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Introduction

Multi-fins was a Byron Bay, Australia, company that specialised in moulded fins.
Started in the early 1980s, and closed sometime before 2000.
They supplied their own fin-boxes, in the standard Bahne design, and an eclectic range of surfboard fins from large single fins to symmetrical/asymmetrical foiled fins for Thrusters.
By the early-1990s their surfboard fin range was severely threatened with the spread of the much lighter FCS plug and fins.
In addition, by this time sailboard riders' demand for higher performance saw a trend to stiffer laminated fins, the moulded Multi-fins considered "soft" or "spongy."

Also note, for some reason, Australian fin manufacturers invariably locate the tongue (with a hole for the bolt and plate) at the front, but in the US it is usually at the rear of the fin base
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1979
Original Windsurfer Fin
Jim Drake and Hoyle Schweitzer,
Moulded plastic.
Based on early Wave Set system 




1980
Aluminium Windsurfer Fin?
Aluminium.
11" x 3.5" base, 5.5" base insert.

Home-made deep fin as a replacement for the first Windsurfer fin (above)?

Images courtesy of
Mark Jackson Collection, Kiama, 2019.



1979
Original Windsurfer Centreboard
Jim Drake-Hoyle Schweitzer
Laminated timber

1979
Original Windsurfer Wave/High wind Centreboard, 
Jim Drake and Hoyle Schweitzer 
Laminated timber

1980
Boomerang fin
Bombora by Mark Paul
Laminated fibreglass

1983
Football fin
Bombora by Mark Paul
Molded plastic

1983
Strata fin
Graeme Attey
Graeme corrected the previous attribution and commented, June 2009:
"I designed the Strata Fin in 1982 and licensed it to Multi-Fin Systems.
 I think it hit the market in 1983."
Moulded plastic
Photo : Alex Williams 
Credited to Doug Mann in xxx (find relevant text).

 
1985
Football Fence fin
Multi Fins - Aussie
Doug Mann 

Moulded plastic  9.5"



1985
Blade Fin
11"

1986
Fence Fin ... Made in  France
Translucent polycarbonate
9.5"- 24 cm x 7"-18 cm base


1986
Football fin
Laminated fibreglass 

 
1986
Slotted Slalom fin,
Laminated fibreglass
11"


1986
Slotted Wave fin,
9", Laminated fibreglass
Mark Jackson Collection


1986

1987
Jimmy Lewis Cutaway
with Canard Clip
Moulded plastic,
Multi-fins

1987
Jimmy Lewis Cutaway 
Moulded plastic,
Multi-fins 

1987
Fence fin
Moulded plastic,
Multi-fins 

1987
Wave fin 
Moulded plastic,
Multi-fins 

1987 
Slalom fin 
Moulded plastic
Multi-fins 

1987
Race fin
Moulded plastic
Multi-fins 


1988
Tryonsea Fence fin
10"
Moulded plastic


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the fins of george greenough 

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Geoff Cater (1999 - 2022) : Catalogue : Sailboard Fins
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