Sustainable Surfing and its Ethical Conundrums
By Sophie Hellyer As I walk along the litter-laden coastline of my local beach break...
Our Order-By Dates For Christmas
With Christmas fast approaching, and because some of our products such as handplanes...
Andrew Otter’s Secret Sixtieth Stand-Up Paddleboard
At the end of last year, James’ dad Andrew turned sixty. We’d been developing,...
The First Otter Wooden Surfboard, Ten Years On
The first wooden surfboard that James made has just celebrated its tenth birthday, and...
Slowing Down: Matt Smith’s Memories of Wooden Boards and Boats
I’ve spent a fair chunk of my adult life now at sea on wooden vessels – be they...
The Power of a Postcard
Everybody loves getting a postcard through the mail, particularly in the age of...
Seven Years to Write, Two Hours to Read
“It has taken seven years to write and it’s only 27,000 words long but I have...
Annual Gathering of Makers 2018 Gallery
Every year, as summer gives way to autumn, we invite all of our previous wooden...
One Week’s Work in One and a Half Minutes
Summing up all of the steps and processes involved in one of our week-long wooden...
Go Explore: Launching Otter Wooden Stand-Up Paddleboards
Over the course of the last year we’ve been developing a range of three flat-water...
Others: The Story of Organic Irish Surf Wax, From Woods to Waves
Surf wax is as necessary when surfing as the surfboard itself, but it’s also a...