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Wool Surfboards
In the interests of a more sustainable future for surfing and beyond, we are excited to share with you the introduction to our wool surfboards. Featured on TVNZs show Seven Sharp, Paul from Barron Surfboards and Mark Price from Firewire Surfboards will give you an insight into what is a technological breakthrough for surfing and beyond.
Neck Beard 2 is Nek Level
From Dane Renyold's performance on the newly updated shape in Stab’s film “The Electric Acid Surfboard Test” to that of Eithan Osbourne's biggest air win at the Waco wave pool 'Stab High' event, the Neck Beard 2 is getting a lot of hype.. and for good reason.
Rocket Wide is Taking Off!
If you want the perfect summer stoke stick, the Rocket Wide is the one for you! It’s a shorter, wider skate machine designed to lift the fun factor when the waves are not at their best, but it still rips when the waves are firing too!
FlexBar from the Shaping Room
Wanna know what makes Barron FlexBar Surfboards so amazing? On this video, Britt Merrick from Channel Islands Surfboards explains the technology inside our new FlexBar boards. You can also see pro rider Parker Coffin showing what the FlexBar can do!
Jordy Smith Flexin' it
Jordy Smith looks no further than his Channel Islands FlexBar, it offers an exaggerated flex pattern that helps to pop off lips and through turns with a little extra spriiing.
Sampler New Zealand Made
The Channel Islands Sampler has been supercharged to be lighter and higher performance with the new Barron FlexBar technology.
Jack Robinson Wins Career-First QS Event at Sunset Open
Western Australia's future face of surfing Jack Robinson won the Sunset Open, one of the highest quality and hotly contested Qualifying Series 1,000-rated events in the world.
Tim Curran Flex Test'n
Tim Curran is back on the scene and still ripping harder than ever testing out the new Channel Islands FlexBar.
Mick Fanning Awarded Australia's Highest Civilian Honor
Three-time WSL World Champion Michael Eugene "Mick" Fanning was bestowed with one of his country's highest civilian honors: Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) medal of honor.
Taylors Weather Bomb
Once the offshore kicked in and the waves groomed up a little, the waves started to really pump. Time to grab your step up!
Billy Staimand NZ's most winningest surfer
Raglan’s Billy Stairmand smashed a thirty-year-old record by securing his sixth title in the Open Men’s Division of the 2017 National Surfing Championships presented by Health 2000 and becoming the most winningest surfer in New Zealand history.
Rocket9 Takes Off
The all new Channel Islands Rocket9 has been added to the FlexBar family and is now available for custom order in New Zealand. It's a great board for New Zealand summer waves with its wider nose and swallow tail configuration. Find out more here
