Channel Islands Surfboards at Balsa Surf Shop
The shaper's shaper
Al Merrick started shaping in Santa Barbara in the seventies and has been refining templates ever since. CI boards ride differently because the foils, rockers and concaves have been picked over by world champions for decades. Every millimetre is there for a reason.
The models we stock
The Happy and Two Happy are the everyday high-performance shortboards, Fever is the small-wave weapon, Neck Beard is the fuller, chunkier groveller for when Rest Bay is weak. We occasionally get step-ups in for autumn, ask if you're looking for one.
Build a full quiver: surfboards | fins | leashes | deck grips | men's wetsuits
Fitted from Porthcawl
We're five minutes from Rest Bay, so we know what works in UK beachbreak. If you're stepping up from a foamie or switching from a chunkier shape, come in and we'll talk volume honestly, not just sell you the pretty board on the rack.
Low stock, premium shapes, no fluff.
