Fifteen years ago, if you would have asked a surfer whether they preferred glass-on fins or removable fins, they probably would have responded with a quizzical look. This is because removable fin systems like FCS, Futures Fins, and Fin-S didn’t arrive on the surfboard fin design scene until the early 1990s. Since then, however, removable fin systems have become the standard … [Read more...] about Glass On Vs. Fin Systems like Futures Fins
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Surfing’s Elite Gather at Eddie Aikau Quiksilver Opening Ceremony
Top big wave riders and respected surfers gathered at Waimea Bay for the opening ceremony of the 29th Annual Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau. “The Eddie” big wave event waiting period began Dec 1st and will hold until Feb 28th. The contest will only run if the waves reach an excess of 20 feet Hawaiian scale at Waimea Bay on the north shore of O’ahu. The event is held … [Read more...] about Surfing’s Elite Gather at Eddie Aikau Quiksilver Opening Ceremony
Justin Bieber Can’t Kickflip
Its official, everyone skateboards, from bulldogs to Bieber. Teen idol Justin Bieber was spotted at a skatepark in Sydney, Australia last week. But Justin Bieber Can’t Kickflip after trying he couldn’t land a kickflip, but he did take off his shirt and snap a few skateboard selfies for Instagram. Actually Bieber has several skate pics posted on his Instagram account and a few … [Read more...] about Justin Bieber Can’t Kickflip
5 Tips for Packing Your Surfboard
Nothing is worse than traveling half way around the world and arriving at an empty, perfect surf break only to open your surfboard bag and discover that your favorite stick has been crushed, mangled, and dismembered by disgruntled airline baggage handlers. To avoid the heartbreak of a smashed tail, snapped nose, or broken fin, be sure to reference the following five tips prior … [Read more...] about 5 Tips for Packing Your Surfboard
Why Materials Matters When it Comes to Surfboard Fins
When Tom Blake nailed a scavenged metal boat rudder to the bottom of his surfboard in 1935, he altered the course of surf design and forever changed the act of surfing itself. Since Blake’s first iteration of the modern fin, shapers and board designers have been implementing their own versions of these stabilizing additions, creating and testing fins made of an array of … [Read more...] about Why Materials Matters When it Comes to Surfboard Fins