It was the annual Boardroom surfboard expo in Del Mar, California, where Al Merrick was being honored for his legacy of high-performance shaping. And amid booths with boards of varying shapes ...

The six-foot-plus Glider was designed by Al Merrick, the revered shaper at Channel Islands Surfboards, and then mass-produced in Thailand by Global Surf Industries. It’s a classic all-around ...

Somebody had to make all those surfboards, after all. From the Dick Brewer/Gerry Lopez relationship, to Occy and Rusty, and Tom Curren and Al Merrick, there are just some surfer-shaper connections ...

The Free Scrubber is a performance twin-fin, but also a throwback to the twins Al Merrick shaped for Tom ... m gonna get to a Tom Curren signature surfboard, and it sits nicely alongside my ...

Mike Whisnant (left) holds trophy for hand shaping the best clone of a Channel Island surfboard. Awarded by Al Merrick (center) and Britt Merrick (right). (wjxt) His boards don’t just perform ...

The International Surfboard Builders Hall of Fame celebrated 25 years on Saturday, Oct. 19, with the induction of several crafters who have helped countless surfers catch waves. Six surfboard ...

Eulogizing Usher’s performance on a surfboard, the Santa Barbara Independent ... of the Channel Islands surf team, working with Al Merrick since the mid 70s in his shaping room, collaborating ...

Hours in the bay with Al Merrick have lead to Kelly riding boards ... Thomson is the brains behind the Tomo Surfboards range of rectangular blades, and is a keen student of hull shapes.