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10 Best New Tec-Style Fins
ScubaLab and its team of dedicated testers put six new tec-style, open-heel fins to the test. Here's how they stacked up against one another—plus, four more we have our eye on.
ScubaLab Testers' Choice: Apeks WTX BC

Part of Apeks’ line of tec-oriented wing systems, the model we tested was built around a new ultralight travel plate, 18-pound-lift single tank “donut,” one-piece harness and SureLock weight system

ScubaLab Best Buy: Cressi Travelight BC

The restyled Travelight offers enough stability, comfort and amenities that it’s easy to forget it’s not a full-featured jacket BC with a rigid backplate.

ScubaLab Testers' Choice: Mares Prestige 2 MRS+ BC

This latest model from Mares shows how manufacturers continue to distill all the best qualities of jacket-style BCs.

Video: 60:Second ScubaLab - Aqua Lung Axiom i3 BC

Aqua Lung’s Axiom i3 is loaded with features designed to solve all of diving’s little hassles.