New finRace fin from Mistral

Stephan Gölnitz

 · 20.07.2023

New fin: Race fin from MistralPhoto: Stephan Gölnitz
Slim, sharp and fast?

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Fancy a tuning? The new Mistral fin sounds particularly interesting for sporty (race) paddlers.
  • Facts
    The carbon fin is extremely light at just 98g. The surface area is only 28.3 sqinch / 183cm2 and offers a significant rearward tilt to keep the fin free of seaweed. The tilt should offer a good compromise between manoeuvrability and directional stability. The base of the fin should fit into all standard fin boxes.
Super lightweight carbon construction and even the base is milled out to minimise weightPhoto: Stephan GölnitzSuper lightweight carbon construction and even the base is milled out to minimise weight
  • Strengths:
    Super light and strong at only 98g
    Carbon fibre construction
    Rearward leaning design for performance without weed accumulation
    Optimum curvature for directional stability and manoeuvrability
    Specially designed for SUP at low speed
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Price: 149 euros; www.mistral.com

Stephan Gölnitz

Stephan Gölnitz

Deputy Editor in Chief surf

Stephan Gölnitz comes from Bochum and had Holland as his home windsurfing territory for many years before moving to Munich in 1996 for the job of test editor at surf magazine. The materials engineering graduate worked as a surf instructor on the Ijsselmeer during his studies and competed for several seasons for the Essen sailing team in the Surfbundesliga and the Funboard Cup. He completed a traineeship at surf-Magazin in the test department and since then has actively accompanied almost all tests on the boom and for more than 10 years also as a photographer. Stephan has covered many thousands of test kilometers, mainly on Lake Garda and in Langebaan, but also in Egypt and Tobago. He gets his hands on over 100 new sails and boards every year as his company car. Privately, he prefers to surf with a foil on Lake Walchensee or “unfortunately far too rarely” in the waves. SUP is Stephan's second passion, which he pursued for several years at numerous SUP races. Today, he prefers to paddle on river tours with family or friends - even for several days.

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