Details:
Brand: Channel Islands
Model: Bobby Quad
Length: 5'8"
Width: 20 1/2"
Thickness: 2 5/8"
Volume: 33.8L
Fins: FCS II (not included)
Construction: Poly
Shipping Cost: $84.99
Description: The deck has light back foot pressures, see photos to view the rest of the pressure dent details.
The deck has a few under glass shatters that are all water tight.
The bottom has a few under glass & surface scratches that are all water tight.
The nose had a 2.5" ding professionally repaired, it's perfect & water tight.
The tail has one tiny crack on the right swallow that is not water tight.
The right rail has one tiny crack mid-board that is not water tight. The left rail has a couple of under glass shatters & surface scratches that are water tight.
More Information
Bobby Martinez challenged us to build him as short of a board as possible with the goal of maximizing his fun in Santa Barbara’s tiny summer surf. He also added that it had to be a quad, and it still had to live up to his high-performance standards. Bobby’s shortboards are 5’8” but for this customized four-finner he was thinking we ought to take it down to 5’2”. By shortening the rail line and distributing the volume into the width throughout the plan shape he’d be able to skate over the flats and carry enough speed to still fit in his signature gauges.
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 Bobby 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 x 19 x 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.
