Wayne Lynch Involvement 4/50 review: a secondhand limited-edition single fin

Updated 2026-09-19

The Wayne Lynch Involvement is a 6'10 single fin, number 4 of a limited run of 50, bought secondhand through a classified ad. Built around 2000, it has become enough of a reference board that other shapers have borrowed it to copy its outline.

What it is and why I bought it

I bought this Involvement secondhand in August 2014, a stringerless PU board with a curved rocker, hard rails and a flat-with-slight-vee bottom running into a full-length mild vee double concave, finished with a rounded pin tail. It is an eggy pintail retro step-up, numbered 4 of an edition of 50, and at the time it was not widely known that new boards from this shaper were even available to order, which made the secondhand find feel like good timing.

How it surfed

Its best wave came at Sunrise, at a top speed of 25.2 km/h (about 15.7 mph) over a 107 metre ride, using an 8 inch Christenson fin. That is in keeping with its role as much a piece of surfing history as a board in regular rotation. Its outline has been notable enough that other shapers have borrowed the board specifically to take the floor plan off it, a mark of how well regarded the shape still is decades on.

Who it suits and who it does not

A stringerless, retro pintail single fin like this suits someone who values design heritage and wants a smooth, curved-rocker board for nice, smooth waves rather than anything demanding. It is not the board for someone chasing modern high-performance turning or a wide range of conditions; the wave range logged is 1 to 6 ft, ideal at 3 ft, matching the gentler surf this retro step-up shape suits best.

What happened to it

It is still in the rack. It cost $3,100 and carries an asking price of $1,999, but a numbered, limited-edition board with this much history behind it is a keeper rather than something likely to be sold.

Questions people ask

Why is this board numbered 4 of 50?

It is part of a limited production run of this Wayne Lynch design, and the register records it directly against the model name as number 4 of an edition of 50.

What fin works on the Wayne Lynch Involvement?

An 8 inch Christenson fin is the setup logged against this board.

Why have other shapers borrowed this board?

Its outline is well regarded enough that other shapers have taken the floor plan off it directly, using the board itself as a reference for their own shaping.

For the full spec sheet, see the current quiver. For other single fins in the log, see the Keyo Cheetah and the AQSS Bronze Whaler. For more on buying a board secondhand, see buying a used surfboard.