Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
Back in December we were lucky enough to be invited up to the London Surf Film Festival, where one of our films had been shortlisted in the 'Shorties' category, here's a quick run down of the event...
For anyone new to our Boardrack Briefing series; it's a chance for us to take a closer look at our range of wooden surfboards, with a detailed and...
So its the end of another crazy year, and pandemic aside, we have actually had a pretty good one! We feel really lucky to have had such a busy time...
At the end of November Mike, Mickey and Philippe joined us to make their own wooden surfboards, here’s a round up of how they got on!
Monday Morning Surf Club (MMSC) means getting in the sea, and appreciating and sharing whatever waves we are greeted by on a Monday morning at...
Autumn is a great time to be in Cornwall, the swell is picking up, the pubs are lighting their cosy fires and our workshop has been bustling; with Charlie, Rob, Jeremy and Sebastian all making their own wooden surfboards...
Many of the best woodworking tools that money can buy are produced in Japan. The Japanese pull-saw is no exception and those that hang on our...
A thirtieth, fiftieth and sixtieth birthday surfboard workshop for Tommy, Mike and Chris respectively; who all joined us in early October for our...
It all began in the 1930's when pioneering waterman Tom Blake looked for a way to maintain some directional control whilst surfing his hollow,...
The last couple of journal workshop entries have begun with a comment on how busy our summer has been, which we are all so grateful for here at Otter...
Simple pleasures. They're wonderful things aren't they? Take bodysurfing for example; the simple act of swimming around in the waves and getting pushed about by the water can sometimes provide the best memories of a day's surfing. No need for a surfboard or a potentially laborious paddle out, quite often bodysurfing sessions are snatched when the only option for getting in the sea is a quick half hour before or after work, or perhaps the...
Summer has absolutely flown by for us here at Otter Surfboards, with three surfboard workshops in August keeping us busy, the old adage about time...
Why Fish? When summer starts to show its face each year, surf shops and magazines begin their annual round of promoting various “Fish”...
Summer in Cornwall is in full swing! August has been a busy month for us here at the Otter Surfboards workshop, it got off to a great start when Tim...
Yep, we make our surfboards out of wood. It’s different to the industry standard of polyurethane foam, wrapped in fibreglass and polyester...
Last week was special for a number of reasons, not least that we had a father and son making a surfboard together in the workshop and there were waves at the bottom of the hill! Read on for our round up of the whole experience...
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...
It’s not often Cornwall is blessed with both waves and sun during a workshop, but last week was definitely one for the books! Here’s our attempts...
Summer in Cornwall often means small waves and busy lineups, which can sometimes impact negatively on quality surf time. Our answer to this?...
