Santa Barbara, CA

What can we say about Al Merrick's shapes that hasn't already been said.  In Al's own words, "I have never drawn on fads or trends to dictate my ideas and directions.  Instead, the driving force behind Channel Islands Surfboards is the demand on design created by the world's greatest surfers, allowing for the highest performance surfing possible."

Team riders at one time or other have included Kelly Slater, Lisa Anderson, Dane Reynolds, Tom Curren, Bethany Hamilton, Cory Arrambide, Bianca Buitendag, Kim Mearig, Wade Goodall, Adriano De Souza, Sage Erickson, Lakey Peterson, Kalani Robb, Conner Coffin, Parker Coffin, Zach Keenan, Sofia Mulanovich, John Mel, Alex Gray, Yadin Nicol, Timmy Reyes, Tim Curran,  Eithan Osbourne, Bobby Martinez, Kai Otton,  the Gudauskas brothers, Sebastian (Seabass) Zeitz, Taj Lindblad, Alyssa Spencer, Luke Swanson, and Ezekiel Lau.