The different types of surfboard rails
Rails are one of the key elements of surfboard shaping.
Whether you’re “burying a rail” (setting a deep, powerful turn) or “grabbing the rail” (when the surfer grips the rail for added stability), you have to count on them on each ride.
And sometimes, when you “dig the rail” too much (to have an edge sink into the water unexpectedly), you often wipe out.