Channel Islands Surfboards is returning to its roots. The Carpinteria-based company, which has been owned by Burton Snowboards since 2006, is in the process of being resold to a collective of ...

Considering all the hundreds upon hundreds of surf films, surf videos, surf movies and surf edits in our storied history, there aren’t a whole helluva lot of team videos. And there’re even fewer ...

It doesn’t get more “California” than Ventura Beach, where longboard surfing began decades before "Surfin' U.S.A." took it ...

Santa Barbara local Parker Coffin finishes off a turn during the finals of the Rincon Brewery Pro at the 2024 Rincon Classic. (Fritz Olenberger / Noozhawk Photo) The Channel Islands Surfboards Rincon ...

Burton Snowboards has agreed to terms for the sale of Channel Islands Surfboards brand to CI Surfboards LLC, which is led by Britt Merrick and comprised of senior members of the Channel Islands ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The Channel Islands Surfboards Rincon Classic presented by Merrick Lager is the most anticipated event of each winter for the ...

SURF’S UP, TRULY: Fourteen years after purchasing Channel Islands’ Surfboards, Burton Snowboards has agreed to sell the brand to a group led by senior members of the Channel Islands’ senior management ...

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — The 2025 Channel Islands Surfboards Rincon Classic, presented by Merrick Lager, is celebrated its 43rd year as the oldest and most revered surf contest in Santa Barbara and ...

CAMARILLO, Calif. – A study by a California State University (CSU) Channel Islands Professor documented an intersection of surf breaks and biodiversity protection, inspiring more research published ...