The successor to the Neckbeard 2, the Neckbeard 3 features a few design tweaks and refinements that make an epic board... more epic. It takes the best of the Neckbeard 2, but it has been tweaked to perform in more serious surf offering more control and hold for powerful surfing.

The most notable design change is the transformation from a square tail to a round tail, this give the board more hold and control in bigger steeper waves. The tail block has been widened by 1/2" and features a hip for more responsiveness.

The next big change is the single concave throughout, this has enhanced the wave-entry, down the line speed and overall control of the board.

Spine-Tek

A collaboration between Channel Islands Surfboards and Shapers Australia. Essentially it is a completely new, and world first of it's kind, stringer system. Based on the principles of elastic energy, Spine-Tek flexes under pressure, (loading up through turns) and returns back to it's normal rocker, providing surfboards with additional drive, speed, power and flow.

Weighing at just 1/4lb, and made from a fibreglass and resin composite, the virtually unbreakable Spine-Tek stringer is installed into the deck of the EPS foam core, and then layered over with E-Glass and Entropy Super Sap Epoxy, (Ecoboard Certified).

The main focus of the Spine-Tek is flex, with the ability to return to it's original shape. This really is a method of converting stored/potential energy into kinetic energy. When you put more weight onto your foot into a turn, the spine will flex.. ie. load up more than a traditional stringer.. When your force decreases through the turn, the potential energy is then converted to kinetic energy as the spine springs back to it's original shape (rocker), thus increasing power, speed drive and flow.

(Fins not included)