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Lovelace v.Bowls (Volan)

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Slightly stiffer than your average flex fin and with a bit of additional rake, Ryan Lovelace designed the v.Bowls as his ultimate mid-length companion. What you'll find in this fin is positivity—great drive down the line and taut release out of your bottom turns when surfed with a heavy foot. Pair the v.Bowls with your favorite mid-length, and enjoy everything from trimming, refined micro-adjustments in the pocket, and long and drawn-out turns.

Our Volan fins are fine-tuned with precision foils as well as proper flex. Crafted with a labor of love these fins undergo the strictest quality control. Our Volan panels are meticulously hand-laid and templated ensuring optimal weave orientation and superior strength, with flex coming more from the body rather than just the tip. This enhances speed and projection off the bottom and through turns, making our Volan fins a pinnacle of the highest performance flex characteristics.

FORM, FUNCTION & FEEL

Lovelace v.Bowls (Volan)

Upright Tight TurnsRaked Drawn-Out Turns
Less Area LooseMore Area Stable
Speed Control Speed Generating Drive
Less Flex ResponsiveMore Flex Projection
Form | High area flex fin, ample rake, wide base with a full tip
Function | High drive, powerful carves, stable hold
Feel | Down the line burner, section wrapping bottom turns, firm responsive flex
Overall | Responsive and versatile single fin for waves with some push
SPECIFICATIONS
SIZE HEIGHT BASE AREA
7.75” 6.489” 5.420” 25.12”²
8.5” 7.093” 5.670” 26.55”²
MATERIALS & FITMENT
Construction | Solid Fiberglass
Finish | Raw
Fitment | Single Fin Box
Application | Screw + Plate
WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS FIN
  • High powered engine for a wide variety of single fin crafts
  • Heaps of drive and taught release
  • Enables powerful drawn out turns and crisp wraps back into the pocket

HISTORY & ORIGIN

We're thrilled about our long partnership with Ryan Lovelace, who has truly revolutionized the alternative surfboard scene. His meticulous attention to detail, strong work ethic, and dedication to hand-shaping, combined with his unique ability to blend vintage and modern designs, have carved out a special niche for him in the surfing industry. Ryan's journey with surfing began during family vacations to Hawaii in the 90s, where he started developing his connection to the ocean and first tried surfing at 14. By the age of 19, driven by curiosity and the high cost of new boards, Ryan started shaping his own. The positive feedback he received from riders and his growing dislike for the corporate world after studying business and marketing in college inspired him to pursue surfboard shaping professionally. Today, Ryan is recognized as one of the world's most accomplished hand-shapers. His boards have been featured in numerous prestigious surf publications, he boasts a global community of supporters, and he's even won the Icons of Foam Tribute to the Masters Shape Off. We're incredibly excited to have collaborated with Ryan over the past few years to share his fin templates and eagerly anticipate what the future holds for our partnership.

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