Channel Islands surfboards was launched in 1969 by Al Merrick he was responsible for building this company from its humble beginnings in Santa Barbara and in forty years has become a global institution in the world of surfing and surfboards. Many of the worlds leading surfers will choose a Channel Islands board over any other make in fact at this moment Channel Islands boards are holding more than 20 world titles and the next generation of world class surfers are already picking out Channel Islands board in preference to other makes. Channel Islands have a mission to make the best boards which can only be done by the feedback given by the best surfers in the world in fact due to this channel islands continue to come up with new designs and experiment with new shapes which include using all the latest new and next generation materials in their board production which should continue to keep Channel Islands surfboards at the top of its game.


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Surfing is a popular outdoor activity with its roots in Polynesian culture, and involves riding a surfboard across the waters surface, catching rising waves and carrying the surfer towards the shore. The activity was first observed by European visitors in 1767 in Hawaii, and was recorded in print by several residents of the time, and surfing has since developed into the popular and competitive sport it is renowned as today.

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