Camille would be making a 7’4 Island Hopper, the perfect board to help progress her surfing and catch lots of waves, exactly the reasons why she had chosen the shape. She had travelled to the UK from Canada where she works for a health tech startup, quite far removed from woodworking and the new skill sets that she would be taking in her stride throughout the week.
Bastien chose to make a 6’2 Swift, a board he wanted to allow progressive surfing whilst still having plenty of volume. He had travelled from Lausanne, where he studies mechanical engineering with a view to moving into green energy solutions, which fit perfectly with our outlook here at Otter, thus providing the basis for interesting conversations throughout the week.