Al Merrick Sells Channel Island to Burton Snowboards

[Curt_Dawg]

Channel Island Surfboards | Future Of Design
So you guys here about this? Burton Snowboards, has bought out Channel Island. Both Al Merrick and Jake Burton are very optimistic about this merger, bringing new technology to surfing.


What's every one's thoughts?

I personally think that it's a good thing. Surfers will be able to get high performance boards that are "unconventional" to the current status quo. It will revolutionize the surfboard; new sizes, shapes, bottom con caves, different rails, everything.

Burton is known for using Physics, along with other sciences, to help engineer higher per...

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charlie!

[Rocky Rockbottom]

Very few people besides Japanese tourists ride C.I boards over here.

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[Bud]

Very few people besides Japanese tourists ride C.I boards over here.

Very true. I've never ridden or even held one for that matter.

[surfer9joe]

I have actually had three CI's, two of them were borderline "magic boad" for me, and the third was very good. The best one was a used 6'2" origionally made for one of the malloys I beleive....

If youve gotthe cash, they are good.