Tanner Gudauskas

Britt and CI Team Tour Japan

Over the past several decades, Channel Islands Surfboards and the Merrick family have held close ties with Japan and its passionate surf community. In short, we love Japan! The people, the food, the vibes are all so great. With the debut of our new CI Pro shortboard model, we wanted to share our stoke for this board with Japan via a little CI Pro movie screening tour. We rallied Britt and some of the CI crew in California (Parker, Tanner, and Devon) to head over with him, where they linked up with CI Japan team riders like Mar, Kaito and Hide along the way.

This video by Alex Kilauano captures the many flavorful moments from the adventure, including a dream session at the Surf Stadium wave pool with special guest Tom Carroll.

You can follow our CI Japan instagram feed here: https://www.instagram.com/cisurfboards_japan/

You can learn more about CI PRO here: https://cisurfboards.com/products/ci-pro

SUNSHINE CEVICHE: Tanner, Dane & Kaito

t’s all fun and games until the ceviche gets left in the sun too long.

Watch Tanner Gudauskas, Dane Gudauskas and Kaito Ohashi shred some new CI designs they were test riding, such as the Former collab model and a few twin and thruster prototypes the G Bros are working on.

Filmed and Edited by Alex Kilauano.

Order a custom CI through your local surf shop or start building yours here now:
https://cisurfboards.com/collections/board-builder

DNA: The Colapinto Brothers

Siblings are said to share about 50% of the same DNA. The 50% that Griffin and Crosby Colapinto have in common appears to contain detailed information about how to ride a wave — or perhaps that came from growing up at Lowers.

Either way, it’s working.

23-year-old Griffin won his maiden CT event earlier this year, then backed it up with another, and, at the moment, is ranked 3rd in the world. Meanwhile, 20-year-old Crosby has spent the last few years progressing at an absurdist rate, and people noticed — including Stab. He was invited to Stab High in 2020 and won the Pipe Masters portion of last year’s Digital Triple Crown. Crosby is already capable of the type of surfing that wins CT heats, and he’s poised to make a CS run and join his brother in the big leagues.

This is the focus of Stab’s new film: DNA: The Colapinto Brothers, presented by Monster Energy

Vans Off The Wall Moment: The Art Of Unlocking New Lines With Tosh Tudor

Radical surfboard advocate Tosh Tudor breaks down why the new rule of riding a progressive surfboard will open the minds of the world's best surfers to draw innovative lines in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.

#WSL

Vans Off The Wall Moment: Nathan Fletcher's Triple Crown Talent Breakdown

Hard-charging innovator Nathan Fletcher dissects what it takes to make it on North Shore for the young up-and-comers in the Triple Crown.

#WSL

Let it Simmer - starring Mikey February, G Bros, Britt & Noe Mar

“Let it Simmer” is live over on CI Surfboards’ YouTube channel or cisurfboards.com. This short surf film highlights the collaborative process of CI’s Britt Merrick working on designs and shapes with some of the world’s best surfers (the CI Surf Team!). It Features Mikey February, Tanner and Pat Gudauskas and Noe Mar McGonagle.. Let it Simmer is a peek into CI’s riders and Britt chasing waves and talking about board designs that will utlimately help us all enjoy our surfing all that much more on our next trip or session at home.

This film was captured by Alex Kilauano and Sean Lesh, and was also edited by Alex Kilauano.

Boards featured are Twin Pin and Two Happy.

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Two Happy

Exponential happiness is here.

Two Happy, a performance shortboard model created by Britt Merrick, is the result of working with Dane Reynolds, Parker Coffin, Mikey February and more. Two Happy takes all the speed, flow and maneuverability of the original Happy but makes it more accessible and user friendly for a broader range of surfers and conditions.

With added entry rocker and increased double concave, the Two Happy is looser, rolls rail to rail more easily, and carves better in the pocket.

Our team describes the board as exceptionally fast, responsive, and under the feet. The fuller rails and wider, thicker tail block provide ease of paddle, ride, and acceleration.

Stock Dimensions:
5’8” x 181/4” x 2 3/16” - 24.1L
5’9” x 18 3/8” x 2 1/4” - 25.3L
5’10” x 18 5/8” 2 5/16” - 26.7L
5’11 x 18 7/8" x 2 3/8” - 28.2L
6’0” x 19 1/8” x 2 7/16” - 29.7L
6’1” x 19 1/4” x 2 1/2” - 31.1L
6’2” x 19 1/2” x 2 9/16” - 32.7L
6’3” x 19 7/8” x 2 5/8” - 34.5L
6’4” x 20 1/8” x 2 3/4” - 37.1L

To enjoy all of our state-of-the-art shortboard performance design characteristics packed into one easy-to-ride and accessible board, look no further than the Two Happy.

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Vans Stab High Non-Chlorine Presented by Monster Energy - Episode 3

Over the course of a 10-day boat trip through the Mentawai Islands—surfing’s original wavepark—Vans Stab High, Non-Chlorine, presented by Monster Energy seeks to shatter all previous aerial benchmarks. Bigger, faster, higher, and more technical is what we're after.

Devoted to above-the-lip surfing, judges Nathan Fletcher and Mikey February signed on to score every air of the trip. Basing their scores on amplitude, style, and progression, from launch to landing, every aspect of the maneuver will be scrutinized on a scale of 1 to 10.

Each surfer’s highest-scoring right and left air will count toward their total score. Whoever finishes the trip with the highest two-wave total will become the Stab High winner and $12,000 richer.

On top of this, every surfer will also have an opportunity to win Vans Stab High’s Monster Air Award presented by Monster Energy. The prize goes to the highest, most generally outrageous air of the trip.

There’s another $3,000 up for grabs in the Vans Ladybirds division, which features four of the most talented and air-minded (but not air-headed) young women in surfing.

World-class talent from around the world has got onboard for Vans Stab High, Non-Chlorine, presented by Monster Energy. In the men’s division, the list of competitors includes:
Al Cleland, Tanner Gudauskas, Eric Geiselman, Matt Meola, Ian Crane, Crosby Colapinto, Brendon Gibbens, Sebastian Williams, Kevin Schulz, Bronson Meydi and Rio Waida

The Vans Ladybirds lineup includes:
Caitlin Simmers, Bella Kenworthy, Erin Brooks, Sierra Kerr

This content was produced safely under strict health and safety protocols supervised by medical experts. Please wear a mask, practice social distancing, and follow all public health guidelines issued in your country.

Vans Stab High Non-Chlorine Presented by Monster Energy - Episode 2

Over the course of a 10-day boat trip through the Mentawai Islands—surfing’s original wavepark—Vans Stab High, Non-Chlorine, presented by Monster Energy seeks to shatter all previous aerial benchmarks. Bigger, faster, higher, and more technical is what we're after.

Devoted to above-the-lip surfing, judges Nathan Fletcher and Mikey February signed on to score every air of the trip. Basing their scores on amplitude, style, and progression, from launch to landing, every aspect of the maneuver will be scrutinized on a scale of 1 to 10.

Each surfer’s highest-scoring right and left air will count toward their total score. Whoever finishes the trip with the highest two-wave total will become the Stab High winner and $12,000 richer.

On top of this, every surfer will also have an opportunity to win Vans Stab High’s Monster Air Award presented by Monster Energy. The prize goes to the highest, most generally outrageous air of the trip.

There’s another $3,000 up for grabs in the Vans Ladybirds division, which features four of the most talented and air-minded (but not air-headed) young women in surfing.

World-class talent from around the world has got onboard for Vans Stab High, Non-Chlorine, presented by Monster Energy. In the men’s division, the list of competitors includes:
Al Cleland, Tanner Gudauskas, Eric Geiselman, Matt Meola, Ian Crane, Crosby Colapinto, Brendon Gibbens, Sebastian Williams, Kevin Schulz, Bronson Meydi and Rio Waida

The Vans Ladybirds lineup includes:
Caitlin Simmers, Bella Kenworthy, Erin Brooks, Sierra Kerr

This content was produced safely under strict health and safety protocols supervised by medical experts. Please wear a mask, practice social distancing, and follow all public health guidelines issued in your country.

Vans Stab High Non-Chlorine Presented by Monster Energy - Episode 1

This content was produced safely under strict health and safety protocols supervised by medical experts. Please wear a mask, practice social distancing, and follow all public health guidelines issued in your country.