- Residential & Commercial
- Objects
- Insights
Product Design
Cubicle Surf
2020
Pete Alport
Blue Forty was approached by surfboard shaping guru Travis Yamada of Cubicle Surf to assist in the design and production of a new type of surfboard fin. Inspired by 1980’s longboard “hatchet” fins, Twangers seek to be the opposite of that: a high performance, hard charging shortboard fin. Selecting an ultra strong G10 composite, allowed for a thin foil profile with minimal drag.
The hatchet-like fin profile itself was performance driven. We pulled as much surface area out of the waist of the fine, placing it along the trailing edge. This material shift allows the surfer to load up kinetic energy into the fin in a hard turn, which is released on the exit. The thick base provides consistent drive down the line and improves the predictability of the fin release.
Contact Cubicle Surf to get yourself a pair!
Thickened base maintains steady drive down the line
Moving surface area from the fins waist to the tail creates predictable loading and release
An array of logos create unique branding experience
Thickened base maintains steady drive down the line
Moving surface area from the fins waist to the tail creates predictable loading and release
An array of logos create unique branding experience
