K4 Dugong fins
The K4 Dugong fin will be your best choice for shredding in waters where weed is a problem!
Based on the very successful Rocket template, rake was increased to over 38º, in the hope that performance would still be maintained. And it does! Also the super stiff material works exceptionally well for the weed fin, giving just enough flex to slip through the water with minimum drag but also enough stiffness to be direct and lively underfoot despite the reduced lift.
This project drew K4’s attention to the plight of the Dugongs…so 3% from all sales of these fins go to Sirenian International, who are fighting to conserve both the Dugongs and the closely related Manatees.
The K4 Dugong fin will be your best choice for shredding in waters where weed is a problem!
Based on the very successful Rocket template, rake was increased to over 38º, in the hope that performance would still be maintained. And it does! Also the super stiff material works exceptionally well for the weed fin, giving just enough flex to slip through the water with minimum drag but also enough stiffness to be direct and lively underfoot despite the reduced lift.
This project drew K4’s attention to the plight of the Dugongs…so 3% from all sales of these fins go to Sirenian International, who are fighting to conserve both the Dugongs and the closely related Manatees.
The K4 Dugong fin will be your best choice for shredding in waters where weed is a problem!
Based on the very successful Rocket template, rake was increased to over 38º, in the hope that performance would still be maintained. And it does! Also the super stiff material works exceptionally well for the weed fin, giving just enough flex to slip through the water with minimum drag but also enough stiffness to be direct and lively underfoot despite the reduced lift.
This project drew K4’s attention to the plight of the Dugongs…so 3% from all sales of these fins go to Sirenian International, who are fighting to conserve both the Dugongs and the closely related Manatees.
The K4 Dugong fins are your best choice when any weed is present…you’ll almost not even notice the weed.
The K4 Dugong is the ultimate weed eating fin. Designed and tested in the weediest of seas the Dugong offers sailors an option to get out in the water when they otherwise would struggle.
These are an affordable high performance weed fin that is better than the rest!
K4 developed the prototypes with the help of Steffi Wahl and her friends who sail in the Baltic sea and success came pretty easily!
Steffi Wahl
“I just wanted to let you know that we had the chance to test the weed fins two times now… and we are super happy how they came out. Board turns perfectly with the twinser setup and somehow we have the feeling that they are faster than the ****** ones.
We made test runs and compared the ****** and the k4 fins and we all had the same impression: Weed is not existent (even if there is weed) and the board feels way faster, more reactive with the yellow ones.
Pretty good!!!!”
ORDERING AND LEAD TIME
We supply these fins from Bigsurf as PAIRS…NOTE: you are ordering a PAIR of fins. (If you just need 1 no. fin, please email us.)
Sizes 9-12cm are fronts, while 14-20cm are available in the rears.
There are more than 20 different variants on this model fin. For this reason Bigsurf and also K4 themselves, can struggle to hold stock of each different size/fitting, all of the time. But we do have the more popular sizes in stock, so chances are that YES we do indeed have the fins you need in stock.
However if for some reason we don’t, we can have the guys at K4 send them to us within a few days. And even if K4 are sold out, we can see when they are doing a production run next…OR there may be an alternative fin that will work for you also as the range is large.
So if we don’t have what you need, we will contact you to discuss very soon after receiving your order and checking our stock.
TERMINOLOGY ON K4 FINS
These ratings are to compare K4 Fins only. K4 fins are lighter, looser and grippier than anything else on the market with test-winning performance. This fin guide will help you dial in your board for ultimate performance.
RELEASE/GRIP: This is a choice you have to make. Do you want to do huge wrapping gouging roundhouse cutbacks with ultimate grip, or would you rather the tail spun more easily into a Taka? Size choice will also affect release.
LOOSE/DIRECTIONAL: Again a personal preference as to whether you like your board to feel loose and skatey, or more directional and on rails or planted.
SNAP/CARVE: Snap and pivot for tight ‘in the pocket’ surfing, or carve for more drawn out turns on open faces. This is related to looseness/control but more to do with template than flex.
LOW DRIVE/HIGH DRIVE: Your immediate thought might be that the more drive the better, right?! Not always the case. Quite often on multifin boards you’ll find yourself flying up at the lip but without the ability to get the board turned, this is too much drive. Of course in slow low power waves and onshore winds drive is a good thing.
