The CI Mid is the result of an egg-inspired collaborative project I did with Channel Islands Surfboards. This video footage was captured early last summer (’19) during two consecutive days of riding the No. 5 prototype (shaped by Mike Andrews) had shaped along the way to making what we now call the CI Mid.

I really liked how zippy and squirty this proto was, but you can see little subtle moments in the softer stuff where the tail rocker felt a hair too low during cutbacks. This is nerd level stuff, I’m guessing most people wouldn’t notice what I was feeling, but still, we were trying to make something as good as possible so I brought it back to the bay, we measured all aspects of it and decided to add a hair more tail rocker—as well as tweak on the concave and vee just a tiny bit. It’s crazy what the slightest of adjustments can do, and the final result as you’ve heard me carry on about is pretty damn amazing. This particular board also ended up under the feet of Cliff Kapono @cliffkapono, Blake Howard at CI and then Sage Erickson @sageerickson, and thanks to its sturdy glass job is still being enjoyed by friends that pass through town.

Prototype No.5 is 6’10” x 20 7/8” x 2 5/8”. Two plus one. 6.5” center with 4” sides. I'm 6’1, 190 lbs. Since the development I find myself riding the 7'0" in stock dims more than the 6'10.

See and learn more about the CI Mid here: [ Ссылка ]

Clips in this video by Slim Jim @visions_by_slim_jim and Sean Lesh @seanlesh, and drone by @g___r___a___n___t. Music by Gabor Szabo, song is Galatea's Guitar

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