HANALEI FINS BLOG

Where all the latest news about HANALEI FINS can be found, we tend to put all of our announcements here, as well as information about new designs and the testing process.

Some of the historical blog posts from previous years are slowly being moved into the new blog. Initially, all of the most interesting ones will be moved over. Eventually we hope to get all of the old posts up here so they are accessible.

Most of the new posts also get placed on our Facebook page, so they can be read there as well.

F8 QUAD
A4C-500BW TWIN v2
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We continue to work on the BLENDED-WING update to the A4C-500.

The latest version of the A4C-500BW has some refinements from the first version. We started by moving the bend down slightly further on the fin.

We have also adjusted the shape of the cutaway to make it a little more friendly for cutting FUTURES bases.

Additionally, ...

WNG-600 SINGLE
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Another one of our wing single fins has just been finished. This is another 6.00" version. Almost identical to the first one, just different colors.

The wings on these more recent ones all have the same 5" wing span.

After making a few of these over the last few weeks, we finally settled on how we measure the height. In the ...

H8-400C Center Fin
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H8-400C Center Fin

We already have the side fin version of the H8-400 in production. Here is a center fin version that makes for an incredibly high-performance center fin.

It is only 4.00" in height but has plenty of drive and hold due to its shape and area.

We are contemplating adding this fin to our range of CNC fins but ...

WNG-500 Center
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Finished 5.00" version of the WNG center fin. This one has a GEARBOX base.

We have four more of these wing fins on the go, soon there will be a lot more photos of them.

WNG Wing Fin Assembly S3
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Finally, the bulked out wing fin blank.

After adding the extra pieces of material to the tips of the wings we are now ready to start creating the wing profile.

More Block WNG Fin Blanks

This involved tapering the wing blocks ...

WNG SINGLE Fin Assembly S2
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Now that the base plate has been added to the mast, we will add the bulking plates.

WNG Base Plate Attached

These bulking plates are used to increase the thickness of the wings to accommodate the upsweep angle and taper.

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Advanced fin designs to take your surfing to the next level.

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