How to Choose Fins - by Blue Planet Surf
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- Operations Manager Kevin Fung, walks us through the basics of SUP and surfboard fin selection. Namely, how many fins you need, why fins are important, and how fins are constructed.
With most Blue Planet boards, there are five fin set ups you can use. We've listed them in order of popularity in Hawaii:
#1 2+1 or thruster
#2 Single fin
#3 Quad Fin.
#4 Twin Fin
#5 Five Fin (Guitar Pick Center Fin)
In this video, Kevin explains which set up you'd want to use for certain conditions.
He also dives deep into the five basics to fin design.
#1 Base
#2 Height
#3 Rake
#4 Template
#5 Construction
Some of the other features we didn't have time to cover in the video are:
Fin Thickness: In general, thinner fins have less drag and are faster, but are not as forgiving as thicker fins.
Fin Profile/Foil: The main thing to quickly comment about fin foil is that it is there and you should be aware of it. The foil is the face contour of the fin. There are so many different designs for fin foil that if you have any questions, you should reach out to your local surf shop experts.
Using this knowledge, you will have all the resources you need to prepare your board for its next water adventure.
We feature a large assortment of Island Fin Design's in this video. Feel free to contact our shop about Island Fin Design Inventory, or visit the Island Fin Design website at: islandfindesig...
We also feature a large assortment of Futures Fins in this video. Feel free to contact us about our Futures Fin inventory, or visit the Futures website at: futuresfins.com
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Mahalo Kevin! You know your stuff about fins. Great breakdown...Aloha!
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Very good commentary and very informative
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Awesome video guys. Great information.
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Excellent!
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Scandinavian basketball team = 5 Fin set up!
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Fantastic. Thx!
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Hoping maybe you can help me out on a fin related question. I recently picked up a Redline 11 longboard and I'm looking for proper fins for it. I am running it as a single for now, but I want to run a 2+1. My go-to breaks are NorCal point breaks and what I'm really after is fins that would enable me to make powerful, projecting bottom turns, pump down the line for speed, make big carves out on the face, but I would still be able to sneak cheater 5s in on the right wave. I'm a big fan of burying the rail and digging into a strong carve.
Is there such a 2+1 combo that would be able to help? If I understand correctly, I would want a center fin that has a wide base, maybe decent rake. But I'm still having trouble understanding flex and how that relates to drive/projection/speed.
Great video, though, thanks for this! I didn't realize how difficult it would be to find resources on how fin design influences the surfing style. Even on fin websites, their descriptions are vague. I get that I just need to try it, but I want to have at least some place to start.
Thanks again!
Mahalo for your comment Tom and we really appreciate you reaching out. Ultimately from what you’re stating above, you’re asking to have a fin setup that provides optimal performance on both ends of the spectrum. Unfortunately the physics of the surf world wouldn’t allow such a thing. Eg you can’t have a rocker line that optimizes glide while simultaneously allowing for the best performance in the pocket just as much as you can’t have a fin setup that is simultaneously optimal for speed generation and speed control. With that in mind I would agree with your comment that you’ll want to look at fin setups where your side fins have more base, have a stiffer material (especially at the base of each fin) and you’ll want to lean more toward a thruster than a true 2+1. Depending on your weight you should try and sample side fins in the 4.5” range with a center fin in the 5”-6” range. You’ll want all of the fins to be a stiffer material (eg solid fiberglass, fiberglass/carbon, carbon fiber) and look for a center fin with a wider base (no cutaways). At the end of the day, some fin setups turn average boards into magic boards, and other fin setups turn some boards into duds so there will be a trial/error period testing out different combinations of fins based on size, shape, material, position, etc. Don’t forget to play with the positioning of your center fin too. A half inch too far forward could make it too loose and a half inch too far back could make a board to stiff. As you’re well aware, everything in the surf world is about balance. You’ll need to test different setups to see where you can find the best harmony and balance between you, your board and the ocean. Hope that helps. -Kevin
Hello, a doubt about the stabilizing fins, do they have the main function of assisting in the direction of the stroke or more as the lateral stability improving the balance of the rower? I ask about paddling not surfing..... thank you and congratulations for the work.
The side fins provide hold when turning on the rail of the board while surfing waves. If you are just paddling in flat water, they are not necessary and create extra drag, so if you are not surfing/ turning the board on the rail, you are better off using just a center fin. 🤙🏼
@@blueplanetsurf thank you very much for the feedback on my question good paddling and good business
@@miroribeiro8237 no problem!
I’m new to surfing, and I have a 6’3 board but I need to buy fins. It had a 3 fun set up, but I don’t know what size to do for the fins. So I assume I can do a 2 + 1 or a thruster? But what length of fins
For a 6’3 short board you will probably want a thruster Setup with three same sizes fins, around 4 ¾” long fins to start with but try different setups to see what you like best.
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Can you tell us where we can get 'Nubster Fins' for the single inbox, they seem to be very illusive
Where are you located? I just googled “nubster fin” and found many options online in the US that fit US boxes, futures and fcs, plus we carry them at our shop.
@@blueplanetsurf Australia, Melbourne. In my searches I too found many for FCS and Futures, but I am after the ones that are compatible (fit in) with the single fin box... that is the illusive part! I have been to your online store and could not find any.
We don’t have them on our website but I’m pretty sure we have some in our shop, email us at blueplanetsurf@gmail.com if you can’t find em in Australia 🤙🏼
but if you already chose em its too late
You can never have too many fins 😎
Hahahaha. Mahalo for the comment Martin. I saw your comment when you first posted it after our video was released. Appreciate you helping us make the correction to the UA-cam title. We'll have to do a caption or something to adjust the "in video" title. -Kevin Fung
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Lol i dont even surf :)