Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
On 18th February we are stoked present a memorable evening of films to celebrate our shared love for the ocean...
James has been invited by our good friends at The Odd Chair Company to speak at London Craft Week on the 15th of May...
Last Saturday we invited everyone who has ever made a wooden surfboard with us to a beach day and dinner...
We are stoked to announce another collaboration with our friends at Finisterre! At the end of September we will be taking our workshop on wheels,...
A couple of weeks back we ran our very first handplane workshop at The Wave, then we all jumped in for a bodysurf! Read here all about how the day...
It's been our busiest year ever here at Otter Surfboards, full of amazing moments which we are incredibly grateful for! In no particular order, here is our top 10...
The Otter AGM is our yearly event, bringing together anyone who has ever joined us to make their own wooden surfboard. Always a fun and much...
A couple of weeks ago, we opened our big blue doors to the surfing community for the first time in 3 years! We were joined by pro surfer Alan Stokes...
This month the Body Board turns 50 years old so we decided to find out more about the huge influence on the surf world that is Tom Morey, and also...
On Friday 6th March, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales signed one of our 7’10” Clipper wooden surfboards to signify and celebrate the...
Last Saturday we welcomed back a large cast of our “workshopper” family for our 2019 Annual Gathering of Makers when we gather together for a surf and then an evening of food, drink, music, art and sharing stories back at the farm where it all began for us.
At the start of the summer, just as the days were starting to draw out but the evenings were still cold as the sun set, James was invited to speak...
For this year's Boards, BBQ and Beers evening, we invited former British champion surfer, writer, and environmentalist Sophie Hellyer to take to the...
Our local beach of Porthtowan has an interesting new addition for the next week; Wool Beach Lodge is a pop-up exhibition presented by The...
Running from May 25th through to June 8th 2019, Surf School at The Exchange Gallery in Penzance, Cornwall, is an exhibition of the craft...
Another year and another Boards, Barbecue and Beers! We were lucky enough to host a fifth sold out event at our workshop last Friday, witnessing two awe inspiring and captivating talks and enjoy a lovely evening in great company with beers and food in plentiful supply.
We’re excited to announce that the 2019 edition of our annual summer open evening, Boards, BBQ and Beers, will be taking place on the evening of...
Every year, as summer gives way to autumn, we invite all of our previous wooden surfboard workshop attendees back to Cornwall to celebrate their...
Last Friday we were lucky enough to host the UK premiere of The Plastic Project’s film Dispatches From a Plastic Planet at our annual Boards, BBQ...
