Fins are sharp – arguably the most dangerous part of your surfboard. But they don’t have to be.

SurfCo Hawaii makes Pro Teck fins, “with flexible leading and trailing edges designed to enhance board performance and reduce fin cuts,” according to the company’s website.

They’re available with rigid to flexible cores, depending on your ability level. The company says “the flexible edge also creates a ‘rudder action’” for “tighter and more fluid turns, similar to the fins of dolphins and sharks.”

These fins have saved me from injury more than once. And who doesn’t want to surf like a dolphin?

Buy Pro Teck fins here. European readers can buy them from Blue Tomato here.