Britt Merrick and Malcolm Campbell share a lot of design DNA. In 1970, Malcolm, along with his brother Duncan, invented the Bonzer while growing up in Ventura, California, while just up the highway Britt's old man, Al Merrick, was learning his chops. Al, of course, would go on to found Channel Island Surfboards, who counted Malcolm Campbell among their shapers for many years.

While Al was at the helm, Channel Islands was largely a performance based label. Conversely, the Campbell Brothers occupied real estate best termed 'alternative surf craft'. Yet in this age of overlapping narratives it's no surprise that the two would collaborate - hell, it even makes sense.

So here we have the Bonzer Biscuit, which, as the name implies, is the ever popular CI Biscuit with a 5 fin Bonzer under the hood. Allow Britt and Mal to explain.

Postscript: It's often stated that the Bonzer was the first three fin surfboard. It's a contentious claim. Stay tuned to Swellnet for an article on early three fins surfboards.