Session Info Rider: Robert de Leeuw SailNr: NED-118 Country: The Netherlands Spot: Kabbelaarsbank Date: 11 April 2015 Weather: High clouds, wind increasing, sailed in 20 to 30 kts Water state: Short chop up to 40cm high. Equipment Brand Model Year Size Remark Board Starboard iSonic 2009 101 Sail North Sails Warp 2009 7.0 Fin Makani Kauila v2 2014 38cm Report Dutch competition slalom training with 7 other competitors of the Dutch championships, including: top 10 surfers: Adriaan van Rijsselberghe, Marco van der Leer and Coen Swijnenburg. We did a full day of training on starts and short-down the wind slalom heats. I started with the iSonic 101 – Warp 7.0. I wanted to take the Kauila v2 36cm, but found out afterwards I had taken the 38cm instead. First time for me with the Kauila v2 with this setup. I didn’t test the fin against other fins, just used it during training. I’m impressed, fin gives a lot of control. No spin outs, non at all. First time with a Makani that I have not had a single spin-out. Conditions were not that easy. Full speed downwind, over the chop, gybing on it: No spinouts. Speed? The fin doesn’t make the set feel very fast. Just very easy going. Gives confidence! Gives control. Makes for a smooth ride. But the speed was not bad, looking at my speed compared with the guys I have sailed against so many times, my speed was about the same as with my C3 Venoms. But I will have to do some peer testing, focus on the fin to find that out. When the wind became to strong I tested the 36cm shortly, but wind was already to strong for the 7.0. I switch gear to my S-Type 104 with Warp 5.7. I whished I had a 32 or 34cm Kauila v2 I hope to test the 36cm en 38cm very soon again, they feel really good.
