Ellis Ericson 'Feathers' Quad x True Ames

Ellis Ericson designed The Feathers Quad using inspiration from the George Greenough Power Glide 45.  The Feathers Quad incorporates a number of district features including a full leading edge that quickly transitions into a concaved inside foil. Built for speed, control and performance, the neutral elliptical shape of this design provides a high level of versatility. 

The Feathers Quad began with a familiar outline and a long relationship with how it moves through the water. The initial inspiration came from Ellis' many years riding and refining boards influenced by George Greenough’s Edge Boards. The Feathers Quad fins were the natural next step in the progression of the surfboard design. Leaning back into where it all started, Ellis took the head of the Power Blade and brought it closer to the surface of the board. Creating a template with a short base, compact footprint, and distinctive clubbed tip. There is so much going on with the surfboard; the goal of the fins was neutrality. Something responsive and lively without feeling forced, stiff, or overly directional.

"its the power glide head turned into a quad with an inside foil" — Ellis

An inside concave helps promote laminar flow, keeping water attached to both sides of the fin as it loads and releases through turns. Quad setups inherently introduce more surface area and more drag, so each fin needs to justify its place. The Feathers Quad was designed to stay engaged under pressure, providing feedback when pushed instead of feeling flat or passive. When all four fins are working together, the board feels energized rather than bogged down.

Ellis Ericson Feathers Quad (Golden Light)

Ellis Ericson Feathers Quad (Smoke)