Coffee with Britt Merrick talking "Twin Fins" & CI's new "Fishbeard" Surfboard 

Noel your channel has to be by far the most informative of anything surfing related I‘ve seen on the internet. You‘ve really helped me appreciate the importance of the fin/board/rider combination. Thanks to you I was able to turn an underwhelming experience with a new board into something really fun by going from the recommended setup to a twin+trailer. Suddenly, I‘m able to turn that board properly, and it does what I want it to do. Thanks for the excellent content.

Favorite show ever

Noel thank for the review. 🤙

Noel you are the man! I've become a much more informed buyer watching your videos. Thanks for all your hard work, you make a real difference!

So glad to see Britt partner with you on this to get a couple other lengths that would normally push the budget. Great work

Best show ever. Like your shirt.

Cool cruisy video, Noel! Love that drive through Camarillo with no traffic!

Two legends, love to see it

Love the reviews Noel, you've helped me make some decisions on purchases and have yet to be steered wrong! Let's see you on a Lost Sword Fish soon!

Awesome! I love those interviews with Brit! I hope to watch one about the new Ci MID 😬.

Awesome video. Great insight

Your video is the reason that made me decide to get the Fish Beard over a Christenson Fish. Perfect board for majority of our spots here in the Philippines. Massive thanks to you and legend Britt Merrick for the helpful insights!

Love this show

Great little vid on the fins and board. Can't wait for the review. Was just about to pull the trigger on a new NB2 and now am caught with indecision ha!

Great vid and good to hear some explanation on keel fin templates, as fins are not cheap like boards plus if you get the wrong fins the board feels crap.

I never rode twins, but your videos make me want to purchase a set of these CI keels

Love this! Thanks.

Kinda what you where talking about in the end. Taking the rocket wide elongating it, less width and volume and throw a squash. Would it be like an ultimate daily driver? Who knows

Some Awesome insights there, loved it 🤘🏽

wow !! that board looks super fast !!

Looking forward to this review! Honestly will be between this and a seaside just wondering your thoughts. Love the channel keep shredding!

I stay tuned ! :D

Surfers talking surfboards getting coffee, my god Noel you're surfings Jerry Seinfeld

I have been frothing to know more about the fishbeard since CI stopped that promo vid with Parker a few days ago! Loved the convo here with Britt and the awesome knowledge he drops. Was about to place an order for an Akila Winged Twin and now I feel like I should wait for your fishbeard review, thoughts?

Amazing to have someone like a recognized shaper talking about his theories. And realizing he has basiclly no clue! Just taking an old template and altering a little bit is R & D by chance, not by theorie or hypothesis. His Keelfin works because it is low aspect, high area sweped fin. Giving lots of stability because of long chord and strong rake, putting the point of generalforce way back on the template. If you combine this fin with finsetting moved back, of course you get a much more stable ride, which grips better than a fin further forward both on placement and point of generalforce. Some looseness also comes to play because of large cutout at base.It lets waterflow travel around finbase to disengage from foil, making this part of fin lose force and therefor easier to push out of hold. The question above all is? Why not try similar templates like windsurfers use, an upright medium base with strong curve backwards, heavy sweep, which gives a long chord from base leading edge to tip trailing edge. Creating a top twist that flexes the tip in a horizontal direction.

Those fins are a cool compromise between twins & thruster. 😎 I'd guess they'd go well with a mini trailer center fin?!

Hey Noel. Have you tried the new Jordy fins? If you have I'm interested in your thoughts on them. I was also wondering if they were vapor core or honeycomb.

So Noel, what’s your thinking on heavier guys riding the AM Keel? We’ve seen smaller guys like Parker and you riding it but if the standard template works for your weight then can it work for someone that’s a good surfer and is 90kg plus and over 6ft tall? If it works for you surely it’s going to be super loose for a bigger guy. Do they need to bring out a fin with more surface area for heavier and taller guys?

Hey Noel! Id love to see you review the new lost rocket redux anytime soon

I'm going to pick one up today. At 5'10 165lbs I was thinking of getting the 5'7" what do you think

Noel, do you know if the AM Keel is going to be released by FCS as well?

Will you ever do a review of a infinity surfboard?

Would you use a tail pad on this? I just bought the 5 10 PU fish beard and I’m unsure. Thanks!

Awesome videos man thanks for all the hard work, I wanted to ask you, I am 5’8 170lbs and looking for a new board to tackle 1-3 foot mushy waves, I am intermediate skill and like to surf in the pocket, thanks again for all the help. Carlos

Orville and Wilbur conversations.

I love twins; but personally split-keel is where it's at. Lot of hold, projection and not much drag... Perfect for fat perfomance fishes...

Britt seems cool guy with knowledge. Also I liked the 2 babes sitting behind you guys. I wonder if you game this pretty girls since it was a good opportunity

Perfunctory - carried with a minimum of effort, performed merely as routine duty, hasty and superficial.