{"title":"Winter Essentials 2025 - Rob's Accessories","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"prestige-machado-2-1-fin-set","title":"Machado 2 + 1 Fin Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Machado 2 + 1 Fin Set is Rob Machado's Twin plus trailer template designed specifically for his most versatile hybrid yet, the Machadocado.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarting from a more upright, performance template rather than a keel, this template enables tight turns and extreme control, while still providing the drive of a thruster. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIt has the glide and slide of a twin fin with the added transitional control provided by a small rear trailer, the Machado 2 + 1 Fin Set was designed to enable the freedom of Rob's favorite fish with the control of his favorite thruster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfected for what Rob calls \"transitional moments\" when transitioning from rail to rail, the Machado 2 + 1 Fin Set creates more controlled sensations when connecting lines than a traditional keel fin. \"You can push the 2 + 1 in turns, and it will hold whatever line you're trying to draw,\" says Rob Machado.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSingle Tab variants are compatible with Futures' fin system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSingle Tab variants are compatible with Futures' fin system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Firewire","offers":[{"title":"Single Tab (Futures)","offer_id":47814964674905,"sku":"FMTW1-O-3-TWN-3GRY","price":130.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/2250\/2819\/files\/RM_2_1_33cab310-3bac-4fb1-b304-69404e279e2a.png?v=1707875288"},{"product_id":"prestige-machado-seaside-quad-fin-set","title":"Machado Seaside Quad Fin Set","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOur most popular quad fin set, designed by Rob Machado for his Seaside model.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey have the drivey and basey feeling of a keel fin set, but they also work in any quad fin board you put them in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSingle Tab variants are compatible with Futures' fin system.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe design story of the Seaside Quad began with the Go Fish in around 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI rode the Go Fish with keel fins. I’ve always loved keel fins. And at the time, I had never loved quads. I had never even really ridden quads before 2018.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSometime in early 2018, I began synthesizing the Go Fish board model into what would become the Seaside board model, and I had a moment where I recognized something that most of us take for granted about quad sets - they’re all derived from the design of a thruster set. For example, you can look at your favorite thruster set and add two quad trailers to it, and the trailers look just like the front two fins but smaller. Quad fins are, just in general, inspired and designed in the spirit of thrusters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut at the time I was riding a keel fin in my Go Fish, and since I had no history with quad fin sets prior, I began designing a quad fin set for the Seaside that used a twin keel set as a starting point, not a thruster set as a starting point.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat I landed on is a quad set with the same drivey, basey feelings of a keel fin set, designed specifically for the Seaside, but it also works in any quad fin board you put it in. It’s the best of keel fin feelings, distilled into quad form for any quad shape you ride.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eToday, this new and updated version of my original quad set was improved to create more of a balanced and all-around performance characteristic across a variety of different surfboard shapes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe front two fins are slightly more raked back than the original, and the two quad trailers are slightly more upright than the original. 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