ZULU fins are an exciting new fin brand from South Africa. I had the pleasure to meet the designer and brains behind the fins in Mauritius last year and in a year the quality and performance of his fins have increased ten-fold! I recently tried the 30 at the Defi wind France, after the competition and it was amazing in 45 knots. Then I was lucky to have a few sent to me for testing and well, the 32 placed 2nd at the Green island Nationals in the final 2 rounds of slalom. The only thing stopping 1st was bad starts in quality opposition. I was using the 38 in a few windy heats in the Patrik 115v2 and they were slick but the lighter winds wanted a 40 so placed my zfin back in for full power racing. The 32 was used in a 92 Patrik board and this combo was unstoppable in flat and rough water. It felt soft and grippy and super slippery. The trim of the board was second to none.

The fin is similar feel to the z fin but I feel that is wants to go deeper off the wind than most other brands I have tried. It seems to hold its lift and power when bearing away and when I get the chance will test more with gps. But I already know from racing at the Green Island Nationals that these fins are first class and will win races and events. Maybe the ledge to Lancelin it will fly off the wind, can't wait to try more :)

What I love about the fin is it is super soft under foot, but it delivers awesome power and is very user friendly and makes sailing much more predictable and fun.