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 ...

Posted: September 13, 2025 | Last updated: September 14, 2025 The number of fins in a surfboard has a dramatic influence on how a board responds and the style of surfing that is best suited to it.

I have a new 10′ Infinity epoxy noserider, and I am having trouble with my technique riding the nose (all the way) and controlling the edge. (Note: My board has what is called a “Cluster V”, meaning ...

This started out to be a brief recap of my 60 years of surfing and how the sport, lifestyle and I evolved through the many changes. Last week we left off in 1968 in the middle of the “Shortboard ...

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 ...

Australian surfer and shaper Neal Purchase Jr. has combined the best parts of a single-fin and a twin-fin in a new surfboard design he calls the Duo. Neal Purchase Jr. (NPJ) is an Australian ...

While pretty much all surfboards have fins that improve their directional stability, those fins are typically fixed in one position. Dilling SurfCraft boards are different, though, in that their fin ...

The time has come. You’ve finally got your new board in your hands after saving up the necessary cash and/or waiting for your shaper to finish the thing. Now comes the hard part – you must figure out ...