Cheyne Horan Starfin

jdkneelo · Post by **jdkneelo** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:56 pm

I also had a starfin setup on a 5,9 tommy peterson shaped slab and i thought it worked well, but then again that was 20 kilos ago

stu · Post by **stu** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:03 am

In this months Surfers Path
Article on Rasta, he is holding a quad fish with stange looking forward fins they have a normal fin with a fin horizontal off the side a bit more than 90 degrees I presume to give more lift, its a shame there isn't a better shot.
Stu

GRAYMAN · Post by **GRAYMAN** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:13 am

stu wrote:In this months Surfers Path
Article on Rasta, he is holding a quad fish with stange looking forward fins they have a normal fin with a fin horizontal off the side a bit more than 90 degrees I presume to give more lift, its a shame there isn't a better shot.
Stu

Yeah I saw that. They looked like he'd glassed the tips of other fins onto the inside edge. I used side fins with little wings on on a waveski years ago. The just seemed to interfere with turns though. That's why I thought about the starfin.

I looked at this too:

Trouble it, my middle fin's a box fin so the only way I know to fix it would be to glass it in! I'm not going to obiously!

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GRAYMAN · Post by **GRAYMAN** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:14 am

jdkneelo wrote:I also had a starfin setup on a 5,9 tommy peterson shaped slab and i thought it worked well, but then again that was 20 kilos ago

Was that on its own or as part of a set?

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C.P.Odom · Post by **C.P.Odom** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:03 am

Come on Zeke, two of those on a twin fin setup, black board with flames. Too cool!

Sprocky · Post by **Sprocky** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:37 am

I've got one I put in a very round tailed 6'0" Freeline. Rode it as a single fin, and it was way too stiff for me kneeriding, but worked well standing up.
I put it as far forward in the box as I could, and my foot would be right over the top of it, pretty much the center of the arc for the round tail. I've tried it in other boards, and it just doesn't work as well as it did with that round tailed Freeline.

GRAYMAN · Post by **GRAYMAN** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:42 am

Sprocky wrote:I've got one I put in a very round tailed 6'0" Freeline. Rode it as a single fin, and it was way too stiff for me kneeriding, but worked well standing up.
I put it as far forward in the box as I could, and my foot would be right over the top of it, pretty much the center of the arc for the round tail. I've tried it in other boards, and it just doesn't work as well as it did with that round tailed Freeline.

Yar. I think I'll give the Starfin a miss. Too big I think and the good lady's really excited about turning kneelo!

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skansand · Post by **skansand** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:42 am

jdkneelo wrote:I also had a starfin setup on a 5,9 tommy peterson shaped slab and i thought it worked well, but then again that was 20 kilos ago

what!!! Tommy Peterson shaped slabs? ...jd do you have a photo of that board?

why didnt michael ride one of those in that kneeboard competition?..... ...oh ya, brother rivalry

Mike Fernandez · Post by **Mike Fernandez** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:42 am

Are you kidding, I would try that fin, especially if the Great Cheyne Horan used it. In the 70's he rocked

I even met him in SA. Seemed like a very nice down to earth guy. Give it just one session on a good day, at least just for the hell of it!

Mike Fernandez · Post by **Mike Fernandez** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:49 am

GRAYMAN wrote:
kidrock wrote:isn't that the infamous "keel fin" that was adapted from the Aussie yacht that won the America's Cup back in the early '80's? The same one that McCoy put on Horan's competition boards?
I believe so... Why do you say infamous rather than famous?

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GMAN, that boat keel was a huge deal here back then, I mean HUGE

GRAYMAN · Post by **GRAYMAN** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:28 pm

martinmurph wrote:Terry Hendricks has done a lot of work with hydrofoils -- you might find him to be a good resource for your experimentation.

Any idea where I'd find him? Google came up with some papers which are long and didn't really tell me much relating to this (the bits I could understand anyway!)

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loonylen · Post by **loonylen** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:28 pm

Cheyne Horan stole the idea from Ben Lexan He was the guy that helped steel away the "auld mug" (america's cup) and Horan is a WANKER anyway but if it works why not

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:38 pm

loonylen wrote:... and Horan is a WANKER anyway ...

ouch
he may be a little hippy/alternative but .... oh so harsh

and as for stole the idea ... ?
Ben was happy to work with him on the idea and they where pictured together on many occasions showing their wares

... the guy that helped steel away the "auld mug"

I sense a chip and a shoulder here somewhere.

Headwax. · Post by **Headwax.** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:56 pm

Grayman

Seek mtBarrels here.

Will share info, he is very smart and accomodating.

GRAYMAN · Post by **GRAYMAN** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 11:31 pm

Cheers Headwax. I'll do that.

Van's come over a bit poorly though so for now, finances are being directed elsewhere

loonylen wrote:Cheyne Horan stole the idea from Ben Lexan
... Horan is a WANKER...

I second that that's a bit harsh. Here's Cheyne's side of the story:

http://www.cheynehoran.com.au/starfin.html

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