Salute to Freedom - OPS Force Fin

OPS, our Oscillating Propulsion System, attaches to our Launch Pad Foot Pocket. It has a long narrow blade that tapers to a point, to draw water similar to the way in which water wicks to the end of a leaf. When you kick it oscillates like an eel! When locked into its flat position, the blade is flexible. Twist the blade at its point of attachment to stiffen the blade and shorten the oscillation for more sprint acceleration, when confronting current!
The dynamics of the Fin Blades that attach to the Launch Pad System can be changed with a twist of your wrist while you're underwater and underway!

Force Fin and Ocean Futures Society salutes the freedom of all marine mammals everywhere. This piece was shot in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands under the ocean's surface off the island of Kure during a Ocean Futures Society/KQED expedition for the Jean-Michel Cousteau Ocean Adventures TV series "Voyage to Kure"
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The camera operator was Paul Atkins
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Force Fin Diver Blair Mott.
Designed and built exclusively for the Ocean Futures Society Dive Team.
   • Hand Crafted OPS Force Fin  
http://www.oceanfutures.org

Truly a smart design and with the ability to adjust the blade to various stiffness and shape on the fly - puts it in a class of its own.

Enjoy this video as we salute all of the free swimming Marine Mammals of the world.