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