Watch: CI Surfboards Backyard Field Notes

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The CI team happened to all be around at the same time as some of the best swell in years lit up the local Californian points and beaches.

The clip features Mikey Feb, Devon Howard, Britt Merrick, Dane Gudauskas and Lakey Peterson among others with a building swell that maxed out some of the points.

Set a bit of time away over lunch to get into the vibe of the video.

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Hendo… Thursday, 18 Jan 2024 at 11:37am

Could watch MF all day

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Mexican Thursday, 18 Jan 2024 at 5:19pm

Reckon he could make riding a fridge door look good.

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Optimist Thursday, 18 Jan 2024 at 11:58am

I had zero interest in twins until I watched MF on that twin pin. I thought Britt did well on the black beauty as it was a bit bumpy. They certainly are a great team of guys and getting a good board off them each time is pretty well certain.
Al taught the boy well.

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poo-man Thursday, 18 Jan 2024 at 9:13pm

That red twin fin that MF was riding looked incredibly fast. Not sure I've ever seen a board that quick

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Surfalot67 Friday, 19 Jan 2024 at 6:54pm

Yep, that red board was insane. Not sure the 7'8" looked that good though - too narrow maybe?

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poo-man Friday, 19 Jan 2024 at 7:32pm

Yep that 7'8" looked like a dog but I'm sure it was good in it's day. How much have boards improved over the years?

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theolderIgetthe... Friday, 19 Jan 2024 at 9:07pm

... rocker

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theolderIgetthe... Friday, 19 Jan 2024 at 9:22pm

Pipeline rocker..
Not Malibu rocker

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Surfalot67 Friday, 19 Jan 2024 at 9:27pm

Wasn’t it Rincon? But I take your point. Solid but not heaving like Pipe. Actually I’m surprised they were taking up the size so much, looked like 8’ Winki to me, not a ten year swell

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theolderIgetthe... Friday, 19 Jan 2024 at 9:31pm

Ah yep.
Soz good point

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Optimist Friday, 19 Jan 2024 at 5:09pm

Was wondering why Britt kept sucking on a tinnie through the film and then realised he was drinking Merrick Lager from the Rincon brewery…. ha ha….so funny can’t wait to try some.

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nicko74 Friday, 19 Jan 2024 at 9:20pm

Yeah nah…

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theolderIgetthe... Friday, 19 Jan 2024 at 9:27pm

I'm glad that CI now sells a diverse range of boards. But when do you say that's enough?
I'm sure that Britt could 'do well' shaping customs...
Surfing is precious, the earth is precious, the ocean is precious..
Look after your boards -mend and make do...

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scrotina Saturday, 20 Jan 2024 at 4:00pm

mikey feb should get a wildcard for every ct event. so should dane reynolds

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Logical_man2 Saturday, 27 Jan 2024 at 6:07pm

MF in the Twin on those really fast sections - I think was Fast Forwarded by CI for marketing reasosn ??

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Seaweed Monday, 29 Jan 2024 at 12:06pm

Same as the beer they were drinking, marketing.

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burleigh Monday, 29 Jan 2024 at 12:53pm

Let's face it. Shaping machines have pretty much made every big board brands boards so similiar that none stand out anymore.