thought this was well done… the twin fin by Greenough in 62’ so ahead of the curve…
www.surfresearch.com.au/f.html
Great to scroll through the history of fins.
Good stuff.
The twin fins that slide back and forth like a single does are before my time, but has anybody ever put them assym so the board turned constantly? I’m thinking making it turn up the wave while surfing backside, for super fast bottom pivot turns. You’ll just have to deal with it while doing other stuff.
Way ahead of the curve in 1982 :-)
Buttons with the infamous my 17 fin board .
Greg, you can’t just drop that pic and not offer up the back story. Please.
All the best
The ‘‘history’’ as presented, is incomplete at best. Numerous omissions, and errors, as to dates and attributions.
no doubt, however, with surfing’s anecdotally based history, a commendable effort it is
with dozens of tribes scattered around the globe, each with it’s own story and history
be a herculean task to pin down the tribal collective into a no gaps linear flow
in fact impossible, too many arguments of who did what and when
besides, more fun to just talk story…
You all have to keep in mind that surfresearch is an Australian website. (hence, the .com.au) So there will be a regional slant in their view. It is a good resource for many things, but by no means is it an authoritative reference on surfbaord design and evolution.