Archive for the ‘Surf Equipment’ Category

Dec 17 2009

Top 5 Surfboard Tail Designs

Posted by Pike at 7:00 am on December 17th, 2009 to Surf Equipment, Surfboards.

When choosing what kind of board you are going to buy a question you are going to want to ask yourself is, “What kind of tail do I want on my board?”

Surfboards come with all kinds of tails.  Square, Squash, Diamond, Fish, Swallow, Bat, Pin, Thumb, Moon, and the list goes on.  These are the [...]

Dec 4 2009

Future Fins: Vector II FSG Fins

Posted by Tim at 11:40 am on December 4th, 2009 to Fins, Surf Equipment.

Some of my favorite fins to put on my boards back home in California are the Vector II FSG Fins by Future Fins. They are simple fins, and don’t look like anything special, but they work great in the California surf. These specific models are designed for lightweight surfers to use in mushy to rippable [...]

Nov 16 2009

Stewart Surfboards: The Solution

Posted by Tim at 7:00 am on November 16th, 2009 to Surf Equipment, Surfboards.

I’ll start off by saying that this is not the type of board I normally ride, so for me it kind of sucked, but I’m going to review this board based on what it was meant for by the shaper. I’m a small lightweight guy that prefers high performance shortboards. The Solution by Stewart Surfboards [...]

Oct 30 2009

Session Saver: The Quickest Quick Fix Available

Posted by Chris at 7:00 am on October 30th, 2009 to Board Repair, Surf Equipment.

A while back Tim wrote a post on some surfboard ding repair products that I feel do an amazing job at fixing your surfboard between each session. These are products that you can literally put on your board and have a watertight fix in a matter of minutes, something all quick fix kits should have [...]

Oct 19 2009

Channel Islands Surftech Ksmall: Part I

Posted by Tim at 7:00 am on October 19th, 2009 to Surf Equipment, Surfboards.

If you really want to get a Surftech board, then I suggest being patient and finding a good deal on one. If you want one of these guys brand new they usually cost in the $700+ range, but I have gotten two of them in the past 6 months, the Stretch F4 Bat-tail Quad and [...]