About VMG

VMG Blades specialise in high end full custom carbon FW fins. We are based in Sydney Australia, testing in Botany Bay. The man behind the scenes is Chris Ting (AUS-5), but the origins of our fins go back over twenty years ago.

Originally Boogie was the man behind the FW fins of C3. He hit FW fame by winning the worlds with Kevin Pritchard (USA-3) in 2001 and 2002. Boogie had many more successes after that but retired from FW fins in 2006. (We often hear from guys reminiscing about Boogie’s fins and can’t wait to try a new VMG Blades fin).

Chris knew Boogie from the early days. Often providing feedback and occasionally inputting into the development. When Boogie retired, he wanted to see the great quality fins live on and offered to sell his IP and tooling to VMG Blades. We worked very close with Boogie in the early days to reproduce C3′s race winning standards. VMG Blades have since commissioned Boogie to develop the K fin and started an ongoing development program of perfecting the best layups. To learn more about How VMG Blades are different read on ….

About The Guy Who Builds the Fins
Australians have a reputation about being sailing junkies and Chris Ting is no exception. Chris first stepped onto a boat when he was six and was hooked. He’s been active in sailing for almost as long as he can remember. He’s raced competitively and built a Sports Yacht in 1993, which subsequently was on the cover of “Australian Sailing Magazine” Sept 1998. That was the first time he worked with carbon composites, creating a leading edge design in Sports Yachts.

When windsurfing hit the scene over 30 years ago, Chris took up the sport and has been competing in FW racing since it began in Australia. True to form, Chris started building his own windsurfers from formula to speed, learning a lot about design and hydro-dynamics along the way. He’s also the President of Storm-Riders Windsurfing Club in Sydney (www.storm-riders.com.au), so it’s necessary to do a plug for his club on Australia’s East Coast. He still holds the speed record for Narrabean Lake and welcomes anyone to beat his record.

Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Anthony Woodrow and Brett Morris. Without their early involvement with the project (and enthusiasm!), VMG Blades would never have made it. Both Anthony and Brett were involved in the early phases when we were apprenticed by Boogie. They are still involved, helping with development and testing of new models.
A special thanks to Boogie for his patience and to all the people who have helped with testing our various models over the years.