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Best Performance Board (Channel Islands Flyer)
The 6’4” Channel Islands Flyer, shaped by Al Merrick, is an all-around high-performance model - with increased centre width and slightly increased volume - that blends power and trim speed with manoeuvrability. If you rip, this is the one.
The 9’1” High Performance, shaped by Reynolds Yater, gives you the best of both worlds longboard-wise: the rail profile and narrow tail width to carve turns, plus a generous nose outline that makes hanging ten (or at least a clean five) a breeze. A great all-rounder.
The 6’10” Piranha by Rusty is definitely a high-performance hybrid, combining the high planing speed of its wide, lower-rockered design with a lively bottom curve. The result is a short utility board that’s fast, loose and easy to ride in just about anything. Everyone should have one.
The 8’4” Robert August Soft-Top by Surftech is the ultimate in beginner’s boards, combining its forgiving Soft-Top technology with a proven outline and bottom design. Big enough to learn the basics on, short enough to turn and trim as skills increase. If you’re just starting out, buy one.
The 6’10” Wayne Lynch Full Flight by Surftech is the ideal board for exotic surf travel, designed for faster, hollower waves and constructed with Tuflite’s epoxy/polystyrene blend. Strong, light and tube-tested by one the sport’s top surfer/shapers.
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The 6’4” Channel Islands Flyer, shaped by Al Merrick, is an all-around high-performance model - with increased centre width and slightly increased volume - that blends power and trim speed with manoeuvrability. If you rip, this is the one.
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The 9’1” High Performance, shaped by Reynolds Yater, gives you the best of both worlds longboard-wise: the rail profile and narrow tail width to carve turns, plus a generous nose outline that makes hanging ten (or at least a clean five) a breeze. A great all-rounder.
The 6’10” Piranha by Rusty is definitely a high-performance hybrid, combining the high planing speed of its wide, lower-rockered design with a lively bottom curve. The result is a short utility board that’s fast, loose and easy to ride in just about anything. Everyone should have one.
The 8’4” Robert August Soft-Top by Surftech is the ultimate in beginner’s boards, combining its forgiving Soft-Top technology with a proven outline and bottom design. Big enough to learn the basics on, short enough to turn and trim as skills increase. If you’re just starting out, buy one.
The 6’10” Wayne Lynch Full Flight by Surftech is the ideal board for exotic surf travel, designed for faster, hollower waves and constructed with Tuflite’s epoxy/polystyrene blend. Strong, light and tube-tested by one the sport’s top surfer/shapers.