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Britt Merrick Has Found The Solution

Channel Islands’ latest model won’t fix the world, but it might get you off the scroll.

cinema // Mar 21, 2026
Words by Pedro Ramos
Reading Time: 2 minutes

It’s still early 2026, and this rock we’re temporarily standing on is flying through space while simultaneously going through what feels like a new world disorder.

Unhinged heads of state, intense geopolitical competition leading into active armed conflicts, economic inequality, and mounting environmental pressure. Enough to turn even the most optimistic among us into nihilists.

Britt Merrick seems immune to that condition. Could he have found a solution to get the most overthinking, anxious, doom-scrolling brains to detach from their screens and go out for a wave, no matter how miserable the conditions?

The Solution is a surfboard-shaped pill you don’t even have to swallow.

“We were hearing from our friends on the East Coast that they needed a board for bad East Coast waves,” Britt says. “They wanted something more grovely. Even more grovely than the Happy Everyday or Better Everyday.”

In other words, they were after something for when you don’t even want to paddle out.

We did the math. A few pool sessions in and The Solution starts looking like the smarter investment. And it works in the ocean too.

Its formula isn’t even a secret: a fuller outline, a more rounded tail, and a generous planing area. This thing is designed to skate through flatness with effortless glide.

Britt tweaked the rocker and outline following a research trip to Mexico, tuning it for both neutral and front-footed surfers.

Slip it at the bottom of your quiver, and if you’re already fluent in Merrickese, size yours two inches shorter than your Better Everyday.

Five fin boxes will appease most personality types. Reef Heazlewood likes his as a thruster and calls it “the best small-wave board I’ve ever had”. Big Britt prefers a quad, but says, “It’s equally fun as a thruster or 2+1 depending on the conditions.” Don’t overthink it. Or do.

A thruster was the only fix Reef needed.

Details that won’t make you surf any better include Bigfoot, aliens, UFOs, and other little conspiracies hidden in the logos and tail patches.

Which feels appropriate. Riding marginal surf with genuine enthusiasm calls for a willingness to believe in stuff that evidence doesn’t fully support.

PS: If you’re one of the commenters who thought the waves were too good in the original video, watch this…

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