Channel Islands Happy Everyday Surfboard Review: an everyday sled or a specialized craft?
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- A few years ago, Channel Islands set out to create a lineup of boards with consistent design language and innovative outlines to encompass all conditions and waves. Enter the Happy Everyday - the blue collar sibling to the bustling Happy Family. We’ve been testing ours since last spring and even though we lost a few sessions to a camera malfunction, we still have opinions.
Should we have ordered a custom? Or were stock dims the right pick?! Can 1.5 liters really make a difference for average surf dads? Are we asking too many questions? Check the video to hear our experience!
Link to gear:
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TLDW: Mileage may vary! Don’t make our mistake, jump to 9:11 to hear a lesson we learned the hard way!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - the Happy Family
1:20 - Board Tech Specs
2:10 - Meet the Happy Everyday
3:45 - Board Dims & Our Dims
4:02 - Performance Ratings
6:45 - Fun Ratings
7:37 - Value Ratings
9:11 - Wrong Dims Ordered?
11:05 - Closing Thoughts
👴🏼 Andrew’s Stats
5’11
157lbs
Goofy
👦🏼 Stephen’s Stats
5’11
160lbs
Regular
🏄🏻♂️ Board Dims
5’8 x 19.25 x 2.375 x 27.9L PU
Link to Surfboard:
cisurfboards.com/products/hap...
Link to gear:
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I got this board in a Spinetek version. I choose the board to be a quiver killer and it hasn’t let me down. I went for higher volume than I could get away with and use different fin set ups to adjust to wave size. I’m 74 kg 175cm and got the 6.0
For sizable waves I put on some MF carver fins L, and for smaller stuff some olde KS 2.1 Switching fins makes it feel like two completely different boards.
I absolutely love this board. It’s very durable as well in Spinetek, no heeldents or anything like that.
Yesssssss Koen! Spine-tek hasn’t let us down either - well except my bank account, but that’s minor. Good feedback on the fin change, we will give that a try on our next session!! Curious what you were coming from prior to the HE?
@@greenroomsurfreviews Prior to this board I was riding an old banged-up Flyer type of board, additionally I´m an older surfer coming back from a surfing hiatus due to geographically imposed challenges 🙂
We liked the flyer series too! Welcome back to the tribe, hopefully you get some waves this weekend! Let us know if you pick up another board (we’re currently testing the G-Skate) 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
agree with you guys. for a Pro maybe a grovler. but for regular working people who surf on weekends every 2 to 3 weeks on average this board works better with bigger steeper waves…. 4 feet and up for me. good review.
Yeah bois!! Killing it.
Love these reviews fellas, just a good time with the boys, great watch 👍
Yewww thanks Jake! We should do a collab one of these days 🏄🏻♂️ 🌎 🎥 our people will contact your people and we’ll make it happen! 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
@@greenroomsurfreviews Sounds like a good plan to me fellas, we’ll just have to figure out time zone differences, which will be easy 😎👍
Yew! We’re stoked! We’ll slide into those DMs on the Gram and set it up! 👊🏼
This was definitely the review I was looking for. I am 170, looking for a board to surf mostly in the waist to chest high summer stuff but not a fish. Did this width feel sluggish? , I never ride boards over 19 wide because I need it to be snappy. Keep up excellent and honest reviews.
Yewwww thanks R treb 🤙🏼 we wouldn’t say sluggish, just a bit too much board. With the 5”8 stock dims, it’s a great “step up” for us in larger surf, only issue is we aren’t in larger surf…ever…and that’s not the board’s fault! If you’re interested in a summer sled (and don’t mind breaking your 19” rule) we’d say check out the Fishbeard or Rocketwide. Hope that helps! 🤙🏼🐠🚀
I picked up a custom 5'7.5 x 2.5 x 19.5 (29.5L) at CI factory and surfed it for a week (1 week ago) from Santa Barbara to SD. I am from East coast and just did a quick week surf trip. I am 160 lbs and 48 years old. I was gassed just trying to catch waves. When I did catch waves it felt good until I tried to really push a front side turn it would get stuck? I thought it was the fins at first (medium Future F6's) then tried AM2's and same issue? I ride a 5'8 RW as my daily driver and never had this issue...anyway I guess I need to try it in bigger surf. I got it because they claim it is a slight step to the RW. Anyway thanks for a great review! Cheers
Hey Allen! Bigger surf definitely improved our experience with the board. Tough to order a custom and not be stoked, hopefully it just needs to warm up 😉 separate note, when I get to 48 i hope my dims are like yours - and not strictly beholden to the Wavestorm 😂 if you make it up our direction let us know, we’ll set up a shred session!
Y’all should do the inferno FT !
It’s on the list! Dan’s inferno 72 has made me reconsider my life choices. Sharp eye is on our radar for sure!
Hey guys, I would
encourage you to try a spine-tek HE, I’m 6’0 78kgs and ride a 5’9 & it’s me legit go to board from 1ft unsurfable onshore slop to about double overhead, then I’ll change boards. For me this is that magic board you rarely find, I don’t surf my Fishbeard anymore or my two happy because it seemingly replaced them both.
Was using the Hayden shapes medium in really small surf and everything else AM2’s
Woh that’s a big claim!! We were caught between those two volume options, did you have a similar issue? Or did the Spine-Tek solve it??
@@greenroomsurfreviews I sorta nailed it first go, helps when you’re paying new too. I was tossing up between the 5’8 & 5’9, I probably could of gone 5’8 and sized it down like I just did with the neck beard I got the other day. But when I buy another one I’ll keep it the same size, could just be the EPS, but it paddles onto waves as good any of my boards and hasn’t lost any performance.
If you can find a spine tek in the smaller size for you, have another go. I’m sure you’ll love it as I seem to like similar boards as you boys.
Damien, where were you when we picked up our new one?! 😂 Good to know about the Spine-Tek option. There are some great deals on CL right now, we’ll see if we can swoop one up!!
@@damiencollins8124 Hey Damien, what are your thoughts on the HE vs the Neckbeard? I have both the NB2 and Fishbeard in Spine-Tek and find I mostly grab the NB2, even though I do like the Fishbeard as well. I was considering getting a HE in PU however not sure how much overlap it will have with the NB2.
@@jedalloyd hey mate, iv also got a spine tek NB2, and PU fish beard. I love the NB2 for doing airs and fun stuff etc but I find it doesn’t handle too well when it starts getting a bit solid or slabby.
The HE I’ll for me is my fav all round board. Grab it 90% of the time for 1ft surf all the way up to 2x overhead, mines spine tek & id get another, does get a little skittery when it’s big and onshore, PU would be great for that but I’m gonna buy another one exactly the same this year, only other board I’d like to try is the CI 2 Pro
What would you recommend if not the Happy Everyday for an everyday/average conditions board?
Hey Max! We didn’t gel with the HE but that doesn’t mean you won’t. I have a friend that loves his HE in spinetech. I would strongly recommend looking for a CI demo day and grabbing a few models to try out. There’s nothing better than getting your feet in the wax. Sadly, the last fall demo day was about a month ago so you’ll have to wait until the spring for the demo days to return. With that said, I love my rocket wide and Flat Earth, brother # 1 loves his fishbeard and g-skate while brother #3 loves his sharpeye inferno 72. Each board has pros and cons but we’ve loved our experiences on those boards albeit there was no clear consensus among all three brothers. Check out the other board videos for insights and hit us up with questions if you got ‘em. Would be curious to see where you land!
Hi guys, I hope you're doing well. I'm a big fan of your videos. I was wondering if you could share your thoughts and compare this with the OG Flyer surfboard for me. What are the differences between them and in what conditions would you use one over the other? Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Hey Ed! Appreciate the feedback! We’re big fans of your comment, keep them coming 👊🏼 Here’s my quick before-the -baby-wakes-up take on the two boards.
The Flyer Family was one of the original CI Board families. Flyer ➡️ New Flyer ➡️ OG Flyer. If you look at same dims for each:
HE: modern outline that is more forgiving. Thicker, softer rails, flatter rocker.
OGF: about 1-1.5 liters thinner for the same dims, has sharper rails (but no knife) and is at its best in better surf.
I enjoyed the OGF when I was younger, thinner, and surfing 3-4 times a week in good surf. Of the two, the HE is more my style now. Heavier, softer, more forgiving and charges whatever surf is on tap for the day. Getting old sucks.
Conclusion (if you’re still reading this), remember when Ke11y exclusively ripped on elf shoes in the 80s/90s? At the time, the Flyer was a MAJOR departure from the accepted design. The OG Flyer is a modernized version of that and part of the “impetus” for the modern designs we see now. Think Timmy Curran’s airs ➡️ Italo or Lisa Anderson ➡️ Carissa Moore/Steph. Anyhoo, sounds like a decent Marvel origin story to me - or maybe more Coppola’s style?
Oh shoot, almost forgot the required surfboard disclaimer *mileage will depend on skill level and waves!
Thsnks..can you have any opinion on payzelian 2?.i cant decide between ci happy every day to p2 fo 2_7fit average wavs
Shooooot, we haven’t had the pleasure of testing the Pyzalien 2. The HE and PA2 are similar boards for similar surfers in similar conditions. And they are both from similarly awesome companies. (Catch my drift here?) you can’t go wrong but one may help you have more “fun” in the water than the other. To determine that, we see two schools of thought.🤓
1. Go with the board/company/design that you know best. Familiar territory means no downtime spent “learning”.
2. Go with the board/company/design that is outside your comfort zone. A new and unfamiliar board could unlock your inner Ke11y and you could be wizard sleeving Pipe in no time.
*Or you buy both, start a UA-cam channel reviewing surfboards, and accept the tax write offs 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
@@greenroomsurfreviews i take them both.thsnksssssssssssss
why didn't you guys grabbed the 5'7 HE ? you say it is too long... i'm 6'2 and i have 6' HE amazing board i'm able to take every wave with it and also surf when it is small.
Also you should have tried Spine Tek with such small waves. just saying
Goooood question! We have found that if we stick with our preferred volume (~27.5L) the rest of the dims fall into place. 5’7 was too small and 5’9 was too big…but turned out our Goldilocks pick wasn’t right either! And based on what you’ve shared (and plenty of others), the Spine-Tek model would have been just right 😂 🤷🏻♂️
Spine-Tek: 1
GRSR: 0
@@greenroomsurfreviews haha well i must say that the feeling of PU is really good but spine tek is livelier when wave is mushy or doesn’t have enough energy.
Personally i surf HB and Malibu so it works just amazing for those waves.
So the 'Happy Somedays' is a more fitting name?
😂 it was for us, but we also picked up larger dims than normal 🤷🏻♂️ so maybe a more accurate name is the Happy “Everyday when ordered with correct dims”
“Happy, maybe” 😂
Happy sometimes is the right name for this board haha
Pyzel mini ghost would do the job this didn’t do for you guys, for the waves I see the happy everyday and those boards can’t surf a wave above 2 foot without skipping out it’s so heavy and punchy
I haven’t dabbled with any Pyzel surfboards yet but I’d be seriously interested to try them out. I have two of the models that I’ve been 👀
Great review. Looks like it would be challenging to surf for the average surfer in average conditions. Have you ever surfed the pyzel phantom? You guys should also look into the ultra joe for average small conditions.
Thanks Y L, yeah we have a growing list of boards to test out 😂 The phantom is on there but we will definitely add in the Ultra Joe as well!! Stoked you didn’t hate the review 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼