Greetings, Shredderz! Channel Islands just dropped a scorcher of an edit, which can be viewed in full below. What does it say about the state of the surf industry that the single largest (and I would argue most influential) board manufacturer continues to look beyond the thruster for its signature models? The video…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Channel Islands has been on a tear lately with the release of its various mid lengths and the accompanying edits. Once again CI leans on its deep roster of team riders, and here we have Mikey February, Cliff Kapono and Devon Howard all taking the CI Mid Twin Fin for a…
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Greetings, Shredderz! I don’t really spend a lot of time writing about the world of high performance thrusters, but even so, I’d like to think of myself as an equal opportunity surfing aficionado. Channel Islands just released a neat 20 minute edit of their top shelf roster riding the new CI Pro model,…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Let’s not overthink things here: whenever there’s a new Mikey February video, I post it. I would do some unspeakable things to be able to surf like this. But alas, the devil has yet to approach me with any sort of concrete offer (and honestly I’d even settle for less). In…
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Greetings, Shredderz! The Weekend Grab Bag is back with some choice selections from Craigslist and other places where fine surfboards are sold. There are some rad sticks up for grabs, including a very cool Channel Islands single fin and more. More details below: 7’4″ Channel Islands Al Merrick Hand Shape Single Fin Gun…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Fresh off the CI Mid, Channel Islands and Devon Howard are back with the new Tri Plane Hull single fin model. For more on the board, check out the CI Surfboards website here. To accompany the board’s launch, CI just dropped a rad little edit featuring their team riders taking the…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Per Shred Sledz custom, here are some surfboard-related highlights from social media over the past month or so. There’s some nice range in this edition, if I do say so myself, spanning from a talented modern board builder to some classic Occy vs Curren vibes. Keep reading for more. Tristan Mausse…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Look, let’s get this out of the way ASAP: Al Merrick is a legend. And even if that weren’t the case, my first ever surfboard (which you know I still own) was a Channel Islands stick, so I’ve got a natural fondness for the brand beyond its rich history. But for…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Here’s a 1993 Channel Islands Surfboards ad featuring none other than the legendary Tom Curren. Photo by Art Brewer.
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Greetings, Shredderz! It might be a New Year but absolutely nothing is changing in terms of my desire to keep shining a light on exceptional surf videos. We’ve got a handful this go round, including Mikey February and Steph Gilmore, just to name a few. Keep scrolling for the full monty. I try…
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