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