There are a lot of high quality assy fins out there to choose from that are tried and tested from manufacturers like Gasoil, Z fins and F Hot so you pays your money and you take your choice. But I highly recommend that you try them before you go to Lüderitz. Its not the place for fin testing, if it goes wrong it can get real nasty, real quick!
FITNESS
On a personal level getting a fit as possible for this event is very important as it is with most high-end windsurfing competitions. The difference here is you may only be on the water for 20 minutes a day, if you’re lucky, but those 15 to 20 runs that last less than a minute, will be the most intense windsurfing you will ever encounter.
Most of the top guys and girls are carrying 6 to 20 kgs of weight to carry them through the lulls and stop them getting lifted in the gusts and you are water starting a board only just wider than your foot and with less than 55 litres in volume with a relatively small sail in very strong gusty winds and that is before you have even got to the start line. So a combination of heavy weight and flexibility training together with good core stability is required prior to getting there and kept up with on the non-windy days in Lüderitz. So when you need it on that big day and it all starts to rock and roll you’re not left wanting and disappointed.