhard Brandstaetter.
Next to join were the Moreno Twins, Daida and Iballa, and last but not least, Jimmy Diaz and Bjorn Dunkerbeck.
Development Comes First:
What do we mean by this? Mainline is a company whose goal is to have the best products you can get on the market. This means we develop our fins with the best riders, designers, materials, and technology. This is an ongoing process and takes up the largest portion of our budget. The fins are all produced using a CNC process with the raw material being Black G-10.
What is CNC?
CNC = Computer Numerical Control. This is when you have a machine, controlled by a computer, cutting the fins out of a solid material. This allows us tolerances less than one tenth of a millimeter.
What is G10?
G10 is an epoxy pre-preg based high pressure laminate. In the manufacturing process of this laminate, woven fiber glass, pre impregnated with epoxy is bonded under heat and tons of pressure per square cm. This produces a material which is much stronger, much less susceptible to dings, and with more uniform properties to produce a more consistent product.
The use of CNC technology and G10, along with our prototype and production processes, ensures that the production fins are exact replicas of the prototypes. So you can rest assured that when you sail your Meanline Fin, you will get the same fin that Nik, Daida, Iballa, Jimmy, and Bjorn use to compete with.
Meanline Fins offers a full compliment of fins consisting of three lines of wave fins, freestyle fins, freeride fins, slalom fins, and speed fins.
New Wave ,
High performance WaveSizes: 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
TG10 CNC
US BOX.
Standard Wave ,High performance Wave
Sizes: 20 21 22 23.5 25 26
TG10 CNC
US BOX.
Freeride ,Supercross ,Super Cross Competition
Sizes:
28 30 32 34 36 38 42 46 50TG10 CNC
Tuttle/ Power box.
Slalom
Sizes:
26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48Tuttle/ Power box.
Sizes 48 50 52 54
Deep Tuttle
G10/CNC
The ultimate competition fin.
Developed in conjunction with Bjorn Dunkerbeck and Jimmy Diaz.
This fin is in constant development and perfectly suits the new style of slalom boards available from al major manufacturers.
Freestyle
Sizes:
18 20 22 24 25 26TG10 CNC
Tuttle/ Power box.
The key characteristic of the freestyle fins are get you going fast for as short a depth as possible. This range of fins was designed for competition.
So no compromises where made or needed.
Free Move
Sizes:
27 29 32 35TG10 CNC
Tuttle/ Power box.
This fin covers a range from large wave boards to smaller supercross Boards. (or any freeride board if you are more into maneuvers or have control problems) Key characteristics are maneuverability and control.
more information e-mail tillotrade@hotmail.com
to online orders soon..................