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I remember owning what you might call a 'Magic Board' – you know, the kind of board that just seems perfect in every way.
I was roughly 10 years into my surfing experience when I picked it up second-hand at a surf store in Cape Town. After seeing it on the rack and holding it under my arm, I knew that I had to have it...
If I asked you who first came up with the 3 fin concept on the 'modern' shortboard, what would your answer be? If you're like most people, you'd answer that Australian board shaper, Simon Anderson, first came up with the three fin concept around 1980, right? Nope, read on ....
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As with every design aspect of your board, the tail has a lot to say about how your board performs, and more specifically, how it feels through turns. Although it accounts for a relatively small percentage of your surfboards surface area, you may be surprised at how differently one tail feels over another.
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Surfboard fins have come a long way since the old days when your 'skeg' was 'that 8 inch long pointy thing on the bottom of your board used for steering'. What with the advent of removable fin systems, surfers are nowadays faced with a heck of a lot of choice. Here is a quick guide to help you on your way to understanding fins better.
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Sean