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So I heard when Kelly was scrambling around cause his boards didn’t show up he saw Timmy Reyes board and wanted to borrow it cause it was a tangent but when he asked Timmy what heat he was in he said yours!! Oh well, Kelly lost that first round to Timmy who was riding a CI Tangent and using Kelly’s fins.. we will see if Kelly gives him some pay back in the future rounds? Nathaniel was also riding a tangent, that he pulled that one straight off the rack here at the shop (it was a stock board). He said it felt really solid and fast. That’s true testament that stock boards perform at the highest level .

Check out the NSSA highlights!!! Great job to all the kids on a sick weekend of surfing.. Kiron Jabour took two wins on his 6-1 mbm+, Conner got a close second in open juniors on his Proton and a fourth place finish in Open Mens, and Lakey Peterson pulled off the first aerial ever(Check it on Surfline.com Here) in the Womens division at Nationals, locking in a 9 point ride on her first wave of the final and securing the win in the Open Womens division on her proton. Kanoa was doing some nuts airs and tricks in his 4-11 rookie model. » Read the rest of the entry..

HB Demo was held yesterday on Saturday June/ 13. Waves were head high and pretty fun, but a little walled on the South swell. There wasn’t as many people as I expected for a Sunny Day in Huntington, But the demo was crowded all day and people were trying 2-4 boards and trying to figure out what’s the right one. We were sending guys up the street to the Shops HSS and Jacks to see their Selection after they found out what was the right board for them. Good Feedback on the Rookie and the Robber this day. People were tripping on how fast the Robber was. That Guy Pierre showed up looking for Kelly again. He was Super stoked on Rich’s Laker colored Board. Next Demo is in El Porto next weekend June 20 .

See you there.

Demo Dudes

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Channel Islands Surfboards is proud to announce the first of a series of backyard BBQ’s at our Santa Barbara shop! Come kick off summer with the CI crew and finish your last minute Father’s Day shopping. Check out the invite below and we hope you can make it!!!!

Todays demo at Oceanside pier started out a little drizzly and flat but as the tide rolled in so did the surfers . I over heard a few say “ Im gonna try the new stuff wheather there’s waves or not. Today we were Joined by Hawaiian pro surfer Kalani Robb, who like a grom was literally the first guy in the water. Also joining the demo crew was Pierre Zamronnnie’ a die hard ci customer and Kelly fan-atic who flew from France to try one of the three wizard sleeve models that Kelly had personally shaped . In a French accent Pierre said” It was great Kelly loaned his personal boards to the ci demo van for us to try , I really wanted to make a conscious decision on if I thought his new designs held any validity” After riding them Pierre said” I do think these boards will soon be as common as the french-fry, I had so much fun on them , he really has something here!” Check out the photos of Pierre, Kalani and the rest of the Demo fleet testers.

Come join us down at Oceanside Pier this Saturday May 30 from 9am to 1pm. Pick from over 40 new models to ride, don’t forget you ID. Check www.cisurfboards.com for details.

After you check this video out, come to the Oceanside CI Demo and try one of Kelly’s boards for yourself, and see if they work for you !

Channel Islands demo days are back! Come join Taylor Knox, Benji Weatherly , and Kalani Robb down at Ponto beach in  San Diego  this Saturday May 23  from 9 to 1 . Pick from over 40 new models to ride, don’t forget you ID. Check www.cisurfboards.com for details.

May 23.

Ponto Demo, Froth Factor 10. By 11 am all the 40 demo boards were out in the water. The waves were pretty small but there was a few fun ones it looked like. Taylor Knox was out there dropping in on people and getting ready for Brazil. Benji was out there on a Pod paddling with one arm. ( He injured his Shoulder a week ago in OZ ) . based on the feedback from the biscuit /Fiscuit/ Robber we should just have the Demo Van filled with those things. Actually there was great feedback on almost all the new boards. People were stoked to be able to figure out what size board to get in a specific model. good day for sure.

Oceanside Pier next Saturday(May 30th)…

See you there
Demo Dudes