Spare blades

The shore break can be fun but also heavy on blades if you catch the spoon in the sand and pull the shaft against the gate...

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Croker will sell you blades that have been used in the World Champs without breakages and other manufacturers such as Swift have beefed up Coastal-specific designs.

Pay your money and take your choice - remember that blade failure in a single is difficult to recover from without a support boat - if in doubt, don't go out.