Not bad, but not ideal either: if individual boxes on multifin boards are not used, the open fin boxes cause turbulence. This can have a noticeable effect on riding behaviour, as we have just seen with the test of the We One We Style Wave . Many manufacturers supply the corresponding covers with the boards, but some boards come without covers - or the parts are lost over time.
K4 now offers a selection of covers for Slotboxes, Mini-Tuttle and US boxes. The slot box and US versions are available in two different sizes, all in K4's typical yellow or black colour for 5.75 per pair.
- K4 Slotbox Blanker 90mm
- K4 Slotbox Blanker 130mm
- K4 Mini-Tuttle Blanker
- K4 US-Box Blanker 130mm
- K4 US-Box Blanker 205mm
K4 also offers a Deep Tuttle Spacer, which can be used to compensate for the difference between a normal Tuttlebox fin and a Deep Tuttle fin box. This is also available in yellow and black and costs €10.00.
K4 Fins made a name for themselves a few years ago with relatively inexpensive but good plastic fins in the wave sector; the yellow track holders are instantly recognisable. The British company now also works with fibreglass-reinforced plastics to achieve different degrees of hardness and to be able to offer longer fins.
- Further information and shops at kahwei.surf
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Tobias Frauen
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Tobi is our digital man, he looks after the surf website and social media channels and gets on everyone's nerves every morning by asking for more pictures and videos. His surfing CV includes all the famous choppy water spots: As a teenager, he went from his home in Münsterland to the Ijsselmeer or the Brouwersdam, and during his civilian service on Sylt, after countless washes on the west side, the Königshafen became his preferred spot. After studying in Kiel and Heidkate, he was supposed to go to Hamburg “only for a short time”, but this short time has lasted for over ten years and has made him a “weekend warrior”. He goes on tour with his family and camper van as often as possible, often to the Baltic Sea, SPO or Denmark, but also likes to go to Finland, Sweden or Sardinia.
