Seawing nova fins are dangerous

[Qasar]

Following good reviews from this forum I bought a pair of seawing nova. I used them for the first time on a small boat (35ft boat) trip. A boat with plastic deck. Unfortunatly I put my fins on and tried to move towards the edge for a rolling over departure. I flew over the deck with all my gear and cylinder and fall very hardly, hurting badly my arm and leg.
What has happened? In fact the seawind nova have no anti skid below, just pure hard plastic points. How imagine that with fins of such a price you don't have that basic protection? It's impossible to stay up with these fins on a plastic boat deck? Is that normal?
So please M Scubapro could you answer?

 

[rhuntley]

Not to be in any way rude but you are one out of a hundred thousand consumers and one incident like so doesn't mark the fins as dangerous. I don't believe many fins are made with "anti-skid" in consideration, the only pair with something of that like to my knowledge is the Hollis f2's, but I believe that is simply for design. Essentially, the operator, not the product. In the end, you are learning through trial and error, that is how we learn, right?

 

[CT Sean]

Not to be in any way rude but you are one out of a hundred thousand consumers and one incident like so doesn't mark the fins as dangerous. I don't believe many fins are made with "anti-skid" in consideration, the only pair with something of that like to my knowledge is the Hollis f2's, but I believe that is simply for design. Essentially, the operator, not the product. In the end, you are learning through trial and error, that is how we learn, right?

Not to argue because I do agree that one accident does not make a product dangerous, but I have 3 different brands of fins under my bed and all three have some rubber cast into the foot pocket for anti-slip.

 

[alewar]

You shouldn't be walking around with your fins on...

 

[cb5150]

I'm sorry you were hurt, but I fail to see how it was the fault of the fins. Carry your fins to the edge of the boat, put them on and giant stride in. Or, sit down, put them on and back roll in. I don't understand all the walking. Fins are not made for walking.

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[hroark2112]

Wet dive boats are dangerous. I fell off one and nearly drowned!!! Took me over an hour to get out of the water.

 

[Wookie]

I have been on hundreds of dive boats. Not one of these dive boats briefed putting your fins on and walking to the entry point. I own a dive boat and we have never briefed putting on your fins and walking to the entry point. You, however, along with many of your fellow divers, seem to be smarter than those of us who do it for a living, and sometimes that results in you taking a trip and fall. I have seen this a number of times.

I'm implying that the dangerous thing here isn't the seawings, but perhaps not listening to the briefing.

 

[djtimmy77]

It is common practice locally with the drift diving cattle boats for all the divers to get in the water together quickly...Therefore people put their fins on in their seat and walk to the back to jump in. Some boats are better than others for having plenty of things to grab on to. People do fall down on occasion.

 

[acteg]

Just wanted to add that in Jupiter, doing drift dives, you gear up including fins and walk to the entry point. Generally the crew helps your walk and there are railings available to hold on to. That being said, I have seen some nasty spills on rolling decks. Since I use force fins, it's easy to walk and easy to climb the ladder with my fins on.

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[Wookie]

I've not been out on JDC's boats, but I was out on Scuba Works boat when they had one. Even there, we were allowed to put our fins on and walk to the gate, but were discouraged from doing so, and strongly cautioned that if we did, we stood an excellent chance of falling. Seems just as easy to jump in with fins in hand and put them on while descending.

This isn't rocket science. If your feet become 2 1/2 feet long and you have 60 lbs on your back on a pitching boat, you stand an excellent chance of falling, and if you do, an excellent chance of getting hurt.