Burton Snowboards has agreed to terms for the sale of Channel Islands Surfboards brand to CI Surfboards LLC, which is led by Britt Merrick and comprised of senior members of the Channel Islands ...

Three generations of surfing’s Merrick family: father Al, left, founded Channel Islands Surfboards in 1969; son Britt, middle, is buying back the company from Burton Snowboards; and grandson Isaiah is ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-The Channel Islands Surfboard's Rincon Classic wraps Sunday. This is one of the most anticipated events of the winter. The Rincon Classic features divisions ranging from the 12 & ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SURF’S UP, TRULY: Fourteen years after purchasing Channel Islands’ Surfboards, Burton Snowboards has agreed to sell the brand to a ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The Channel Islands Surfboards Rincon Classic presented by Merrick Lager is the most anticipated event of each winter for the ...

Santa Barbara local Parker Coffin finishes off a turn during the finals of the Rincon Brewery Pro at the 2024 Rincon Classic. (Fritz Olenberger / Noozhawk Photo) The Channel Islands Surfboards Rincon ...

Legacy surfboard brands like Channel Islands have an extensive archive of surfboard designs to refine. Here’s another one: Rusty Preisendorfer has been building surfboards for more than 50 years and ...

Kaipo catches up with Channel Islands Surfboards Head Shaper, Britt Merrick as he talks through how he shapes specific boards for Pipe and how his relationship with North Shore’s prodigy Barron Mamiya ...