Finology
Everything about this fin, explainedOverview About this fin What it is, who it suits, and it on film
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WHAT IS A VECTOR FOIL
It is a proprietary Futures foil with a concave surface on the inside of the front fins, increasing surface area, water attachment, and lift.
WHAT IS A 3/2
3/2 complements the Vector with an extra 3 degrees of cant and 2 degrees of toe, introducing a twist to the foil for improved planing angles in sharp turns, creating lift and hold deeper into the maneuver.
PERFORMANCE BENEFITS OF THE VECTOR 3/2
The Vector 3/2 is a Speed Generating fin, maximizing water attachment over multiple planing surfaces, resulting in lift and reduced drag. The concave surface and twist in the upper half provide a unique grip and projection sensation, delivering fluid speed generation in smaller waves and powerful connection and increased speed in larger surf, resulting in faster and improved turns.
Helps connect turns while generating and maintaining speed with a more predictable engaged feel.
BENEFITS OF THE SCIMITAR TIP
Originally developed in 2006, The Scimitar Tip is flattened edge at the fin's trailing end, tightens the turn arc by reducing the template's length. This complements the 3/2 foil's lift and speed design, enhancing the feeling of release from turns while maximizing the foil properties throughout the fin's template.
- Template Category | Neutral (all-around , versatile)
- Construction | Alpha
- Ride Number | Speed Generating
- Size | Large (80+ kgs)
Construction Alpha NetPlusMade from recycled fishing nets
A collaboration between Futures and Bureo. Recycled fishing nets combined with Futures carbon-and-air-infused Compound 6, moulded in California — upgrade-fin performance with a far lighter footprint.
Ride Number 4–6 · Balanced
Futures and Bureo
The initiativeDiscarded fishing nets are the most harmful form of plastic pollution in the ocean. Futures worked with Bureo to turn that waste into fins — the first surf fin made with recycled nets.
Impact
35,000kg and countingOver 800 million tonnes of fishing net are discarded into the ocean every year. Futures has already turned more than 35,000 kilograms of recovered net into Alpha NetPlus fins, cutting the demand for new plastic.
Compound 6
Carbon and air infusedDeveloped with 3M — lighter than Honeycomb and more resilient than a standard injection-moulded fin. Carbon for strength, air for lightness, in the most advanced injection material Futures makes.
Flat foil
Reliable and familiarThe most widely used foil in the range. Controlled and stable, good for late drops and stalling for the barrel, and predictable in every condition.
Precision tooling
Moulds cut in-houseFutures designs, cuts and polishes the Alpha moulds themselves in Huntington Beach. That level of control is what keeps the tolerances tight.
Template Neutral The middle ground
Enough rake to hold, enough upright to turn tight. Neutral is the all-rounder of the three templates and where most surfers land — it does not force you into a style, it just does what you ask.
Specifications This fin's numbers Area, height, base, angle and foil
Ride Number 4–6 · Balanced How Futures rates every fin
Feel = Flex + Rake + Foil
Futures rates every construction on a 1–10 scale. Low numbers hold a predictable line and control your speed. High numbers generate speed and snap out of turns. Three physical properties combine to produce it, and they are not weighted equally — flex counts for the most, then rake, then foil.
Solid, engaged, predictable. Built for powerful conditions.
All-around. Drive, hold and looseness in equal measure.
Springy, fluid, responsive. Built to create speed from nothing.
Flex is how much the fin bends under load — soft generates speed, stable controls it. Rake is the sweep of the outline — upright turns tight, laid-back holds long. Foil is the cross-section — a V or V2 foil feels fluid, a flat foil feels engaged.
Sizing Which size am I? Sized to rider weight, not board length
Futures sizes fins to the surfer, not the board. Find your weight, then fine-tune with construction and template once you know your size.
XSmall / Grom
35 – 50kg
Small
45 – 60kg
Medium
55 – 80kg
Large
75kg+
The bands overlap on purpose. If you sit on a boundary, size up for more hold and drive, or down for a looser, easier-to-turn feel.
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