The Value of Fins

One of the factors that prevents surfers from experimenting with new fins is the price. The $50-100 for a fin set is more than a drop in the bucket for most of us, especially in this economy. So how can we justify pulling cash away from our "New Board Fund" to invest in fins?

How can we afford not to? If we only have one or two fin sets for our quiver, there is no way we are getting the best performance out of all of our boards. Surfers will spend $80-100 on a board bag to protect their $650 board, so why settle for the base model fin set? That would be like getting a car cover for your Porsche but buying cheap tires. You select your board based on performance, right? So give it fins that will perform!

Another motive to invest in fins is to re-invent an old board. By switching up the fin on an older board you can breathe new life into it and fall in love all over. The best part is that the fin will be with you long after the board is put out to pasture. Fins will last you a lifetime as long as they are not left on you bumper, surfed without a fin screw, ridden into a reef, sold, or "borrowed" by your son's friends.

The surf conditions are constantly changing, why wouldn't you want to adapt to those changes? Here is a fin set that Futures has developed to help you get inspired.