McTavish Bluebird
McTavish Bluebird

McTavish Bluebird

By True Ames
$81.00 USD
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McTavish Bluebird - Single Fin, Solid Fiberglass. First used around 1970 on Bob McTavish's seminal single-fin Bluebird, this template remains a go-to performance single-fin option for pointbreaks and down-the-line surfing. A medium base with a well-balanced curve and raked outline provides strong drive, hold, and smooth release, making it a powerful yet maneuverable choice for classic Bluebirds and other performance-oriented single-fin shapes.

Fin Construction: Solid Fiberglass
Designer Name: Bob McTavish (Robert M. McTavish)
Designer Origin: Queensland, Australia
Designer Bio: McTavish was hailed by Australia's Surfing Life magazine as the "Most Influential Shaper of All Time" and was a key architect of the 1960s shortboard revolution alongside George Greenough and Nat Young. His holistic board-and-fin system thinking—emphasizing how hull shape, bottom contours, and fin placement work together—shaped modern surfboard design methodology.

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