FCS Team News

Medina also claimed 6-Star WQS in Brazil

Gabriel Medina - FCS Pro : photo courtesy ASP

FCS recently announced the signing of Gabriel Medina in an exclusive deal that will see the young Brazilian superstar riding the FCS system, FCS Fins and FCS Leashes well into the future.

The talented goofy footer achieved some huge milestones in 2009, winning the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Championship, the Quiksilver King Of The Groms Title, and the 6 Star WQS Maresia Surf International in Brazil. These achievements, coupled with his incredible surfing ability, make Gabriel a perfect fit for the FCS brand.

FCS Brand Ambassador and former World Tour surfer Richie Lovett commented on the agreement,

“We are really excited to have Gabriel on the FCS team. He loves the products and he also has a good understanding of his equipment and fin performance. Gabriel is obviously one of the most talented young surfers in the world and we are happy to be supporting him with some of the essential tools he needs to achieve his goals in surfing”.

Having already achieved an impressive competition resume for a surfer of such a young age, Gabriel’s ‘high flying’ style of surfing has many touting him as a future ASP World Champion. Much like fellow FCS team rider Adriano De Souza, Gabriel now looks certain to carry the success of Brazilian surfing well into the future.

Gabriel joins Kelly Slater, CJ and Damien Hobgood, Julian Wilson, Jeremy Flores, Adriano De Souza, Owen Wright plus a host of other world class surfers on the FCS team.

FCS website – www.surffcs.com

Full range of FCS Fins online -

For some people Spring is the first time to dust off the Winter blues and get back out in the water. The holidays are here and it is easy to forget about work for a few hours and join your buddies down at the local break.

Thoughts turn to buying a new wetsuit, or a new board or maybe just upgrading (there is a credit crunch on you know!).

One of the things that quite often gets forgotten is the how important a good set of fins can make to a surfboards performance. If you are in line for a new set of fins check out the latest offerings from the FCS Fins stable – Fin Control Systems.

Their fin range is awesome, with fins for all conditions and board types:-

• Ultra Light Epoxy – unbelievably fast and free with incredible hold and drive on the rail.
• Performance Glass – solid performance and more from these old school hand-finished fiberglass fins that are perfectly cut and foiled by computer technology.
• Performance Core – a favourite with the Pros and will suit anyone who likes to push their surfing to the limits.
• Glass Flex – fast and smooth fins, that give better hold. Some come with flexible tips for a bit more forgiveness and control at high speeds.
• Longboard Series – great allround longboard fins including the classic dolphin, fatboy and cutaway shapes
• Composite Core – the versatile high performance RTM fin that features a new Composite Core (CC) developed for two of the most dynamic surfers in the worls; CJ and Damien Hobgood.

If you need any convincing just how good FCS fins are, you just need to check out last years podium places and see who was riding them.

Kelly Slater Signature Fins

Throughought last season Kelly Slater alternated between his two signature FCS Surfboard fins (the K2.1 and the K3) to fine tune his boards for the conditions and achieve those incredible victories.

The FCS K-3 and FCS K-2.1 feature two different side fin templates. The K-3 feature a swept back tip for added drive and hold in down the line waves and is ideal for long open faced turns. The K2.1 is a fast and lively fin ideal for high performance surfing in tighter sections and features a more compact upright design.

FCS K3 PG Fins as used by Kelly Slater

Sunny Garcia Signature Fins

Big man, huge turns. Sunny designed this fin to carve and hack the guts out of any wave in the world. A lively fast fin for larger surfers in the FCS Performance Core construction. FCS Sunny Garcia Fins.

Download the FCS Fin Poster and Guide and see the entire range.

Check out the latest prices and deals for FCS Fins over at Sorted Surf Shop