G-Skate

The G Skate is built to inspire you with the signature Gudauskas brother energy - Pure stoke.

This fast, skatey and responsive swallow-tailed hybrid design was born of a collaboration between Britt Merrick and the three Gudauskas brothers - Dane, Pat & Tanner.

Their goal was to create something fresh feeling that turned well in good surf but skated with ease through the not-so-good stuff. There was one major stipulation during its development: the G Skate had to still perform at the highest of levels possible. They achieved this by shortening their typical shortboard rail line by 5" and adding curves and contours in key places that would keep them on top of the water and not hinder their turns in any way. Adding a 2 + 1 (twin plus trailer) fin set-up tied the whole concept together.

 The G Skate has a lot of get up and go speed thanks to its light single to double concave, low entry rocker, wide point forward - and its contemporary shortboard rails provide all the precision and control you could ever want.

 This stoke-infused collaboration also yielded an all-new Merrick / Gudauskas 2 + 1 fin set for the G Skate, and they also found that the AMT (2 + 1) fin set up also works very well. The purpose of this twin plus trailer fin set-up was to offer the beautiful "free feel" of a twinnie yet have the refined control of a thruster - which is critical in creating a board that accommodates the broad spectrum of approaches between all three G Bros. For those that prefer traditional thruster set-ups, their favourite thruster set will work well in this design—giving surfers twice the options and value.

 The G-Skate serves as a strong utility piece in any quiver where fun and performance are the goal. Ride this board 3" to 4" shorter and the same thickness as your CI Pro.

PU

PU construction refers to a surfboard built from a polyurethane blank with polyester resin. This has long been the standard construction for surfboards and although does not have the longevity of epoxy resin, offers the most most affordable option.

SpineTek

SHAPERS SPINE-TEK® Replaces traditional timber stringers with a precision engineered composite spine, combining innovation and technology to deliver optimal flex based performance.Designed through the principles of elastic potential energy, SPINE-TEK® allows the surfboard to flex, load up on energy and then spring back to its natural rocker curve with drive, speed, power, and flow.

ECT

Channel Islands Surfboards’ Eco Carbon Tech (ECT): a new carbon hand lamination that will level-up your performance. ECT built boards are livelier, stronger, familiar-feeling underfoot, and environmentally responsible.

ECT boards are hand-built by the same crew of surfers that have been crafting your boards for years.  Available in PU/PE and EPS/Epoxy constructions, ECT can be custom ordered on any board allowing your board to be built just for you and never leaving you stuck between sizes.

For those wanting to take their surfing performance to the next level, look no further than Channel Islands’ ECT built boards.

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Shipping time is typically 7 working days.

We currently don't ship internationally.