For any avid GPS speed sailor and/or slalom racer quantitative data provided by GPS tracking is crucial. Australian speed sailor Brad Anderson sent us his first impressions on his new Sabre RT [Black Ed.] 35cm slalom fin which he used for the first time setting two new personal bests in the process.

“I went sailing today to test the new Sabre RT [Black Ed.] 35cm. This new fin from Black Project features their unique Wing and FlexTip design concept, to be honest I wasnt expecting much but the fin turned out to be a cracker in the rough water. It was one of the biggest tides of the year and by the time I got the bay it was running out strongly against a solid 18-20 Knts making it crazy choppy with random cross bumps. My previous personal best at this spot was dead on 36knts (using the Black Project Type R 32.5cm).

Today in horrendous speed conditions with the Sabre RT I recorded a new spot PB of 36.89 knots. The fin really loved the chop and seems to excel in the rough conditions. The stability and ease of use seems to be a trademark of Black Project slalom and speed fins.

The wind soon increased to a solid 25 knts so I sailed 4km across the bay to Wellington Point do try the fin in the flat water behind a sand bank. Again the Sabre RT 35cm excelled with a peak speed of 40.33 knots & 5 x10 of 39.11 knots setting another personal best for this board/sail set up. 

In conclusion, this fin will turn your local choppy spot into a great GPS speed location, this will be my new go to fin for choppy water GPS speed and slalom racing, for flat water I will probably still choose the Type R or the new Hammer GT and look forward to more GPS testing in the weeks ahead.”Brad Anderson, Australia

Learn more about this revolutionary new windsurfing slalom and speed fin here. If you have any questions about which slalom and speed fins will suit your unique set of variables please contact us.

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