Channel Islands Sampler

Best Price on the Channel Islands SamplerThe sampler gives you the opportunity to keep all the performance of your favorite shortboard while riding in your less-than-favorite conditions. When the surf is smaller and choppier than ideal, The Sampler’s design kicks in and creates space in pockets that would otherwise be out of reach. The board is meant to be a step down from your usual shortboard, and the way the bottom is shaped from tip to tip provides the same functionality as a regular shortboard, but with the added push to get through mushy sections and back into warp speed.

With less rocker, The Sampler gets up to speed quickly, and rebounds out of turns without losing momentum. What sets this board apart from other boards is the fact that it feels just like your other boards. The transition time needed to get used to The Sampler is minimal because you can pretty much surf it in the exact same way as your normal shortboard. Like I said before with the Lost Puddle Jumper, the ability to ride only one board is a big plus for me, and what this board allows is to have two different boards for very different conditions that perform exactly the same.

The Sampler has a very full body, so you can order it at least two inches smaller than your regular shortboard and up to three quarters of an inch thinner in the rails. Definitely a great choice if you want to surf in all kinds of conditions.

Surfer Skill Level

Upper beginner to advanced

Rocker

Flat entry and center that curves out in the tail

Fin Setup

Tri-Fin

Wave Height

Knee high to overhead

Bottom Concaves

Generous concave throughout with slight double between fins and V tail

Rails

Full and sleek throughout