Thruster: the revolutionary fin setup by Simon Anderson
The thruster is the world’s most widely used and spread surfboard fin setup. Here’s how the three-fin configuration changed surfing forever.
In under 100 years, the sport of surfing witnessed several engineering and hydrodynamical revolutions.
They went from 20 feet (six meters) and 77 pounds (33 kilograms) to six feet (1.82 meters) and six pounds (2.7 kilograms).
