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Windsport reviewed the new Maui Fin Company Freestyle Pro fins in our Early Summer Edition (issue #117):
"Freestyle windsurfers can put away their hacksaws and hand sanders with the release of the new Maui Fin Company Freestyle Pro series. Available in sizes from 24 to 16 centimetres, riders can choose how little fin they like to ride for maximum spin on new-school aerial tricks. This new shape has been developed by MFC’s pro team, which includes world champions Ricardo Campello, Gollito Estredo and Kauli Seadi. Windsport got our hands on one in the Dominican Republic this winter and found it spins nicely through aerials while still tracking well enough in a straight line, providing the rider sails in an upright, modern stance. Surf mauifin.com for more info."—Windsport Test Team
This same fin is now available in a UL version standing for "ultra light" in the 18 to 22 cm models. According to the Maui Fin Company: "The UL stands for ULTRA LIGHT and this is the lightest freestyle fin on
the market. We produced 300 fins with this model/construction for our
special freestyle customers. Each fin will have its own individual
serial number because it is such a unique product.
The outline and the profile are as same as our Freestyle-Pro, but the
UL is made with new composites components such as carbon powders,
carbon strips, and Vectran cloth. We worked on this project for a full
year testing different construction and different lay-ups until we
reached our target.
These days boards manufactures work so hard to make their freestyle
boards as light as possible and we felt that MFC had to be part of this
project designing and producing the lightest Freestyle fin on the
market."
 
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