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BuscaFins : ailerons de Slalom et Formula néerlandais : http://buscafins.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

BuscaFins was established by Pieter Bartlema (1984), a windsurfing aficionado from the Netherlands. He started windsurfing at the age of 14, and became addicted to the sport soon thereafter. After graduating from high-school, he spent 7 months travelling through Europe in his windsurfing van. Amongst others, he spent around 5 months in windsurfing Valhalla Tarifa (Spain) and here he got really hooked on to the sport. Nowadays, he is frequently seen at popular spots such as Scheveningen (near his home town Den Haag) and the Grevelingen. Whilst he has been active in various other windsurfing disciplines, he personally favours Formula windsurfing.

Pieter holds a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from TH Rijswijk in the Netherlands. Over the years, he has developed a keen interest in the design of windsurfing boards and sails and, in particular, fins. In the last few years, he has designed and produced his own line of Formula and Slalom fins. As a design engineer and a fanatic windsurfer, he is able to supplement his theoretical insights with the experience of the practitioner. BuscaFins are designed with the help of state-of-the-art technology and then all prototypes are tested rigorously pairwise with the help of top windsurfers like Dennis Littel (NED 13) and Casper Bouman (NED 52).

Pieter Bartlema : PieterBartlema@buscafins.com / Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

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Busca Slalom :

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Key features:
• Purpose optimised profile
• Redesigned shape to match powerful wide tail slalom boards
• Layup according to the latest PWA insights
• Handcrafted in precision CNC machined molds using high quality Lloyd’s approved materials
• Sizes: 34-54
• Available in three different bending curves
• Recommended rake: +2° to -3°, Default rake -1.5°
• Price from €200 : http://buscafins.com/purchase/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Stiffness recommendations
Choosing the right fin stiffness is challenging, how to choose between soft medium or hard. Go as soft as possible but as stiff as necessary. Softer fins give more lift at the expense of high end control. By using a softer fin you will have more foiling potential but the fins will be more tricky when sailing overpowered(the fin will kick the board out of the water at a certain point). When you use a board at its lower end wind range(for example a medium 70cm slalom board with 8.6M) you can benefit form a soft fin that generates enough lift to not make the boars sticky. For the upper wind range of a board(for example a medium 70cm slalom board with 7M) with a stiffer fin you will gain top end control and it will help to settle the board down.

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