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True Ames
Tappy Twin Fiberglass
$113.50
new customer discount · True Ames · applied automatically at checkout
True Ames
Tappy Twin Fiberglass
Tappy Yoshikawa's upright twin — a modern reading of the Mark Richards template — for performance twin fin boards, often run with a trailer.A twin pair in solid fiberglass, Futures compatible, in smoke, red, kelp or ivory orange.
★★★★★5.0 (2)
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$113.50
new customer discount · True Ames · applied automatically at checkout
Fin SystemFutures
Color — smoke
Designer: Tappy Yoshikawa
The Fin
Tappy Yoshikawa's upright twin — a modern reading of the Mark Richards template — for performance twin fin boards, often run with a trailer.
A twin pair in solid fiberglass, Futures compatible, in smoke, red, kelp or ivory orange. 5.35" tall on a 4.90" base with 20.15 square inches a side: upright rather than raked, which is where the fast footwork comes from. Yoshikawa took the classic Mark Richards style twin as his starting point and put his own spin on it, and the result is a modern performance twin that suits a wide range of board types and conditions.
How that reads
Height over a base narrower than it means the fin pivots. Direction changes happen quickly and in the pocket, close to the power, rather than being drawn out across the face. There is still drive in it — this is not a small fin — but loose and responsive is the character, and speed comes with it. Adding a trailer in the centre box settles the tail without turning the board into a thruster.
Who it suits
Performance twins and modern fish ridden off the back foot in the pocket, in anything from small surf to waves with some size. If you would rather the board drew longer, smoother turns, a fuller and more raked twin template is the direction to go instead.
Specifications
ConstructionSolid fiberglass
ConfigurationTwin — pair
Height5.35" / 136 mm
Base4.90" / 125 mm
Area20.15 sq in / 129.68 cm²
Made byTrue Ames, Santa Barbara CA
Colors3 options
Price Range$113.50
AvailabilityIn Stock
From True Ames
The roots are the classic Mark Richards upright twin, reworked into something more modern: loose and responsive in the pocket, but with enough base to generate real drive down the line.
Our take
Put it on a twin-box fish or retro shape you want to surf playfully and quickly through the pocket; it makes fast directional changes without going washy, and on a fish in waist-to-head-high beachbreak it is lively and quick. If you want more drive and a heavier, more powerful feel, the TA Twin is the move.
More About This Fin
Performance twin set designed by Takuya "Tappy" Yoshikawa and made by True Ames in Futures-compatible solid fiberglass. The upright template derives from the classic Mark Richards twin and is smaller in area than the True Ames TA Twin. It is built for fish and twin-box boards and is often run with a small trailer; Yoshikawa designed a matching Tappy Trailer for that purpose.
Similar Fins
Mentioned in the review — True Ames TA Twin · Tappy Trailer — not something we carry.