I had my reservations about the machado quads. They just look foreign to me and I worried that it would be too much fin. I rode my seaside in a few different quad setups but none of them gave me enough drive through turns. I popped in my good old trusty AM large sides with 3.75 flat trailers and that felt really good. Having success with the AM's made me start to think that I could possibly like the machados since it has an even longer base while still having the small trailers for release. I'm so glad that I bought them. I had an amazing session this morning in clean 3ft waves. I was flying down the line and flying through my turns. Snapping off the lip was a breeze, and just had an amazing time out there. The search is over.

So wild! I just bought this board there from James last month! He was so incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. Their store and management is truly amazing and blessed my socks off. I can’t wait to return and get this twin fin set next time now. Thanks so much another awesome video Noel. I won’t have gotten this awesome board with all your super helpful videos on it. You guys rock!

NVS fins for life. Hands down the best fins I’ve used

cant wait for the review =) this is sick.

Ive got the Seaside already 3 months ago, had some sessions with it and from my experience, the board as a ton of drive but I can’t do really easy turns with it. It holds a lot. Funny to see different reports here than mine. I am going to switch from the quad fins from RM to Twins and see if it gets any better. My other quads are much more loose… I’m 5,10-61kg and my RM is a 5’5”.

James, what up!!?? Where's that custom go fish? Stoked to try this seaside out!

Yeah so stoked on this review! Ive been pumped on this board for a few weeks now. Picked one up yesterday and can't wait to hit the surf with it!

Seaside my best all rounder I’ve tried now. Future fins. Front quad fins use Machado Pivots. Rear quads use Hayden shapes HS 4.2" Splayed 80/20. Goes mental in all wave types.

Seaside is a lot of fun. Just surfed it in 2’ plus overhead beach break. Couple times it got drifting dropping in but that was because I didn’t get my rear foot back far enough. After I adjusted sooo good.

Choppy small mush half the time and during swell, blown out 5-6ft punchy waves the other 49% at the home break. should i opt for the seaside or go fish? any other board recommendations appreciated, thanks.

Noel, stoked you're pumping these reviews out, especially the new Seaside! Have you surfed it in larger surf? Wondering how it'll do in overhead to double overhead? I saw Rob surf it at a tad overhead perfect Chopes but that's self explanatory. Also, just a filming tip, get your guy on a video monopod for those longer takes. The Manfrotto 561BHDV1 is what we use. Cheers

I'm relieved to see this. Got a fishbeard yesterday and they didn't have the Al Merrick keels in stock, so I went for the Machado keels

Hi Noel, thanks for your insights. I am 5'11 tall with 209lb, intermediate/advanced surfer. Since some weeks ago, i am riding a 5'9 with 38 L, Patterson Devil Fish, with the quad fin settings. I've tried it with the Machado quads, and with the AM Keels on small weak surf. However, i am making a trip to Chicama in Perú, 6 ft faces of solid swell on the forecast. Which setup do you recommend for me? Please if you can give me some in depth advice on why one or the other. Thanks a lot. Cheers!

Hey Noel ! I LOVE yours reviews ...... So i ve bought a Seaside Firewire and a Holy Grail HS after your review about it . A question for you : Split keels could work on the Seaside ? (i ve used it on my Chumlee firewire ) I cant wait my seaside !!! i would receive it in March ...

Dang got me jonesing, I'll take one of everything and that dude's jacket too.😁 Thanks noel👍

Hi Noel, thanks for all the work you do on these reviews. I just picked up a 5.8. but all I have handy fin wise for the time being is a set of Medium Reactor sides and a set of Performer rears (I'm 6'0 77 kilos thereabouts). Do you think they are going to work in it, or lack drive/ be a bit squirrelly? Many thanks! C

Hey Noel, did you ever try medium quad sets on this board. Since the bottom contours are a board eat board style, and you found that medium vs large fins made the moonbean magic, I wondered if that same logic would apply to the seaside.

Brother, where are you surfing in these clips? Great style, speed and flow.

Hi Noel, another awesome review, thanks! For a 5'11 155 lbs + 4/3 wetsuit most of the time , upper intermediate surfer who usually rides a 31-32 liter daily drive, what size would you recommend? I try to go up a tad on my smaller wave boards, but want to avoid being too corky or boat like. Thanks!

*Fun fun fun!*

Hey Nole, I live in the Sunset Cliffs Ocean Beach area and I have my mother's original 5'6 Lis fish. I'd like to invite you to come down to Newbreak and go for a surf on it. The only rule is you have to surf it like a twin fin not snap under the lips no reverses, no airs. Just good old speed and rail2rail carving and tubes. If you are interested hit me back on the comment will put it together film it

How about just popping out the back fins from the seaside quad set when its small or are they not good to surf as twins?

Hey Noel. Did you end up trying out the Seaside with the Machado keels? If so, how did they go?

Would you consider a show where you try a lineup of thrusters as twin fins or twin plus stabilizer. I have recently don't this to one of my thrusters and it's a boom.

Excellent !

Noel so I got my SeaSide 5”11 including a Rob machado fins set and then I realized i should get a smaller board instead maybe 5”6 or 5”9. Because the SeaSide 5”11 some how a little difficult for me to turn. Anyway so I put those 2 machado quad fins on my Superbrand Unit 5”9 and LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING I personally feel like there are wheels underneath my surfboard when I surf... is Super floaty almost make me feel like I’m foiled surf. Can you explain to me how it that happened?

Have you tried the curved AU fins? I would love to hear your opinion on them.

Noel - have you had a chance to try the seaside with the Machado keels yet?

Oh man, I thought this was the full review. Glad to hear the twin fin works too. Im going to have to get the twin set as well. Ive got the Rob Quad. As soon as this swell dips a bit I'm out there on this thing. Until then its Gamma time! Whens the full review

What do you think about trying them on the Channel Islands Rocket wide with the swallow tail??

@surfnshowreviews7777 Would you recommend the Machado quads for dominator 2 as well? Otherwise, what other quads would you recommend for it? I am looking into buying something from a local store, your fins unfortunately aren't available where I am

Hi, witch board size Noel Salas ride in the video ? and witch size he recommend compared to gofish volume ? thanks

Do these Machado quad fins come in only one size? Thanks

Seaside vs RNF Retro? Which one turns better/more performance?

you look good my friend. succes

Trying to make the decision about which keel fin to buy for my seaside, does anyone have experience with the Machado keel? or the ci is the way to go?

How about for guys 200lbs plus, the Machado specific fin set only comes in one size, surely they don’t work in a 5’2 and a 5’11 equally well?

Do u prefer this over CI twin for SD ?

I bought a Seaside 5’5 two weeks ago. Had about 5 surfs on it. I'm 5'9 and 11 stone. I’ve got another 2 weeks to swap it for another board from the shop I bought it from if I want to. It grovels ace but over chest high in steeper waves it starts to feel a little less manageable. Perhaps I just need to get used to it but it slid out doing cut backs a couple of times on steeper waves, which I'm not used to happening to me on my daily driver board, (5'9 29.5 ltrs tri fin). I’m using the Machado quads. I probably could swap it out for a smaller one however, in the interest of grovelling and making the 5'5 more versatile, what fins might make it hold better Rastovich quads??, is it just me, or the board size?

Has anyone tried the seaside Machado quad fin setup on the el tomo?

Futures PC vs FCS PG, thoughts?

I know what I'm getting for Christmas :)

Hey Noel How would the large Machado Quad fins made for the Seaside go in a Cymatic? If anyone has experience trying this out please feel free to chime in too. Cheers Dave

Do the machado fins come with the board?

Anyone saying that Rob does not matter and this board shape is even older than Rob? Why is everyone up on the Nob of Rob? $ maybe?

what a moneymaker first they sell you a board for 800 to 900 bucks! then they charge you . a 130$ more for the fins to the board. wow!!!so the idea is that you work 50 hours a week to make enough money to buy these things so you can surf one hour a week LOL