A run down of how to navigate the feather fins range and find the right fin for you
Feather Fins, based out of Portugal, is one of our favourite European fin brands. Feather Fins offer an extensive selection of fins in a wide range of materials and templates. This article aims to give an overview of the Feather Fins range to help you understand which fin best suits your needs whether it's speed or control, fast pivots or carving turns.
Feather Fins uses advanced materials providing a varying flex pattern to cater to a range of conditions and surfers. You can group these as follows (ordered from most flexible to most stiff):
Superlight
Designed for maximum flexibility and lightweight performance, these fins are ideal for surfers seeking a forgiving and responsive ride in smaller waves.
Ultralight
A step up in stiffness compared to Superlight, these fins use lightweight materials while maintaining a balanced flex for versatile performance.
Ultralight Hexa Core
Incorporates a hexagonal core structure to reduce weight while offering improved stiffness and responsiveness compared to standard Ultralight fins.
Ultralight Epoxy Hexa Core
Combines the hexagonal core with epoxy resin for enhanced durability and stiffness, making these fins suitable for high-performance surfing.
Fibreglass
Traditional fins made by layering fiberglass cloth and resin resulting in a stiff fin.
In terms of fin templates the majority of Feather Fins catalogue have a relatively raked template somewhere between an FCS/Futures neutral and carving fin. There are a few more upright pivot templates in the catalogue also, as shown in the table below.
Beyond thruster sets, Feather Fins have some great twin sets and a few really nice single fin options particularly for mid-length boards.
The table below shows how these characteristics combine and gives example fins you can find in the library:
| Speed Control | Balanced | Speed Generating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constructions | Fibreglass, Ultralight Epoxy HC | Ultralight, Ultralight HC | Superlight |
| Rake (Carving & Control) |
– | ||
| Neutral (Balanced) |
– | ||
| Pivot (Quick Turns) |
– | – |
Beyond the thruster sets shown above, Feather Fins also offers some excellent twin fin and single fin options:
You can also explore our single fin options including the Feather Fins Single 1/2 US for mid-length boards, perfect for those looking to experiment with traditional single fin surfing.
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