The New Flyer

In 1999, Al Merrick designed the Flyer, revolutionizing high performance surfing in small waves. For 2013 Channel Islands has modernized the Flyer into a shorter and wider package. This new plan-shape allows for the same volume in a shorter rail line. We kept the forgiving 2-stage rocker and added spiral vee starting in front of the fins to allow for rail-to-rail quickness. The signature Merrick hip provides a pivot point for tight arcs. The New Flyer is now available with a unidirectional carbon strip on the bottom. The carbon stiffens the middle of the board, increasing flex and bend in the tail and thereby a tighter turn radius. The carbon also reinforces the middle portion of the board against breakage with no detectable weight. Standard Dims Length Width Thickness Volume 5’4 18 1/8 2 1/8 21.5L 5’5 18 3/8 2 3/16 22.8L 5’6 18 5/8 2 1/4 24.0L 5’7 18 7/8 2 1/4 24.8L 5’8 19 1/8 2 5/16 26.2L 5’9 19 3/8 2 3/8 27.7L 5’10 19 1/2 2 3/8 28.3L 5’11 19 3/4 2 7/16 29.8L 6’0 20 2 1/2 31.4L 6’1 20 1/4 2 5/8 33.9L 6’2 20 1/2 2 5/8 34.8L 6’3 20 3/4 2 3/4 37.4L 6’4 21 2 7/8 40.1L Groveler Dims Length Width Thickness Volume 5’4 18 1/2 2 1/8 22.0L 5’5 18 3/4 2 3/16 23.3L 5’6 19 2 1/4 24.4L 5’7 19 3/8 2 5/16 26.2L 5’8 19 3/4 2 3/8 27.8L 5’9 20 2 3/8 28.6L 5’10 20 1/4 2 7/16 30.2L 5’11 20 1/2 2 1/2 31.8L 6’0 20 3/4 2 5/8 34.2L 6’1 21 2 5/8 35.1L 6’2 21 1/4 2 3/4 37.7L 6’3 21 1/2 2 3/4 38.7L 6’4 21 3/4 2 7/8 41.5L