Finding a shortboard that serves as a daily driver can be a tall order. Everyday waves sometimes aren’t all that suited to a standard shortboard — which often needs something a little steeper and a little less mushy to thrive; something with a big more oomph behind it. But there are things one can do to give a shortboard a few boosts here and there. A bit more foam, a bit more width, a little less rocker. And in the last few years, board makers have been focussing on that. When the Two Happy hit shelves, it flew off them. But as is always the case, a few tweaks were able to be made to make it a little more… everyday. And those tweaks have created the newest iteration: the Happy Everyday.
Britt Merrick took the Two Happy performance shortboard model base and carved the Happy Everyday out of it. “As we all know, sometimes you face the kind of conditions where you want to rip but aren’t feeling the groveler vibes,” writes the Merrick team. “At the same time it may not quite be the epic stuff you would use your high performance shortboard for. To achieve this goal, Britt shortened the rail to create a curvier outline, especially through the tail area. For both the entry and exit rockers he lowered them to increase paddle and planing speeds to cover a broader range of conditions. The single concave under the front foot acts as a gas pedal and generous double concave through the fins provides rail. The single concave under the front foot acts as a gas pedal and generous double concave through the fins provides rail-to-rail ease and plenty of lift in the small stuff.”
According to the team, the Happy Everyday hovers somewhere between a high performance shortboard and a groveler. Watch above as Britt Merrick breaks the board down.
