For over 20 years I headed north to the Byron Bay malibu Classic for my one and only contest for the year . It has always been a Single fin only contest and this was due to a tradition that was the only way . From the time I first started surfing up til now I've always ridden single fin , except for 2 boards ,one short the other long , which had multiple fins. I think my main reason for continuing with Single fin was due to my style of surfing and a long and wondrous development of the boards I rode over the years, that have now culminated into what I and generally everyone rides now. The best thing in favour of a single fin was its size , it usually is larger than any multiple fin and the foil can be individually tuned for each board so the water flow over the foil was used as thrust out of turns and generally give you a feel of total RUDDER control when turning or down the line racing.
Now we have a resurgence by a lot of young surfers riding single fin ,old school 60/40 rail boards and to me it was annoying to see the fins that were being put on these boards, big ,wide area and, nearly lacking any hydrodynamic foil whatsoever on them ,which will keep the board in first gear only. For noseriding this is OK but, for everything else the board's a slug and a change of style with the fin can turn it into all round riding machine that will give you endless fun in all types of surf.
If your serious about riding single fin and want the real feel of one give me a call , I said it before " fins ain;t fins " and a well , fully foiled one is the answer for Single fin lovers
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