

Know before you go Start your 15-day free trial to Surfline Premium and get access to. In summary, let the Flat Earth blow your mind as a twin fin, or sip the serum in doses with a trailer fin.Īs Akila’s dad – the great, surfer-shaper Ben Aipa – would say, “HOOK IT!”Ĭoncave Single vee to Double vee rear out through fins. He had a lot of help from his longtime friend, fellow Momentum Generationer and Hawaiian shaper, Akila Aipa. Designed by Akila Aipa and dialed-in by Kelly Slater, this model is ready to be your go-to board whatever the conditions of the day.įinesse and flow in waves chest to head high, sized at your normal shortboard volume or a couple liters more.Įxperiment with a twin + trailer or twin without trailer, because this shape surfs on a spectrum from lose and slidey in smaller sizes with two twin fins, to grippy and drivey in larger sizes with a trailer added. Introducing the Flat Earth: a board built to shred ankle high to overhead surf. Combining the shaping traditions learned from the legacy of his father, Ben Aipa with progressive surfboard designs Akila Aipa creates some of the most sought after custom built surfboards in the world.

These are crazy times! When conspiracies become realities, and creativity manifests to functionality. Custom made Hawaiian Surfboards shaped by Akila Aipa in Haleiwa, Hawaii. The Akila twin’s fiberglass material combined with a wide base and extra tall height gives this fin maximum drive, while the thinner tip offers release and spring off the top. THE FLAT EARTH AKILA AIPA PERFORMANCE TWIN FIN - SLATER DESIGNS Designed by Akila Aipa, redefines the classic theory of the twin-fin design and transforms it into a more high-performance.
