Channel Islands The Neck Beard (Custom Order)
After tinkering with different concepts for most of 2010, Dane Reynolds launched the Neck Beard in early 2011, that became his favorite free-surf board. No longer working to hide volume from the judges like with the Dumpster Diver, Dane let it all hang out with a wider nose and chop tail. With light single concave and vee out the back, this board is faster down the line, has increased rail-to-rail transition, and is more stable when landing airs. Super user-friendly, this is the board Dane grabs when its 1-foot to head-high.
The 2012 Neckbeard tail was taken directly from Dane's hand-drawn template. Dane kept the overall generous plan-shape to provide a skatey feel but the tail refinement allows for slightly more back foot sensitivity. Light single concave and vee out the back, increased rail-to-rail transition and wider through the nose and tail.
Dane rides the Neck Beard as a tri-fin and as a quad for speed. Comes with a five fin setup to get the best of both worlds. If you are a fan of the Dumpster Diver, then definitely grow out your Neck Beard.
Order yours 4 to 6 inches shorter than your height.
Standard dims| Lenght | Width | Thickness | volume |
| 5'4 | 19 | 2 1/8 | 24.0L |
| 5'6 | 19 1/4 | 2 1/4 | 26.6L |
| 5'7 | 19 1/2 | 2 5/16 | 28.1L |
| 5'8 | 19 3/4 | 2 3/8 | 29.6L |
| 5'9 | 19 7/8 | 2 7/16 | 31.0L |
| 5'10 | 20 | 2 1/2 | 32.5L |
| 5'11 | 20 1/8 | 2 9/16 | 34.0L |
| 6'0 | 20 1/4 | 2 5/8 | 35.5L |
| 6'1 | 20 3/8 | 2 11/16 | 37.1L |
| 6'2 | 20 1/2 | 2 3/4 | 38.7L |
| 6'4 | 20 3/4 | 2 7/8 | 42L |