Futures Mark Richard’s 2+1 Fiberglass Twin Surfboard Fins

The MR Twin+ 1 set combines the best performance features of a twin fin and a thruster. Pure twin fins are fast, loose, highly manoeuvrable, and responsive, and the addition of a small stabilizer fin adds an extra degree of drive and control.

These MR twin fins from this set are also big enough to be ridden in a pure twin fin configuration but will work in virtually any size or shape board in an optimum surf size range of 1 to 6 feet. "Being pure foiled fiberglass, the construction of my new Futures Fin set mirrors the traditional flex characteristics of a hand-foiled fin eut from a multi layered fiberglass fin panel.

The 2+ 1 configuration gives the board a twin fin performance feel with additional speed and manoeuvrability. The small real rear stabilizer fin adds a degree of positive control and predictability. The outline temp for the MR Twin Fin set plus rear stabilizer is over 20 years old. 1 developed it around 2000 in response to a request from Soeda Surfboards Japon to make some twin fins for the team riders. My pure twin templates have a wide base and are very upright with not a lot of rake. So, 1 decided to design a new twin fin and small stabilizer template. Feedback from the Soeda team riders was positive, they loved the boards. The moment I got the feedback I got excited and shaped myself a modern twin fin with the 2+ 1 set-up. 24 years later l'm still surfing with these fins and totally frothing on them!!!"