True Ames and Tyler Warren have teamed up to create some really unique glass on fins. These are hexcore RTM with solid glass on top. They are still super light and have a fine tuned flex.

Finally! Glass on quad fins These Tyler Warren quad fins have a flat foil on the front fins and 80/20 foil on the back fins. These are Solid RTM Hexcore and are super-light.

The Modern Keel This is a speedy fin design for a twin fin shape. A modern keel fin template by Tyler Warren. These are RTM Hexcore fins with solid glass on top. Super light and excellent flex. This Fin Features an 80/20 foil for smooth clean powerful turns.

Last but not least we are offering the "Bar of Soap Fin" The Tyler Warren Bar of Soap fin is designed for the small Twin fin "bar or soap board" These boards typically come in sizes 4'11" to 5'3" and are super wide and compact...Much of Tyler’s inspiration in designing the “Bar of Soap” came from his experience riding two of Richard Kenvin’s Hydrodynamica Project boards: The White Pony and Casper. Both of these boards were inspired by the hydrodynamic planing hull surfboards created by Bob Simmons 60 years ago

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Come and check out True Ames at the Surf Expo this January 12-14. We will be there with all of our latest fins... Everything from Stand Up Paddle fins, to our wide range of single fins, as well as system fins for FCS and Futures compatible. We'll be at booth #2065 - See you there!

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True Ames has a new fin template to offer. This is a Canvas / Christian Wach fin template. Its large area allows an old log to draw sincere lines on the nose, while the upright rake keeps the board lively on the tail.

Here is a trailer for the new Canvas surfboards movie:

Canvas Surfboards The Movie from George Trimm on Vimeo.

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Screwin' Round Blues from Future Enigma on Vimeo.

Here is an interesting concept. Going from a quad to 5 fins. This small trailer fin that Kelly Slater has bee riding lately adds more drive to the quad setup. Slater has been switching it up between a standard thruster and quads. Check out the True Ames version of this fin here.

5th Fin Production / Photo: Brandon Read

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This is an interview published in the latest issue of DEEP magazine. Here is an online version of the mag, we're on page 13. Thanks to Brandon Read for taking the time to answer a few questions.

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OCEAN BEACH, San Francisco/California (Wednesday, November 2, 2011) – Kelly Slater (USA), 39, has claimed a historic 11th ASP World Title today, clinching the year-long pursuit with his advancement out of Round 3 at the Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco.

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Just a glimpse of the possibilities at a wave called "impossibles." This shot was from a few years back when Bali was still relatively uncrowded. It's hard to believe sometimes that there are uncrowded pristine waves setups still in existence. Maybe not on the small island surf mecca of Bali, but for sure within the thousands of miles of coastlines around the globe, there are sure to be some dream waves to be had. Some are within driving distance from your homebreak, some are by boat over rough seas, and some are hours or days by plane. You have to explore to discover!

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COASTING from Matt Kleiner on Vimeo.

Josh Kerr and Asher Pacey take a quick vacation South of the border for some warm waves and cold beer. Take a 10 minute break and check this out. A good clip to get you amped before your next session...

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In the small town of Coolangatta on the Gold Coast of Australia's beautiful wave rich eastern edge, there was a wave called Kirra. She still exists but her face has changed forever due to a combination of erosion and beach nourishment programs during the last few decades. Now don't get me wrong, she is still beautiful, but back in her prime, she was a perfect 10 with unbelievable shape and form, endlessly peeling across the sand bank. Today the wave is a bit shorter and not as ruler edged, but can still give you the tube of your life. With the strong currents and sand pumping, Kirra's waves are ever-changing and unpredictable, but on the right angle swell and tide there are some epic waves if you can keep your position in the lineup.

Here is a shot from last year during an off season swell. This wave is seriously breaking in about a foot and a half of water with super fast sections and a current that will make your arms sore. In the moment ( an unidentified Kirra local gettin' shacked )

to download this image as a wallpaper for your desktop check out the wallpaper page here.

* Prior to 1840 — Kirra is not known by its current name and is rarely visited by white settlers.
* 1840-1910 — The first white holiday-makers start to visit.
* 1910-1920 — Holiday-makers increase, making Kirra a popular recreational beach area.
* 1930s — The opening of the South coast road increases the popularity of the southern Gold Coast as a holiday destination. Camping was very popular for families because Kirra had a long beach and a low-lying dune system.
* 1960-early 1974 — The Tweed River breakwaters combine with a series of low-pressure weather systems to result in serious sand erosion. This brings the high-water level to just below the coastal road.
* 1970s — Big Groyne built at Kirra's south end.
* 1995 — 30 metres taken off Big Groyne to help fight erosion at Greenmount Beach.
* 2001 — Start of Tweed River sand bypass project.
* 2003 — Little Groyne completely buried in sand.
* 2006 — Project launched by Griffith University Coastal Management Center to restore the beach

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Got another free wallpaper screensaver here. (click the link below image for download) This was a shot from a few weeks ago. A bit of the Southwest swell was mixing in with some Northwest peaks. Was on my way back walking along a bluff when I got this shot. These are futures compatible CI fins. They work really well with this Simon Anderson 5'10" squashtail. The best part about these fins is that the work great in small waves around waist to chest high but also got me into some solid overhead waves down south last month. Good all around choice for shortboard fins!

True Ames - Free Surf Photography Wallpaper 1280 X 960

True Ames - Free Surf Photography Wallpaper 1920 X 1080

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