Channel Islands Spicy Volan

The CI Spicy is an upright-style single fin designed in collaboration with the fine folks at Channel Islands. True Ames took that slender outline and conservative rake profile reminiscent of the classic single fins of the ‘60s and ‘70s, and optimally tuned it with an updated foil and flex profile for present day performance.

The product of a collective effort together with Devon Howard and Britt Merrick, this fin was created with CI’s Tri Plane Hull mid-length in mind–a board that blends a Greenough-inspired planing hull together with Al Merrick’s egg outline and CI’s modern-style rail and rocker profiles. But the fin is not at all limited to this board design; it works great on a variety of boards in the mid-size range.

Set yourself up with a CI Spicy fin, and you will be flowing down the line and pivoting in the pocket at your local point break. If you're searching for a way to spice things up within your single fin quiver, this fiberglass wonder will surely be able to get the job done.

True Ames builds its Volan fins around flex as much as outline. Made by True Ames in Santa Barbara, CA. The Volan panels are laid up and templated so the weave runs the right way, and the flex comes from the body of the fin rather than just the tip. That gives speed and projection off the bottom and through turns.

• Upright profile allows for quick maneuverability
• Slender design provides flow, especially when surfing down-the-line point breaks
• Pairs well with boards in the mid-size range
• Solid fiberglass construction, raw finish