Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
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 Porthtowan beach, in case you missed it here’s more on why we started MMSC. November has been pretty epic, not least because we have had a fair bit of swell and stormy weather hitting our Cornish shores; here’s a round up of how we got on with our ‘get in no matter what’ approach to wave...
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...
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...
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 and flying has certainly been ringing true! Joining us for our mid August surfboard workshop were Matt and Oli; Matt from Bath where he runs an architecture firm with his wife, and Oli from Plymouth where he is studying to be a mental health nurse.
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...
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...
Summer in Cornwall often means small waves and busy lineups, which can sometimes impact negatively on quality surf time. Our answer to this?...
Do Make has now been out in the world for a couple of months, since publication day on the 3rd of September. I’ve never considered myself a writer, so it has been quite a journey to take something from a conceptual dream, right the way through to a finished, printed and published book. It began when I headed up to Cardigan, on the wild west coast of Wales, to run a couple of handplane workshops for the wonderful folk at the Do Lectures...
This Sunday, the 29th of November at 11am, I'll be in conversation with Mark Shayler as part of the Digital Craft Festival, live on Zoom and...
Good Timber By Douglas Malloch (1922) The tree that never had to fight For sun and sky and air and light, But stood out in the open...
If you’re missing the sea and surfing, then Lockdown Surf Film Festival might be just the tonic to help you stay connected to surf culture and...
“We tend to think of landscapes as affecting us most strongly when we are in them or on them, when they offer us the primary sensations of touch...
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 announcement of his patronage of marine conservation and campaigning charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS).
As has now become tradition here at Otter, as we drop into a new year (nay, a new decade!) we like to take the opportunity to look back at the last...
With Christmas almost upon us (gulp!), it seems a good time to tell you all about our last postage dates and some bundle ideas we've pulled...
The Silver Surfer Journal is a project close to our hearts and our home, that we hope some of you may decide to support if you are able to. The...
