Archive for February 2nd, 2010
New Channel Islands Surfboards: Pro-Designed and Pro-Ridden
February 2, 2010
The latest models offered by Al Merrick of Channel Islands surfboards are the products of years of collaboration between Merrick and pro surfers such as Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, and Dane Reynolds. Slater helped design The Wizard Sleeve, The Whip, and The Tangent, Machado created The Gravy, The Machado Model, and The Robber, and Reynolds came up with The Dumpster Diver. It stands to reason, then, that these new models are made for intermediate to expert surfers.
Other highlights from this series of new models are The Rookie, designed with the Gudauskas’ in mind, and The Fort Knox for Taylor Knox. The Even Keel is a Joe Curren exclusive, The Double Helix is an improved Flyer, The Big Willy (for Willy Morris) is a high-performance gun, and The MBM+ helped Nathaniel Curran win the US Open.
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