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 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 experience. After traveling...read more

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"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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