The tails are unisex and made to swim in, and have a monofin that acts like scuba flippers fused together. People can use the tails for mermaid performances in aquariums, at events like birthday ...

Entrepreneur Tom Glanfield displays three Great Tail Trail mermaid sculptures at Sandbanks, supporting Julia’s House children ...

“A lot of people think being a mermaid/man only entails buying a tail, but there is so much more to it,” Nikky Wegloop shared.

Silicone tails take some practice, so professionals advise newcomers to start out swimming in fabric tails, typically made of spandex or a hybrid material, or monofins.

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The Great Tail Trail auction in Bournemouth raised £200,600 for Julia's House children's hospice, selling mermaid tail sculptures by local artists.

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They can meet "real" mermaids, who can take photos with them, tell them stories, or coach them on how to swim with their tails in deeper parts of the water. They can also dress as sharks.

They can meet "real" mermaids, who can take photos with them, tell them stories, or coach them on how to swim with their tails in deeper parts of the water. They can also dress as sharks.

They can meet "real" mermaids, who can take photos with them, tell them stories, or coach them on how to swim with their tails in deeper parts of the water. They can also dress as sharks.