Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
Very mushy at the beach this morning, mid-tide, northerly wind, lumpy weird waves... but we made the best of it as we always do!
In our new video series, James talks us through his book, Do Make: The Power Of Your Own Two Hands, chapter by chapter...
Another great morning of waves, this time a little bigger with an offshore wind at high tide Porthtowan, check out the video and James's thoughts on...
We went hunting for waves this morning as it was blown out at the bottom of the hill. We found some fun waves and a beautiful sunrise, check out the...
We usually get pretty lucky on Monday mornings, as we more often than not get to have fun in the sea. Not this week however, and here you will...
Last week we were joined by father and son team, Jo and Olly and Firefighter, Kevin, who all came to make their own wooden surfboards, see how they got on!...
Welcome to a new feature in the Otter Surfboards Journal! Every few weeks we will be profiling one of our workshoppers who has spent a week with us,...
November has been a pretty hairy month of surf, as indicated by 2 major factors - each week we had to find a more sheltered spot than Porthtowan, and...
For anyone new to our Boardrack Briefing series; it’s a chance to take a closer look at our range of wooden surfboards, with a detailed and...
Last month we were contacted by Tim, who made his own wooden surfboard with us back in 2013. He asked whether he could bring some friends to our...
With the holiday season fast approaching we are stoked to announce that until the 12th of December, there will be 10% off selected stocking fillers! See below for our guide to buying for the special people in your life whether it be: The Future Workshopper, The Maker, or The Surfer.
Last week we were joined by Ornella and Matt who came to make their own wooden surfboards, check out how they got on!
October is typically the month in Cornwall when the first big swells start rolling through, and this one was no exception! Here is a run down of our...
It's hard to even type this, but it had to be mentioned at some time! And for a small business like ours - it's good to be prepared and get the word...
This day last year, we were joined by Harriet Osborne and Greg Dennis who had been asked by Pentire Drinks to put together a short film about how and...
September saw the arrival of some swell, and we got pretty lucky on most of our Monday mornings! Check out how we got on below... 5/9/22: Chris and James paddled out into some lovely clean low-tide surf, with barely a whisper of wind, what an amazing way to watch the sun come up! Floating about on wooden surfboards and dropping into some beautiful Cornish waves!
Last week we were joined by Tim, Chris and Harry who all came to the workshop to make their own wooden surfboards, here's how they got on...
A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to join Mat on his first surf on a wooden surfboard he made during one of our workshops. It was a special...
We are stoked to announce the launch of our new longboard shape - the 9'6'' Tea Tree!
