Kelly Slater Eliminated from World Tour for First Time in His Career   Yesterday was a big day in Western Australia. With the Margaret River Pro moving into the main rounds, approximately half of the men’s world tour was in danger of being dropped at the mid-season cutoff. A total of 22 out of the top 34 remain on tour after Margaret River, but with the fight requalification coming down to this event, no one below the top 10 line was truly safe.   View this post on Instagram A post shared by World Surf League (@wsl)   The round...

Harley Ingleby HI4 Surfboard Review Joe shares his thoughts on the Harley Ingleby HI4 surfboard after taking it out for a morning session. As a big guy standing at 6'3" and 240lbs, Joe found the 9'3" board to be perfect for him, with plenty of volume and great paddling ability. He also mentions trying a Thunderbolt board before, but this was his first time purchasing a Hi4. Joe talks about riding the board as a thruster so far and shares his plans to replace the quads with something new. Watch this video to learn more about Joe's experience with the...

What is Fin Rake? There are a lot of factors that go into making a surfboard work, from rocker and outline to rail shape and bottom contours. Fins are also a hugely influential design element, although most people only have a basic understanding of how their fins interact with the water and board. Most of our knowledge about fins involves the number of fins on the board and how they are clustered (i.e. single fin versus twin, thruster, quad, quad + stabilizer, etc.). But the actual design of the fins is also very important and can have a marked effect...