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True Ames
YU 70's Model Fiberglass Fin
Yoshinori Ueda, also known as Y.U, played a pivotal role in the era and heyday of the Lightning Bolt brand through shaping and making these boards available to the public in Japan.
★★★★★5.0 (7)
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$91.00 – $94.00
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The Fin
Yoshinori Ueda, also known as Y.U, played a pivotal role in the era and heyday of the Lightning Bolt brand through shaping and making these boards available to the public in Japan. Y.U's 70's model pays tribute to the designs, aesthetics, and type of surfing that was achieved through such a iconic era in our sport. This fin features a wide base, with a somewhat upright template, and a narrower tip which pairs well with pintails, rounded pins, or any type of narrower single fin that like some juice. This fin will offer hold where you need it, pivot oriented turning, and if you close your eyes mid-bottom turn - it might just transport you back in time to the golden era.
Specifications
ConstructionSolid Fiberglass
Sizes7.25 – 7.75
Colors2 options
Price Range$91.00 – $94.00
AvailabilityIn Stock
Reviews
What people say
It is a tribute to the surfing that came out of the early-to-mid 70's: a wide base for hold and grip down low, feeding an upright template that keeps the turning radius tight rather than drawn out.
True Ames points it specifically at pintails and rounded pins — the boards that want a fin with some authority but not a lot of trailing area dragging the tail around.
Put it on a narrow-tailed single fin — a pintail or rounded pin in the seven-foot range — and surf it off the tail: it holds your line through steep sections and pivots off the back foot instead of waiting out a long arc. It is not for fuller logs; if you want planted-tail trim on a wider noserider, the Yater Pivot or Velzy Classic are calmer choices.
More About This Fin
The YU 70's Model is a single fin by Yoshinori Ueda, made by True Ames, built around the narrow-template surfing of the early-to-mid 1970s shortboard transition era. The outline runs a wide base into a somewhat upright template that pulls into a narrow tip. It comes in two sizes, 7.25" and 7.75", and is intended for pintails, rounded pins, and other pulled-in single-fin boards.
Similar Fins
Yater Pivot›
For a wider noserider wanting planted-tail trim, the review says the Yater Pivot gives more straight-line hold and a calmer tail.
Velzy Classic›
Like the Yater Pivot, the Velzy Classic is suggested for fuller boards that want more straight-line hold rather than back-foot pivot.
YU Freedom›
From the same shaper, the review recommends the YU Freedom for fuller boards wanting a more all-around hold-and-drive feel.
$91.00 – $94.00