Neckbeard 2When something isn't broken, there's no need to fix it. That said, Britt Merrick and Dane Reynolds still felt a few slight refinements would make an already epic board that much better. And it did: The merits of this update can be seen in Dane's new surf film The Electric Acid Surfboard Test. A big fan of single concave, Dane asked Britt to take out the vee from the original Neck Beard, creating single throughout. This changed the rocker landscape

a board designed for high-performance surfing on the majority of waves the majority of us surf every day

up-and-down turns

and the squash really allows you to round out your turns and create smooth lines on the wave with all that speed

The Shorty's staged rocker creates balanced drive and control

Introducing the Rocket Wide

drive and release off the top

Introducing CI's 2023 entry into Stab in the Dark

It paddles like a champ while still riding more like a shortboard

when considering this year's contest with surfer Italo Ferreira

Standard Shortboard: 6’0 x 19 x 2 1/2

CORELITE is Shapers traditional light-weight construction that provides a balanced flex pattern that responds to all levels of surfing

then to a slight roll