article_snippet.sent: Forget packing snorkels or body boards this summer, the latest beach craze for those wishing to spend their days in the surf has a more mythical twist.
article_snippet.sent: the Merfin has arrived on UK shores.
article_snippet.sent: After taking off Down Under, the Merfin is now available to buy in UK, with the country's sole stockist, online retailer Gigi Brooks, reporting brisk trade.
article_snippet.sent: Ali Lovegrove from the Lincolnshire-based stockist  told FEMAIL that the Merfin has been 'very popular' in recent months with a rush expected as beach-goers prepare for their summer breaks. '
article_snippet.sent: As the weather has been warming up in recent weeks we have seen an influx in sales from surfing hotspots in the UK including Cornwall, Devon and Wales and, as we ship worldwide, we have sent an influx in sales from surfing hotspots in the UK including Cornwall, Devon and Wales as far as Japan.'
article_snippet.sent: She added that the company had been attracted to the Merfin because 'there is absolutely nothing like an influx in sales from surfing hotspots in the UK including Cornwall, Devon and Wales in the market'.
article_snippet.sent: In 2011, She launched a website and started selling the Merfins out of Australia, and by the next year they were in stores around the country.
highlights_snippet.sent: UK stockist says the product has been 'very popular' in recent months .