Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
Summer is here! And so are summer waves, so for the most part we have enjoyed sliding around on our bellys the past few weeks, save for a pretty sketchy surf which Chris will be remembering for a long time! The spirit of Monday Morning Surf Club is still going strong, and we are stoked to have been able to enjoy the sea no matter what the conditions. As always we want to share the fun with everyone, especially if folks can't get to the coast...
Last week we welcomed 3 new workshoppers through our big blue doors… Steve, Arthur and Sophia joined us for the week to make their own...
A couple of weeks ago, we opened our big blue doors to the surfing community for the first time in 3 years! We were joined by pro surfer Alan Stokes...
As the weather here in Cornwall warms up and summer approaches, we are enjoying a fun run of surfboard workshops. Here's how the latest 3...
Mike came to the workshop a couple of years ago with his eldest son to make their own wooden surfboards, so thought it was only fair to bring his...
On the 20th of May come and join us for an entertaining evening with Alan Stokes, where he will be talking about his life in surfing with James, and showing some surf footage on the big screen. Our workshop will also be open for anyone who would like to take a peek at our board rack, and check out where our wooden surfboards are made. The event is free and so is the beer with huge thanks to Harbour Brewing Co! There will also be food...
We've had a whole range of conditions these past few Mondays, from chunky, hollow, offshore bombs, to tiny, shallow, perfect peelers, so lets take a...
The ultimate combination of sun, swell and favourable winds welcomed Lee, Mark and Ethan to Porthtowan for a week of making. Here’s how they got...
During our wooden surfboard workshop experiences, we often get asked how we make the 'skins' for the top and bottom of our surfboards, well - here is...
Danny is a good friend of ours. We have known him since 2015, when he came to make his own handplane with us and, since then, we have stayed in...
March has been a pretty good month for surf at the bottom of the hill, we have had swell rolling in and offshore winds greeting us at the beach for much of the past few weeks! Here's a round up of how our Monday mornings went down this month... MMSC 7.3.22: Lumpy peaks and a cold offshore wind at high tide made for a fun little surf!
Last week the workshop was filled with sawdust, interesting stories and good coffee as we were joined by James, Nick and Alessandro, who came to make...
We love the process of making a surfboard and then surfing it, such a simple pleasure, but sharing the experience and watching it come full circle is...
Our first workshop of the year was a family affair; with father Pierre, daughter Camille and son Bastien all making their own wooden surfboards, with...
The waves in Cornwall have been pumping, so it's been a special month for Monday Morning Surf Club, click here and read on to share the...
In previous journal entries we have looked into the history and function of both the single fin and twin fin setups, now its the turn of perhaps the most popular: the thruster…
Our last surfboard workshop of the year came around so quickly! A great way to cap off a great year; here’s how everything played out…
Back in December we were lucky enough to be invited up to the London Surf Film Festival, where one of our films had been shortlisted in the...
For anyone new to our Boardrack Briefing series; it's a chance for us to take a closer look at our range of wooden surfboards, with a detailed and...
