Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
Last weekend a very special event happened in Wales, and we were lucky enough to be involved. Every year on a remote farm in Ceredigion, West Wales, just over a hundred people gather for four days to attend the Do Lectures. The Do Lectures is curated by the brilliant David Hieatt, and is a series of inspiring talks delivered by a really diverse range of pretty incredible human beings. The 80 attendees are advised early on to avoid getting...
We're not quite sure how we're going to top this one; having kept it a secret for the past few months, we're now incredibly proud to announce that...
We have a date for your diary folks; on Friday, June 12th, the workshop will be open late and we are inviting anyone and everyone who is interested...
The maxim "Measure Twice and Cut Once" is heard so often in the Otter Surfboards workshop that we thought we'd go ahead and paint it on the wall (at...
Earlier this year the guys over at Wavelength Magazine sat James down in their "Hot Seat" to ask him some questions about how Otter Surfboards came...
Every surfer around here is worn out at the moment, and in a really good way. April has been a bumper month for waves, with back-to-back swells, sunshine and more than our fair share of offshore winds - and there’s still another week left! It means that lots of surfers in the southwest have been surfing on “the either side”, getting their waves early in the morning or paddling out straight after work to surf until the sun sets into the...
On one of the walls of our workshop, between the rack that holds wooden surfboards in various stages of completion (from half-done to old-faithfuls...
We feel very fortunate that our workshop is located where it is, not only because of its proximity to the beach and our homes, but because of the...
Last weekend saw the 2015 Approaching Lines International Festival of Surf (presented by Reef) go down just up the road from us in Newquay....
This time next week it will officially be summer; Cornwall is decorated yellow with daffodils lining the lanes and gorse flowers covering the...
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 here to be constantly evaluating and looking to improve what we do and how we do it. It’s how progress is made.
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...
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 but also, amidst all of the party-poppers and auld lang synes, a time to reflect on twelve months well spent. We've had a fantastic 2014 here at Otter Surfboards; it's been busier than ever before and we've hardly had a chance to pause and reflect upon it until presented with an opportunity to do...
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...
