Channel Islands Surfboards

G Skate Demo Tapes: Indonesia

The G Skate Demo Tapes' Indonesia edition follows our CI Team for a week around Bali. Surfers include: Parker Coffin, Cam Richards, Tai Buddha, Charly Quivront, Miguel Tudela, Kian Martin, Ryuki Waida and Ketut Agus. They lucked into week of cooking surf while all riding the G Skate that the Gudauskas brothers had worked closely with Britt Merrick.

For all these boys it was their first time riding this new design, and as you'll see, this skatey style of board allowed them to draw some very creative lines at high speeds. This edit captures the radical surfing that went down during those sessions.

The goal of the G Skate project between the G Bros and Britt was to create something fresh feeling that turned well in good surf but skated with ease through the not-so-good stuff. There was one major stipulation during its development: the G Skate had to still perform at the highest levels possible. They achieved this by shortening their typical shortboard rail line by 5” and adding curves and contours in key places that would keep them on top of the water and not hinder their turns in any way. Adding a 2 + 1 (twin plus trailer) fin set-up tied the whole concept together.

The G Skate has a lot of get up and go speed thanks to its light single to double concave, low entry rocker, wide point forward—and its contemporary shortboard rails provide all the precision and control you could ever want.

This stoke-infused collaboration also yielded an all-new Merrick / Gudauskas 2 + 1 fin set for the G Skate, and they also found that the AMT (2 + 1) fin set up works very well. The purpose of this twin plus trailer fin set-up was to offer the beautiful “free feel” of a twinnie yet have the refined control of a thruster—which is critical in creating a board that accommodates the broad spectrum of approaches between all three G Bros. For those that prefer traditional thruster set-ups, their favorite 3-fin set will work well in this design—giving surfers twice the options and value.

The G Skate serves as a strong utility piece in any quiver where fun and performance are the goal. Ride this board 3” to 6” shorter and the same thickness as your CI Pro.

Visit your local surf shop to learn more, or check the G Skate out here: https://cisurfboards.com/products/g-s...

For stock dimensions, what the surfers were riding, and who the filmers are please see the credits in the film or click link above to see on board description page.

If you are in Bali, be sure to stop at one of our three Channel Islands Surfboards shops. And be sure to order your quiver of boards before you arrive so you don't need to haul a big board bag over there. Contact https://www.instagram.com/cisurfboard... for more info about how to order your boards, or simply to learn where the stores are located on Bali.

#ciSurfboards #ciGSkate #BrittMerrick
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CI Twin Pin x William Aliotti

Twin Pinning with William Aliotti. The Twin Pin is a versatile and very reliable twin fin design by Britt Merrick and Mikey February that will never leaving you wishing you had a third fin.
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On your next trip to Indo we can have a board like this made ahead of time and ready upon your arrival in Bali. In fact, we can have an entire quiver waiting for you. Contact @cisurfboardsbali to organize. Or stop by one of our three surf shops in Bali to round out your existing travel quiver.
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vid by @liquidbarrel and @kanduiresort
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#ciSurfboards #ciTwinPin #WilliamAliotti

CI's FREE SCRUBBER x William Aliotti

Free Scrubbin' with William Aliotti. The Free Scrubber is a fun twin fin design by Britt Merrick and Tom Curren.
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On your next trip to Indo we can have a board like this made ahead of time and ready upon your arrival in Bali. In fact, we can have an entire quiver waiting for you. Contact @cisurfboardsbali to organize. Or stop by one of our three surf shops in Bali to round out your existing travel quiver.
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vid by @liquidbarrel and @kanduiresort
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#ciSurfboards #ciTwinPin #FreeScrubber

G-SKATIN' THROUGH INDONESIA // Surfing the new Channel Island G-Skate

Before jumping into the weekend, check out Charly Quivront’s new clip for his “Où est Charly ?” surf series! Cruising through Indonesia on his new weapon of fun from Channel Island.

''As Indonesia had a really slow start of the season with really poor swells, I luckily had a G-Skate in my board bag this year and trust me, this board saved half of my trip. Just pure fun on that board.

From average to quality waves the board was super polyvalent and a perfect weapon of choice in the smaller surf were I didn’t feel like surfing my regular shortboard.''

Filmed & edited by Simon Levalois-Bazer
Additional filming Alessio Saraifoger

Introducing the CI Log with Devon Howard

The all-new “CI Log” is a finely tuned traditional longboard. The goal of this design was to create a balanced longboard that could do it all—from tip to tail. It also had to perform at the very highest levels possible, while remaining true to the genre—by having a single-fin and no edge in the tail. Shown here is CI's Devon Howard putting a 9’9 stock dims CI Log through its paces, demonstrating its great range, balance, speed and flow.

Further details: No edge in the tail helps facilitate the board’s incredible hold and sense of control while blasting through sections on the nose. To offset the tail draggy, boggy nature soft railed longboards are notorious for, CI's Britt Merrick looked to partner with master craftsmen and longboard sensei Wayne Rich. "Wayno" designed and shaped the CI Log's unique low apex rail to provide more drive, sensitivity, and certainty through turns than a typical “log” design would offer. He worked closely with Devon Howard to finetune the CI Log concept via his rider feedback. Devon, as you may recall, had spearheaded the CI Mid and TPH models.

The board’s overall performance characteristics are enhanced by having a wide hipped outline just behind the center point, giving riders added leverage to effortlessly swing the board around for setting up noserides or if wanting to ride in and around the pocket with ease, speed and control. The blunted nose design is intentional: It allows the front of the CI Log to be somewhat narrow 12” back from the tip which helps it fit easier into a high, tight pocket while at the same time provide plenty of surface area for you to comfortably perch all 10.

The CI Log is available in colorful resin craftsmanship (6-6oz. decks with 6oz. bottoms) with a satin sanded gloss resin finish, or clear with a T-Band stringer. CI also worked yet again with Wayne on designing a custom single-fin to enhance the board’s performance characteristics. The CI Log and fin are both available now at your local surf shop or cisurfboard.com.

Find the CI Log here: https://cisurfboards.com/products/ci-log

Find the CI Log fin here: https://cisurfboards.com/products/ci-log-fin

This video was filmed by Mini Blanchard

#longboard #surf #ciSurfboards

G Skate Demo Tapes: Australia

The G Skate Demo Tapes' Australia edition follows Pat Gudauskas for a week as he meets up and surfs with fellow CI Teamriders Wade Goodall, Jordy Lawler and Kalani Ball. They lucked into week of cooking surf while all riding the same design Pat had worked closely with his brother (Dane and Tanner) and Britt Merrick. Some opted for Spine-Tek construction for that added pop and performance through turns.

For the Oz boys it was their first time riding this new design, and the range of "very good" to "good average" surf allowed them to feel out a range of possibilities with this shorter railed design. As you'll see, this skatey style board allowed them to draw some very creative lines at high speeds. This edit captures the radical surfing that went down during those sessions.

The goal of the G Skate project between the G Bros and Britt was to create something fresh feeling that turned well in good surf but skated with ease through the not-so-good stuff. There was one major stipulation during its development: the G Skate had to still perform at the highest levels possible. They achieved this by shortening their typical shortboard rail line by 5” and adding curves and contours in key places that would keep them on top of the water and not hinder their turns in any way. Adding a 2 + 1 (twin plus trailer) fin set-up tied the whole concept together.

The G Skate has a lot of get up and go speed thanks to its light single to double concave, low entry rocker, wide point forward—and its contemporary shortboard rails provide all the precision and control you could ever want.

This stoke-infused collaboration also yielded an all-new Merrick / Gudauskas 2 + 1 fin set for the G Skate, and they also found that the AMT (2 + 1) fin set up works very well. The purpose of this twin plus trailer fin set-up was to offer the beautiful “free feel” of a twinnie yet have the refined control of a thruster—which is critical in creating a board that accommodates the broad spectrum of approaches between all three G Bros. For those that prefer traditional thruster set-ups, their favorite 3-fin set will work well in this design—giving surfers twice the options and value.

The G Skate serves as a strong utility piece in any quiver where fun and performance are the goal. Ride this board 3” to 6” shorter and the same thickness as your CI Pro.

Visit your local surf shop to learn more, or check the G Skate out here:
https://cisurfboards.com/products/g-skate

For stock dimensions, what the surfers were riding, and who the filmers are please see the credits in the film or click link above to see on board description page.

Edit by Fun Boys, Original music by Rick Snowden

Meet SITD’s 2023 Winner: CI 2.Pro

Meet the CI 2.Pro (pronounced: two point pro)—the winning design for Stab in the Dark’s 2023 series with Italo Ferreira. The 2.Pro boasts the same outline and bottom contours that won the 2022 SITD, with Jack Robinson, but utilizes a reduced overall rocker of 1/4” to help access a wider range of wave conditions and surfers.

Video courtesy stabmag.com. Become a premium subscriber at Stabmag.com to watch the entire SITD series, as well as their whole catalog of solid surf content you won’t find anywhere else.

The CI 2.Pro is now available at your local CI dealer.Learn more or shop here now:
https://cisurfboards.com/products/ci-2-pro

Alex Gray's first ride on a CI MID

Minutes after picking up his new 6’7 Mid, Alex Gray took this beauty for its maiden voyage just a few minutes from our factory. Off to a great start it seems. He’s riding with 6.5” center and 3.6” sides from our CI Mid set of fins.

See more on the CI Mid here: https://cisurfboards.com/products/ci-mid

Vid by @miniblanchard

Cosmic Creek | Behind the Boards Pt.1 w/ Britt Merrick

Much of surfing's history can be traced through surfboard design. Each year, one of the most fun, educational parts of Cosmic Creek is the surfboards. Whether it's the thick, down-railed single fins of the seventies or the skatey, curvey twin fins of the 80s, the surfboards ridden at Cosmic give us a direct line into surfing's experimental eras and the way people were surfing on these crafts.

As we approach the 25th Annual Cosmic Creek event, we thought it would be cool to check in with some of the shapers today for a look back at these boards they or their label made back in the day. To kick it off, we stopped by the CI factory to pay Britt Merrick a visit and have him feel out a 1970's stinger shaped by his dad, Al Merrick.

Video by Brian Elliott.

Cosmic Creek is June 3rd & 4th at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point! Join us for a free concert on the grass on Saturday evening at 5pm. More info: https://www.vissla.com/blogs/news/visslas-25th-annual-cosmic-creek

Italo Ferreira Tests The 2022 Winning Board | Stab in the Dark

In Stab in the Dark 2022, Jack Robinson selected the Channel Islands CI Pro as his winning board.

This year, Channel Islands' head shaper Britt Merrick has designed a slightly updated version of the CI Pro for Italo Ferreira to test — the CI 2.Pro, which offers a similar outline but slightly less rocker.

Will Italo love it, or kick it to the bin? Watch the full episode 2 of Stab in the Dark here to find out:
https://stabmag.com/premium/stab-in-the-dark-with-italo-ferreira-episode-2/