Lovelace FM Twin Fiberglass

Ryan Lovelace's FM Twin: a large, fairly upright twin with a double 50/50 foil, drawn for the fin placement on his FM boards.Lovelace designed this pair around the FM model's unusual placement — the fins sit over 2" off the rail on his mid-lengths and run nearly parallel, with or without a leading fin depending on the rider.

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Fin SystemFutures

Color — black

Designer: Ryan Lovelace

The Fin

Ryan Lovelace's FM Twin: a large, fairly upright twin with a double 50/50 foil, drawn for the fin placement on his FM boards.

Lovelace designed this pair around the FM model's unusual placement — the fins sit over 2" off the rail on his mid-lengths and run nearly parallel, with or without a leading fin depending on the rider. That placement is why the fin is foiled 50/50 on both sides rather than flat on the inside, and why it carries considerably more area than an average twin: 5.66" deep on a 5.84" base, 22.46 sq in per fin.

How that reads

A double 50/50 foil works the same either way water meets it, which suits fins set well off the rail and close to parallel. Combined with the area and the near-upright template, it gives speed, positive drive and the ability to lean a board over and hold a heavy rail carve into a long arcing turn. It is not a loose, skatey twin, and it was not meant to be.

Who it suits

Lovelace's own advice: an FM if you have one, otherwise mid-length twins, larger surfers on 6'-range twins, or anyone who likes to weight the rail and load up drive. On a small board under a light rider it is more fin than the shape will use.

If this is not the one

Riding a single-fin mid-length and want a hint of side fin rather than a twin? The Lovelace Side Bites - Futures Compatible (Solid Fiberglass). Want four fins instead of two? The Lovelace Piggyback Quad (Solid Fiberglass).