Channel Islands Surfboards

CI Team Warms Up at Lowers

Watch CI's CT team riders (Barron Mamiya, Joao Chianca and Lakey Peterson) test out new boards for the upcoming WSL Lowers event. They are also joined by team riders Brisa Hennessy, Kai Kushner & King Nicol

Filmed by Sean Lesh

#ciSurfboards #Lowers #ChannelIslands

What Do You Think of Bobby Martinez Now?

One of surfing’s most candid voices and unforgettable talents goes on the record with our managing editor Whitman Bedwell in our current issue’s “What Do You Think of Bobby Martinez Now?”

“I’m proud of what I’ve done,” says Martinez in TSJ 34.2, “but I have a hard time patting myself on the back, like, ‘I’m a good surfer.’ Because it doesn’t even matter. Being a good surfer doesn’t make you a good person. Or a happy person. And I feel like I was able to figure that out and chase what’s important to me. Once I stopped caring about being a ‘good surfer,’ my life really started.”

Read the full feature here:
https://www.surfersjournal.com/editorial/bobby-martinez-profile/

Film by Sean Lesh and Channel Islands Surfboards.

Raw Session — Dane G x Feb's Fish

Watch a small day in CI's backyard with Dane Gudauskas enjoying the speed of a Feb's Fish. This session is captured as is with no editing. Enjoy.

Our Feb's Fish is the latest result of Michael February's never-ending curiosity for exploring new lines through designs shaped by Britt Merrick. Mikey asked Britt for a traditional fish outline but that it have a contemporary engine (modern bottom contours, rocker, etc.) and finely foiled rails so it could be ridden at the highest performance levels possible.

During its R&D revisions and refinement, Febs discovered this new fish comfortably covered a wide range of conditions: from dredging tubes in Mainland Mexico, to high lining with ease at Rincon, to effortlessly getting up on rail and hitting tightly arcing turns with full commitment and confidence at places like Jeffrey's Bay and Morocco, to groveling at Emma Wood. It is now a staple board in his travel quiver and is his go-to design when just cruising at home.

See more on Feb's Fish here: https://cisurfboards.com/products/febs-fish

Watch Mikey February ride his signature fish model here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS5ZQoNbgZQ

Filmed by Sean Lesh

#ciSurfboards #FebsFish #surfboards

Brisa Hennessy: Welcome to the Team!

We are beyond psyched to welcome Brisa Hennessy to the CI family. Let’s go!! 🔥

Instagram: / @brisahennessy

FEB'S FISH TOUR -- Lead up to Launch of Spearfish

During the weeks leading up to the launch of Mikey February's new surf edit "SPEARFISH", we took to the road so people in Florida, Outer Banks, New Hampshire, SF Bay Area, SB area, Malibu and San Diego County could try his new model featured in the film: the Feb's Fish. Those few weeks were quickly recapped by our Global Team Manager Brent Power.

Watch "Spearfish" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS5ZQoNbgZQ

Find the Feb's Fish at your local CI Dealer or here: https://cisurfboards.com/products/febs-fish
#FebsFish #ciSurfboards #MikeyFebruary

SPEARFISH — Mikey Feb’s Fish

SPEARFISH is a surf film that documents Mikey February testing and finetuning a new signature model he designed with Channel Islands Surfboards, dubbed the Feb’s Fish. Watch him draw fast, beautiful, precise lines and gauging turns on this twin fin fish in Mexico, Morocco, California, Maldives, and Indonesia.

Spearfish was created by Mikey’s new video platform “Spearhead Unlimited,” with primary filming captured by Ian Thurtell, editing by Sam Smith and an original musical score by the Albert Bof trio.

Find the Feb’s Fish by CI Surfboards at your local surf shop or here: https://cisurfboards.com/products/febs-fish

STOCK DIMENSIONS
5’3 x 19 7/8 x 2 ¼ — 28.5L
5’5 x 20 1/8 x 2 5/16 — 30.5L
5’7 x 20 ½ x 2 7/16 — 33.8L
5’9 x 20 7/8 x 2 ½ — 36.3L
5’11 x 21 1/8 x 2 5/8 — 39.7L
6’1 x 21 ½ x 2 ¾ — 44.0L
6’3 x 22 x 2 7/8 — 49.7L

MIKEY’S DIMS
5’5 x 20 1/8 x 2 5/16 — 30.5L
Mikey is 6’3 x 165LBS.

The Feb's Fish is the latest result of Michael February's never-ending curiosity for exploring new lines through designs shaped by Britt Merrick. Sometimes Mikey's requests are for original concepts, while other are his new take on a classic design. The latter was the case when he asked Britt for a traditional fish outline but that it have a contemporary engine (modern bottom contours, rocker, etc.) and finely foiled rails so it could be ridden at the highest performance levels possible.

During its R&D revisions and refinement, Febs discovered this new fish comfortably covered a wide range of conditions: from dredging tubes in Mainland Mexico, to high lining with ease at Rincon, to effortlessly getting up on rail and hitting tightly arcing turns with full commitment and confidence at places like Jeffrey's Bay and Morocco. And of course it could grovel at the places like Emma Wood. It is now a staple board in his travel quiver and is his go-to design when just cruising at home.

The Feb's Fish is available stock in PU with two color options and in White Spine-Tek.

#MikeyFebruary #FebsFish #cisurfboards

Team Edit: Dumpster Diver 2

Watch some of CI's leading Team Riders in a purely surf action "TEAM EDIT" for the Dumpster Diver 2.

The idea for this board came when Dane was riding his original Dumpster Diver while filming "Out of the Rafters" edit for Chapter 11 last year. He was was tripping out how how tiny and short the Dumpster Diver felt and wanted to build a longer - modernized version that still tapped into the magic of the original.

The DD2 has a wider nose and tail, more nose and tail rocker, and a more subtle single concave. These updates, among other tweaks, allow the board to excel in a wider range of conditions and letting your rip as hard as you think you do.

Dane also made a special set of fins for the board, that will work well in other designs if you like that slightly 2+1 feel.

Ride 1" shorter than your Happy Everyday.

See film's credits for list of Surfers, dimensions, filmers and music.

#DaneReynolds #DumpsterDiver2 #surfboards

North Shore Field Notes

Britt Merrick and CI’s Global Team Manager Brent Power just spent a few weeks on North Shore to dial in quivers for CI's CT 2024 Surfers: Joao Chianca, Barron Mamiya, Lakey Peterson, Imaikalani DeVault, Alyssa Spencer, and Matt MacGillivray.

They met everyday, surfed, talked about the boards' pros and cons, took notes and went home to fix any needed refinements. The work they did collectively on dialing in boards will ensure these CT surfers are 100% ready for Pipe and Sunset—there will be no second guessing what they are riding, regardless of whatever Mother Nature has in store for those events.

The video is a fly-on-the-wall view of Britt and Brent's time with these 6 surfers, and includes insightful commentary about how they approached this process. And, of course, there was lot of great waves and surfing as the backdrop to their R&D sessions.

So what are they riding? The team is mostly on custom dims of popular CI Performance models such as CI Pro, 2.Pro and Happy Traveler. You can see their quivers and dims here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C06y_SirRsb/?img_index=1
https://www.instagram.com/p/C1DWZLDPQBK/?img_index=1
https://www.instagram.com/p/C1GDP2dPk3O/?img_index=1
https://www.instagram.com/p/C1IF7WVvrbp/?img_index=1

Barron Mamiya: Welcome to the Team!

Welcome to the team Barron Mamiya! We are beyond stoked to work with you. LFG !
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Filmed by Parker Davis

See more here www.cisurfboards.com.
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#ciSurfboards #BrittMerrick #BarronMamiya

Bobby Martinez Winter Warm Up on his Quad

Bobby on his 5'2 x 19 x 2 5/16 Bobby Quad

https://cisurfboards.com/products/bobby-quad

filmed by Sean Lesh

#BobbyMartinez #cisurfboards #BobbyQuad