Channel Islands Fins
Santa Barbara, California
Merrick's fin line covers more range than the boards suggest: a noserider, the Spicy single, a mid-length centre, a twin, 3.6" side bites and the Finger trailer. The spread is the point — these were drawn for the span CI actually builds, from a log to a step-up, which is why there is no house template running through them. One caveat about the table below: four of the eight share a single score profile in our data. That is a limit of what we have measured, not a claim that four Merrick fins are the same fin.
- Fins we carry
- 8
- In stock
- 6
- Types
- single fins, side bites, twin fins, trailer fins
- Price
- $39.00–$113.50
The lineup
How they differ
The same five measures across every Channel Islands fin we carry, so the choice is between templates rather than between adjectives. 0–100, relative to the rest of the catalogue.
| Fin | Rake | Drive | Hold | Flex | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel Islands Noserider Fiberglass Finsingle | 40 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 40 |
| Channel Islands Spicysingle | 45 | 55 | 60 | 45 | 48 |
| True Ames 3.6" CI Channel Islands Side Bites - FCS Compatible (Solid Fiberglass)side-bite | 50 | 60 | 50 | 35 | 46 |
| True Ames CI Channel Islands Mid - Center Finsingle | 50 | 60 | 60 | 35 | 46 |
| True Ames CI Channel Islands Twin - FCS Compatible (Hexcore)twin | 50 | 60 | 60 | 35 | 46 |
| True Ames CI Channel Islands Finger Fin Fiberglass (FCS)trailer | 50 | 60 | 60 | 35 | 46 |
- Rake:
- sweep back — low pivots, high draws long arcs
- Drive:
- how hard it pushes forward out of a turn
- Hold:
- grip in steep or fast sections
- Flex:
- tip give — stores energy and releases it
- Release:
- how readily the tail lets go
What they suit
Averaged across the Channel Islands fins we carry — the surfing these templates keep coming back to.