Big Wave Ben

Ben has visited us a couple of times now and we have been working together on a design for a 9’8″ skin and frame wooden gun, designed specifically for paddling into waves in the 15-foot plus range.  Having designed the board together it is now James’ task to build it and then the waiting game will begin, with all eyes on the charts for the first massive swell of winter.  Ben will then be paddling the board (rather than being towed behind a jet-ski) into a wave of significant size and hopefully surfing his way into the pages of the national press.  The project is being funded by Artists Project Earth (APE) through Surfers Against Sewage who are looking to make more surfers aware of the negative environmental impacts of their boards, and the alternative options available to them.  Ben has ridden one of our surfboards before in his role as a National Trust ambassador and it’s really nice to be working with him again and collaborating on a surfboard design.  The process will be fully documented and we hope to be able to bring you more updates throughout the build process and then when an appropriately deep low sends the next major swell towards our shores.  Watch this space!