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Understand the Different Surfboard Fin Configurations

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Summary: Learn how to choose different surfboard fin configurations, like the thruster, and how these configurations change the way your board reacts to the waves in this free video series.

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Pat Weber Pat Weber is the founder, owner, and head instructor of the San Diego Surfing Academy. Pat started surfing at the age of 6 and has 40 years of surfing experie... read more

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Understand the Different Surfboard Fin Configurations

Hi! This is Pat Weber with the San Diego Surfing Academy for expertvillage.com. When you are just starting out, it doesn't really matter whether it's got 1 fin, 2 fins or 3 fins so long as it has a fin for stability. For the longest time, a single large fin in the center was the best thinking, and it is still a valid concept. Two fins out on the rail creates fast, loose surfing, but for stability on a vertical face, 3 fins in a configuration called a thruster. Nothing compares; it's the choice of pro's since the 80's.

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