Wayne Rich Nightmare Keels Fiberglass
Wayne Rich's Nightmare keel twin, Futures compatible solid fiberglass in red or smoke.
The Fin
Wayne Rich's Nightmare keel twin, Futures compatible solid fiberglass in red or smoke.
A keel is a twin fin with a long base and shallow depth. The long base is where the drive comes from — a keel holds a line and generates speed down the face better than a taller, narrower twin. The shallow depth is why it does not pivot: a keel wants to be surfed in long arcs.
This template
Rich's Nightmare is a raked keel rather than an upright one, so it trades a little of the classic keel stiffness for a turn you can actually finish. Suits a fish ridden off the back foot.
Specifications
What people say
Riders report the best results on a board built with some bite and a wider, hold-y tail, where the keels have something to work against; on a narrow, loose tail they free up so much that you have to commit hard through turns to keep the rail locked.
The swept-back hatchet profile reaches maximum drive while still releasing and turning instead of tracking in a straight line, with a concave football-shaped foil adding lift and cutting drag.
Put them on a fish or performance hybrid with a wider, bite-y tail that you want to drive hard and fast down open faces -- keel-level push that still releases and turns. Riders chasing an upright lock-in on any tail, or a loose and playful pocket feel, should look at other twins.
The Wayne Rich Nightmare Keels are a hybrid-keel twin set designed by shaper Wayne Rich and foiled by True Ames, here in solid fiberglass with Futures-compatible bases and a flat foil. The profile is a swept-back hatchet style with a wide base, and the inside carries a concave football-shaped foil through the top of the template. The set is intended for fishes and performance hybrids running two fins.
Mentioned in the review — TA Twin · Wayne Rich Twins · Tappy Twin — not something we carry.