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Two’s Company

There’s something about a twin-fin surfboard that just feels right. In the water as the rider draws a racy line or in the racks of your local surf shop just begging for a test-drive, twin-fins have a certain magnetism that perhaps no other fin configurations do. Thrusters, sure, they’re the cream of the performance crop and make every surfer better and blah blah blah. But there’s a certain feeling, a certain flow, that has made twinnies an increasingly popular choice for a daily driver.

Once you get to your feet on a twin-fin, the appeal is obvious—pure speed. Without the drag of a center fin, the planing

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