If you’re after a speedy, playful, short-railed board that stays loose yet crisp in the pocket on smaller, weaker days then look no further than the Bobby Quad.
The Bobby Quad has a low entry rocker that goes into a flat planing surface under the gas pedal portion of the board that provides the speed to get into waves and over those flat sections. The exit rocker and bottom contours are designed to be all business - with performance oriented flip and generous double concave for added lift to help boogie down the line in gutless waves. Its tail rocker profile, combined with some width in the tail and modified swallow, provide speed and hold during quick directional changes.
The model is designed to be ridden 3” to 6” shorter and ¼” to 1/2” wider than your shortboard. For reference, Bobby’s dimensions are 5’2 × 19 × 2 5/16. From other team riders we’ve since learned that the Bobby Quad is versatile enough to be scaled up for those wanting to increase their wave count. The rail stays nicely foiled (not chunky) at fuller dimensions, so to maintain the integrity of the design we recommend adding thickness over width to hit your volume.
As for fins, we recommend you run your favorite quad templates.
- 5’0” x 18 3/4 x 2 1/4 // 23.5L
- 5’2” x 19 x 2 5/16 // 25.3L
- 5’4” x 19 3/8 x 2 3/8 // 27.4L
- 5’6” x 19 3/4 x 2 1/2 // 30.3L
- 5’8” x 20 1/8 x 2 5/8 // 33.8L
- 5’10” x 20 1/2 x 2 3/4 // 37.1L
- 6’0” x 20 3/4 x 2 3/4 // 38.6L
- 6’2” x 21 x 2 7/8 // 42.0L
- 6’4” x 21 3/8 x 2 7/8 // 43.9L
- 6’6” x 21 3/4 x 3 // 47.8L
Engineered by the crew at Shapers Australia, our SPINE-TEK construction allows Channel Islands to build boards that are livelier and more responsive. Like a spring, they load up on energy, provide pop, accelerate out of turns whilst holding speed down the line, and the “spine” keeps its flex pattern unlike timber which loses it over time.
