Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
This time next week it will officially be summer; Cornwall is decorated yellow with daffodils lining the lanes and gorse flowers covering the hillsides, and we’re starting to get more and more days of blue skies and sunshine. The water is still cold, but it’s only a matter of time until it starts to warm up properly; we’ve already put our wetsuit gloves away and are keen to relegate hoods and booties to the same draw, before switching to...
This winter we’ve been investing some time in materials research and development. With our backgrounds in design it’s important to all of us...
Every now and then we introduce a member of the Otter Surfboards team to you, so that should you happen to stop-by and visit the workshop one day...
Last September, just as the last of the summer warmth was preparing to give way to autumn, James managed to sneak in one final surf in boardshorts at...
At this time of year, living around here as a surfer, you’ve got to believe. If you don’t, then you might as well not bother investing in a...
What have you resolved to do in 2015? If you struggled for ideas and had no answer when your colleagues asked you what your new year's resolution was when you returned to work last week, then may we suggest one for you? Beach litter - in particular the plastic pollution that washes up on our shorelines - is a huge problem and one that isn't going away in a hurry as each high tide carries yet more onto the sand. Picking up some of this...
Tonight the clock will tick over past twelve o-clock and we'll all be entering a brand new year. It's a time to be looking forward and making plans...
Well, we’re down to the last few days of 2014. Today, Sunday, is the winter solstice and so from now on we can look forward to all of the...
Today, Friday 12th December, is the last day that you can order a bodysurfing handplane and guarantee delivery in time for Christmas. We'll...
It’s getting cold out. There’s no getting away from it when you find your wetsuit boots covered in a thick layer of white frost on the...
Last Friday afternoon James got up from his chair, climbed the short set of steps up onto the stage at the Brighton Dome, and delivered a talk to a thousand people at TEDxBrighton 2014. The title of this year’s TEDxBrighton was Many Hands, and the conference explored ideas around connectivity, convergence and community with James discussing how the "Build-Your-Own" workshop courses that we run here strive to reconnect people with the making...
Our friends over the hill at Surfers Against Sewage have had another great year in 2014, mobilising thousands of beach users in their spring and...
It's the August Bank Holiday weekend and the surf forecast isn't looking all that promising. All roads leading south and west will be clogged as...
The eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed that some new (and particularly summery) images have been appearing on our website and social media feeds...
The 2014 World Bellyboarding Championships are fast approaching us, and we're busy practising and preparing for one of our favourite "surf contests"...
The schools have broken up and the summer holidays are here, and with them some sunshine and lovely small waves. The sea's a bit busier, but so what? There are plenty of beaches, plenty of hours in the day, and plenty of different ways to enjoy your time in the ocean. In the time-honoured tradition of "being prepared" the back of the Otter Surfboards van has a couple of wooden surfboards as well as a bellyboard, a couple...
Everybody, meet Chris. Chris is the latest addition to our small team here at Otter Surfboards and we're using his arrival as a good excuse to...
The sun didn’t set for 72 hours: Last weekend James went away with five of his oldest friends (to celebrate one of the group’s impending...
"When the sun shines, make hay. Which is to say: take time when time comes, lest time steals away" The Otter Surfboards workshop has been good...
