Fin Adjustment

Your surfboard manufacturer will generally install the boards fins in the most advantageous position and the shaper normally leaves “a shapers dot” to indicate where the back tip of each fin should rest. If in any doubt, always re-adjust your fin settings to this position.

Adjusting Toe-In and Toe-Out

Toe-In/Toe-Out refers to the direction the leading edge of the foil is facing relative to the centre stringer to the board.

The centre fin should always be exactly in line with the centre stringer, Both side fins should always be toe-ed in by the same number of degrees, unless the side fins are not positioned directly opposite each other.

Adjusting Splay / Cant

Fin Splay refers to the angle the fins are placed relative to the underside of the surfboard, or the number of degrees the fin tip is offset from the fin base. Fins splayed outwards would result in the fin tip being more towards the rail of the board compared to the fin base.

Adjusting Fore / Aft Movement

Fore/Aft movement refers to the vertical placement of the fins relative to the tail of the board. Moving the fins “aft” or backwards would bring them closer to the tail, whereas ”fore” or forward would move them further away from the tail.

3 Easy Solutions to increase your boards looseness /responsiveness

Problem: A stiff and unresponsive board that is difficult to turn, especially top and bottom turns as with cutbacks.

3 Easy solutions to improve your boards drive and down the line speed:

Problem: Lack of drive and down the line speed when surfing along an open face. Typical symptoms are when you’re unable to make it comfortably around close-out sections or where you lack sufficient speed in your approach to a top or bottom turn.