Channel Islands"New Flyer" Surfboard review by Noel Salas Ep 11
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Click to buy: SURF STATION - https://www.surfstationstore.com/collections/channel-islands-surfboards/products/channel-islands-new-flyer-surfboard No obligation, but these links & ads help support the site and keeps the reviews coming! If you decide to buy somewhere else or would like to support the show, please donate at https://www.paypal.me/surfnshow This episode is about the "New Flyer" by Channel Islands Surfboards. Noel dives into the attributes of the New Flyer and test drives three different boards in three different materials PU, EPS, and the Surftech TLPC. The Polyurethane is the staple in todays surfing world says Salas but with new technology we are ever evolving into whats next. In this review each board is broken down in their own video segment so you the viewer can decide what looks best under Noel's feet. Every board has it's own story and draw their own lines so sit back and enjoy the review as Noel breaks each one down. This is what Channel Islands has to say about the New Flyer. In 1999, Al Merrick designed the Flyer, revolutionizing high performance surfing in small waves. For 2013 Channel Islands has modernized the Flyer into a shorter and wider package. This new plan-shape allows for the same volume in a shorter rail line. We kept the forgiving 2-stage rocker and added spiral vee starting in front of the fins to allow for rail-to-rail quickness. The signature Merrick hip provides a pivot point for tight arcs. The New Flyer is now available with a unidirectional carbon strip on the bottom. The carbon stiffens the middle of the board, increasing flex and bend in the tail and thereby a tighter turn radius. The carbon also reinforces the middle portion of the board against breakage with no detectable weight.
But I'm hesitating.
I've seen some reviews that are saying that the NF isn't a versatile board. That it only lights up for better lined up bigger waves. The waves I surf are NOT 90% of the time, better or lined up.
I see that CI makes GROVELER dims, but have heard that there's too much rocker for the NF to be an effective below chest high board.
Is the NF worth adding to the quiver?
Your feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Huge fan of your channel. Helped me a lot in deciding wich board to get in the past years. !!!
I'm 5'10 and 205 lbs advanced surfer (but 44 years old..). Have a Sampler 5'10 (31.5 Lts) and a BW 6'2 (33.5 Lts). I'm addicted to the Sampler in small surf up to 3 ft. The BW needs more power and down the line waves so I keep it for trips like south mexico. I need to get a board that performs as a all arounder and fit between those 2 boards. A board to surf 3 to 6 ft. Mostly I surf beach breaks,
I looking at the New Flyer, Rocket 9 and Bunny Chow. Finding impossible to decide.... could you help with some of your expertise ?
I was thinking about something around 6'0.
Do you think a Fever 6'0" x 19 3/4 x 2 5/8 at 32.7 Lts would work ?
Or should I look into the other boards I mentioned before ?
Thanks !!!!!
10. comment for Channel Islands"New Flyer" Surfboard review by Noel Salas Ep 11
CI Pod Pod (Flexbar)
JS Nitro (HYFY)
Hayden Shapes (Future Flex) Untitled
CI Sampler Flexbar
Everyday Board:
Lost V3 Stealth Carbon Wrap)
CI Fever
JS Monsta Box HyFY
HPSB:
Hayden Shapes Dark Side
CI Rook 15
I did a review on the Lost V3 Stealth in the Carbon Wrap tech and it is a very versatile board. It goes good in 2-6+ and felt very lively under my feet even in small surf. I recommend you watch that review so you can make a better decision for yourself. Cheers
Both boards are good in the pocket but I like the V3 Stealth better in smaller waves. It's quicker down the line and felt better under my feet.
i was hoping if you could help me to chose my new board.
im 6'3 tall and weight 178 pounds and my actual board is a 6'1x19 3/4 x 2 5/8 32 Liters and my level is intermidiate . i surf mostly beach breaks form 2-6 sometimes hollow sometimes fatter! the thing is tha most of the times the waves that i got they run a little bit fast mushy or like windy so they are far from perfect and i need that extra speed down the line and that "that get up and shoot"
i cant decide between the New Flyer and the Fever which one paddles better?...is th NF a slow board down the line because of that spiral v in the center or too lose in hollow or bigger surf?
which dims do you recomend? i was thinking maintaining the lenght 6'1 and 33 liters of volume (usually stock dims are too short for me)and was looking for a all round shortboard that paddles well, lots of speed down the line and loose under the feet to develop rail and vertical pocket manouvers. if there is another model that you recomende let me know
Hope you could help me and keep doing this amazing work with the surfboard reviews. Thank You
20. comment for Channel Islands"New Flyer" Surfboard review by Noel Salas Ep 11
I think something fundamentally worth covering is materials construction, in the sense that for standard production boards, I think Haydenshapes standard PE construction is the gold standard for strength and light weight(better than polyesterPU) without buoyancy and chatter issues(as with EPS),.. it just feels like a lighter stronger PU board with superior flex compared to polyesterPU, at normal production polyesterPU prices for the status the label is at, on par with top popular brands such as Channel Islands.
Haydenshapes has PE dialed in superby, such that the epoxy doesn't soak in to the foam too much causing additional weight, as can occur, as some manufacturers have found with epoxy resin on a polyurethane blank.
The Haydenshapes White Noiz is a magic general purpose HPSB for waist to head and a half beach break.
30. comment for Channel Islands"New Flyer" Surfboard review by Noel Salas Ep 11
This board is no weak mush groveller. It can handle pretty much anything my 5'11 x 19 1/4 x 2 1/2 @ 29.5 litres DHD DX1 can handle. I absolutely love this board. In fact it is one of the best boards I've ever surfed and just ordered a round tail version and 1/8 of an inch thinner as a quad with glass ons for something different.
I ride mine using the AM1 fibreglass fins in the sides with a shapers spectrum series AM1 in the rear as I find the fibreglass rear too stiff unless it's getting big and It's the only board in the car. I love the stiff side fins so I can really push. They have great drive.
Now to more slopey waves. This board really does struggle a bit in weak slopey waves. I can't surf it unless the waves have some steepness or power in them. But like I said when it does the New Flyer is an awesome board.
I hope having another opinion helps some people decide which boards to buy.
Also actually seeing you ride the boards at such a high level is great for your reviews. These are the best reviews I've watched hands down. Have a good day mate.
Thanks again.
For chest to overhead, clean, hollow surf would you recommend the New Flyer or Zeus (Black & White)? I have NF and struggle to get into waves that quickly jack up/hollow, especially when you get head high plus.
By the way, thanks for the great reviews. By far the best out there.
Mitch
Cheers !!
Love watching how you surf each model and I think that's more telling than most anything. It makes the reviews.
How would you compare the new flyer to the sampler ? what are the main differences ?
I have a 5'7''x18''7/8x2''1/4 new flyer that I love but would like to add a little volumeto it (it is 25L).
I am contemplating between the 5'7'' new flyer in groveler dims (5'7''x19''3/8x2''5/16 @ 26.4L) to the stock 5'7'' sampler (@26.7L).
I am 160LB advanced surfer and surf mostly in weaker surf (Mediterranean).
Thanks a lot and keep the reviews coming can't wait for the next one.
For comparison, I find my 5'6 Hi-5 that has 33 liters of volume to be basically perfect in chest high, chunky high tide beach breaks. I have a really hard time finding speed on the Monsta (it's a single concave throughout with thick rails and a squash tail..29 liters) unless I'm at a punchy point break on a clean, head-high plus day. On my Vapors, I struggle to make tight turns because it's a round tail, unless it's a bigger day and I'm surfing a wave that has a face that stays nice and open. Otherwise though it feels really great under my feet (it has 27 liters of volume) and I find it generally easy to build speed on it.
Thanks!