Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
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 video and write up...
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...
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 accessible overview of a different shape each episode. In the video below, James talks us through our 7'10'' Clipper, as seen being made by Nick during one of our 5 day wooden surfboard workshops. If you would like to join us to make one of these wooden surfboards, click here!
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...
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 out about last dates to order custom products for Christmas, as we need at least a months notice to make handplanes and bellyboards. So to avoid any disappointment see below...
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...
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!
If you have ever joined us to make your own handplane, made one at home or ordered a custom from us, you will know that it's important to oil your...
At the end of August we were joined by Bruce, Kevin and John who joined us to make their own wooden surfboards, here's how they got on...
At the beginning of August we were joined by Flo who came to make his own wooden surfboard…
