Burton re-sells a surf brand

In 2006, Burton Snowboards bought Channel Islands, a brand of surfboards, from Al Merrick, a shaper who founded it 51 years ago in Santa Barbara, California. Burton has now agreed to sell CI Surfboards to the founder’s son, Britt Merrick, along with members of its management and athletes. According to ...

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