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True Ames
McTavish Tracker Volan Fin
The Tracker is a performance mid-length fin.
★★★★★5.0 (5)
In Stock
$110
The Fin
The Tracker is a performance mid-length fin. This fin, which originated in 1973, was designed for surfing bigger, powerful, down-the-line barrels at Lennox. Its longer base provides the necessary drive, while the raked outline allows for powerful, flowing turns. Additionally, the concave taper provides tip twist and "twang," along with highly efficient wash-out, which helps reduce tip vortex.
Form | Wide base, sweeping rake, concave taper
Function | Powerful down the line drive, sweeping turns, tip twang
Feel | Responsive drive, speed and flow, enhanced projection
Overall | Ideal mid-length fin for fast down the line surfing and hard carves
Specifications
ConstructionHand-laid Volan Fiberglass
Sizes8.3 – 8.3
Colors—
Price Range$110
AvailabilityIn Stock
Reviews
What people say
A real favourite... surfs so smooth, fast down the line, once you know what type of bottom turn it likes to do.
Requires smooth technique, and delivers speed if you get the bottom turn right.
The volan layup will flex more from the body of the fin, producing increased speed and projection off the bottom and through turns.
The Tracker is a drive fin — long base, swept rake, concave taper — built for arc-based surfing at speed, not quick release and snap. If you're on a genuine egg or a speed shape and want the fin to push you through arcs rather than give you an out, this is it.
More About This Fin
An 8.3" volan fiberglass single fin from a template Bob McTavish drew in 1973 for the down-the-line surf at Lennox Head; the current version was developed with his son Ben McTavish. It has a long base, swept rake, and a concave tip taper, and is produced by True Ames in Santa Barbara from 44-layer hand-laid volan fiberglass with a raw, unglossed finish. Intended for single-fin eggs, speed shapes, pintails, and swallows in the 7' to 8'6" range. The same template geometry is offered at 9.45" as the Rincon Volan for larger boards.
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$110