Album Asymmetrical Regular

A three-fin set drawn by Matt Parker of Album Surfboards for regular-foot asymmetrical boards — one large toe-side fin and two smaller heel-side fins.

Sold as a set of three in solid fiberglass, FCS compatible, in black. An asymmetrical board has a different rail and a different tail on each side, so this set answers with different fins on each side instead of a mirrored pair: one big fin on the toe side, two small ones on the heel side. It is stance-specific — this is the regular-foot layout, and the fins are not interchangeable from one rail to the other. Album and True Ames developed and tested it together.

How that reads

The toe side is where a turn is driven from, so the single large fin goes there — base and area enough to hold a bottom turn and project out of it. The heel side does the tighter redirects, and gets two smaller fins instead: less area concentrated in any one place, so the tail comes round quickly and lets go when asked. Both rails stay engaged through the transition, which is the whole point of an asym.

Who it suits

Asymmetrical boards built around a regular-foot stance, with the three-plug layout to match. Surfers who ride one direction most of the time and want each rail set up for the job it actually does — driving off the bottom on one side, turning tight off the top on the other — rather than a compromise shared between them.