Parker Coffin said it first: “A NeckBeard 2 would work sick as a keel-fin fish!” So we go to work redesigning the back half of the NB2 template and rocker, paired the board with our CI Keel Fins, and the FishBeard was born.

The FishBeard is pure business in the front and all party in the back. Get forward on this user-friendly board and drive from the center and you’ll have all the speed and flow you always desired. Step back on the tail to engage the fins and rails, which provides you hold, pivot, projection and the freedom to rip as hard as ever. To keep the party going, we dug into the archives and found some vintage mid-80’s, fluorescent logos and recreated CI’s iconic layup from that era.

LengthWidthThicknessVolume

5’4 x 18 5/82 x 3/162 3.7L

5’5 x 18 7/82 x 1/4 25.1L

5’6 x 19 x 2 5/16 26.4L

5’7 x 19 1/82 3/8 27.7L

5’8 x 19 3/8 x 2 7/16 29.2L

5’9 x 19 5/8 x 2 1/2 30.7L

5’10 x 19 7/8 x 2 9/16 32.4L

5’11 x 20 x 2 5/8 33.8L

6’0 x 20 1/8 x 2 11/16 35.2L

6’2 x 20 3/8 x 2 3/4 37.5L

6’4 x 20 3/4 x 2 7/8 41.0L

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We’re stoked to announce that the two new @cisurfboards models for 2020—which draw two totally different lines—are almost here: the FishBeard and CI Mid. Both will be available at a dealer near you starting Thursday, January 16—and we’ll be sharing a lot more details on these beauties next week once they arrive! Be the first to see these spicy new boards by joining us next Wednesday, January 15 at @cisurfboards_sbstore for their unveiling. Enjoy food, beers by @madewestbeer and wine by @ziobaffa, while we screen a few short film edits featuring them in action. Then hear design and performance insights from #BrittMerrick and @parkercoffin about Fish Beard, as well as @devon_howard on the CI Mid. Plenty of time for Q&A on both. Doors open 6:30, starts at 7 pm. Possible outdoor screening if weather permits. *One lucky person will get their choice of a new FishBeard or CI Mid! See you there. Video of @parkercoffin on #ciFishBeard is by @ryanperry. @devon_howard video on the #ciMid is by @lograp. #ciSurfboards

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A sleeker, more performance-ready design than the CI Fish, our new FishBeard is pure business in the front and all party in the back. Get forward on this user-friendly board and drive from the center and you’ll have all the speed and flow you always desired. Step back on the tail to engage the twin-keel fins and it’s refined rails, which provides you hold, pivot, projection, and the freedom to rip as hard as ever. To keep the party going, we dug into the archives and found some vintage mid-’80s, fluorescent logos and recreated CI’s iconic layup from that era. The idea for the FishBeard stems from this guy right here @parkercoffin and this photo is by @badboyryry_ #ciSurfboards #ciFishBeard

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