If you’re searching for a Chrisfmas pressie for the windsurfer in your life why not check out the K4 freestyle fin write up – read what the clones have to say here

Nik Baker goes head to head with freestyle maestro Gollito here and a super windy report from Netherlands spot Wijk aan Zee can be found here - plus much, much more besides.

Head over now to get your extra fix!

Clones testing

Wijk aan Zee

Easter Weekend saw the South West of the country deliver some great wind conditions. Will Rogers was on hand at Torpoint to score some super flat water for a freestyle session. Check out Will nailing some nice Switch Konos, Funnells and more…

“Some freestyle action from Torpoint on Easter Monday…Sailing the Flare 91, Edge 4.2, Spartan Reflex and K4 18cm ‘Bubble’”

Check out more on Will’s website HERE.

Our very own columnist and top freestyle/wave sailor Will Rogers shares a report about his busy weekend down in Cornwall.

With Easterly winds forecast, Will headed west to Praa Sands and Gwithian and scored some epic windsurf and SUP sessions. Here are a few photos but be sure to check out the great full report on Will’s website by clicking HERE

Will off the top...

“Glorious sunshine, awesome swell and easterly winds were on the cards for this weekend. I decided to head far west for more wind, with the comforting thought that there would be awesome waves to play in if the wind didn’t show…”

Testing some new SUP fins when the wind dropped.

 ”I wanted to fully smash the weekend, surf and sail as much as possible…”

Bottom turn at Praa Sands...

Never afraid to go the distance to catch a good forecast, Steve Thorp recently made the journey up to Northern Scotland in search of wind and waves. With a big swell approaching and a promising wind forecast, Thorpy and Ben Proffitt made it to Thurso in perfect time. Despite a bit of snow and ice, the guys still braved it out to score some amazing Scottish waves…

See some more great pictures on the K4 Fins website HERE.

Huge swell in Scotland

I am now sailing on K4 Fins. I’m really happy to be part of the K4 Team and the fins are incredible. Amazingly light, fast, great upwind drive and they just LOVE to spin. I’ve just had the one session on them so far but they are so easy to pop or slide into double or even triple moves…perfect all round really!

I scored some pretty good conditions at West Wittering at the start of November. Gear: Starboard Flare 91, Tushingham Edge 4.7, 16 and 18cm K4 Freestyle. Thanks to James Randall for filming.

Much more from Jamie on his fully redesigned website at www.jamiek787.com

Graham Ezzy at Jaws

K4 Fins team rider Graham Ezzy sailed Jaws for the first time using K4 fins. Here is how it all happened:

“Last week on Maui the swell was lining up to be massive enough for Jaws to break. I was excited for the big waves but also a bit worried because the only fins I had were my new sets of K4 plastic fins. And while I loved the fins in smaller waves, I wasn’t sure whether they would be too flexible for the big bottom turns at Jaws. Without too much thought, I threw in a pair of 15″ back fins and 7″ front fins on my quad board. I was the first windsurfer to ride a quad board at Jaws back in 2009, and last week I think I was the first windsurfer to ride plastic fins there. The best part was that the fins worked amazingly. I was able to push really hard in the bottom turns without anything close to a spinout. And I was even able to throw a big air. It was the first time K4 fins were used at Jaws but it most definitely won’t be the last!”

Keep up with Graham at www.ezzyblog.com/graham and K4 fins at www.k4fins.com. K4 fins are available at your local shop, front quads and tris £22.95 and rears £44.95

Bubble on K4 Fins

Andy ‘Bubble’ Chambers has been in touch to let us know about his signing to K4 Fins…

When I was out in South Africa this winter the boys in the house had some K4 Quad Fins and they had been raving about them! I thought well I need all the help I can get! I was having problems with loosing grip at the top of the wave on my stock fins that came with the board. The boys were hogging the bigger sizes so I was left to try out the small set 13′s at the back and 8′s on the front. I actually had more grip then before!! I was amazed! I could push as hard a I could and still not loose grip but then when I did loose it a couple times the fins almost sprig back and bring the board underneath you again. The main thing for me was I had more confidence and control on the wave which is when my wave sailing started to improve. I thought “I have to have these!” But they were more of a set for the boys to test, so I stole them!! The way I saw it I wouldn’t have the confidence to compete in the waves with the top boys without them! As it stands I came 3rd in Wales and 3rd in Ireland in my first full year competing on the wave tour and I was using the K4 fins!

I then got in contact with Steve about possibly making a freestyle fin. It was new territory for both of us as we didn’t know how the material would work for freestyle. The great thing with Steve is that he actually listens to everything you say! So we came up with a couple of shapes and Steve moulded them up super quick! It was also the windiest week in the UK so far so perfect for testing the shapes! I tested them in my new secret freestyle spot at Rye Watersports (not so secret anymore!) so I got the chance to test them in all sorts of chop and flat water. The first thing I noticed was that I couldn’t feel any difference between the plastic ones and the G10 ones! Which meant we had a great opportunity to change and play around with the shape to get the ultimate freestyle fin. The other main things to consider are the weight and the cost, which are both a lot less than normal G10 fins! I took the prototypes straight to the UKWA Freestyle event in Minis bay and won the event using them. I have that much confidence them. We are now just tweaking the shapes and design a little and I am taking the fins on to the World Tour for the whole year and really looking forward to getting on the new ones!

My results in the UK Waves and Freestyle so far this year have been directly attributed to K4 fins and I’m feeling super stoked to be a part of the team. A brand made by windsurfers for windsurfers who listen and innovative and are just hell keen on getting out on the water and going sailing pushing the limits of themselves and their equipment to the max!

More at www.k4fins.com / www.k540.com