Beneath the Surface: Crosby Colapinto

We caught up with Crosby Colapinto to talk fins. And we caught him at an interesting time. He was just about to smash through the ceiling on the WSL Challenger Series and qualify for the Championship Tour and with a simple swap of the fins, Crosby turned his favorite board into something even better.

These insights from Kekoa [Bacalso] — FCS’ resident fin guru — and Crosby might just be enough to get you experimenting. With some interesting analysis between the FCS2 Kolohe and Filipe fin — two different styles of surfing — Crosby has diagnosed which to use and when for his magic boards.

Learn about Crosby’s go-to equipment around home, what he prefers to use in better waves, and what you’ll likely see him riding in Hawaii in some bigger surf for the kickoff of the 2024 WSL Championship Tour at Pipeline and Sunset Beach. Crosby is on the path to expand his mind when it comes to harnessing speed and drawing lines and it all starts with the fins.—Brandon