While there’s no way to learn about fin configurations that compares with actually riding them, these are just some of the basics on surfboard fins. When looking at surfboard design and performance as ...

Before 1980 it was all about the twin-fin. Then, in 1981, Simon Anderson invented the thruster, and his three-fin setup was quickly adopted as the gold standard for high-performance surfing around the ...

When humans started riding surfboard-type vehicles towards the shore, whether it was in Hawaii or Peru, those first wave-riding craft were finless. The boards were simply pointed towards the shoreline ...

When Tom Blake took a stabilizing fin off a motorboat and bolted it to the bottom of his hollow surfboard at Waikiki in 1935, he set in motion a fascinating process of development and refinement that ...

Surfers have been experimenting with fins ever since Tom Blake commandeered a keel off an abandoned speedboat and screwed it into the bottom of a paddleboard in 1935. In the century that followed, ...

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When it comes to getting into standup paddling, so much emphasis is put on the board and paddle that it’s easy to overlook one of the sport’s most essential elements: the fin. When it comes to getting ...

Ready to hang 10 and catch some waves? If you’re just beginning your surfing journey, it’s no surprise you need to start with the right board to suit your experience. It’s important to know what to ...