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Wayne Rich Nightmare Keels Fiberglass
$113.50
new customer discount · True Ames · applied automatically at checkout
True Ames
Wayne Rich Nightmare Keels Fiberglass
Wayne Rich's Nightmare keel twin, Futures compatible solid fiberglass in red or smoke.
★★★★★5.0 (5)
In Stock
$113.50
new customer discount · True Ames · applied automatically at checkout
Fin System
Futures
Construction
Solid Fiberglass
Color — smoke
Designer: Wayne Rich
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
ConfigurationTwin — pair
Base6"
Depth4.88"
Made byTrue Ames, Santa Barbara CA
Colors1 option
Price Range$113.50
AvailabilityIn Stock
Reviews
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.
From True Ames
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.
Our take
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.
More About This Fin
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.
Similar Fins
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