Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
It's often been said when trying to describe the sensation of getting barrelled that "time slows down in the tube". We think that time slows down when you bodysurf also, because it seems to us that if you're tight for time then a bodysurf is definitely the best way to feel like you've made the most out of a small window of free time in your day. There's no hard evidence behind our belief because it certainly doesn't take any longer to pull...
A few weeks ago Chris arrived at the workshop to spend a week helping us machine timber in preparation for a "Make-Your-Own" wooden surfboard course,...
It's not a race to complete the list of daily tasks involved in making your own wooden surfboard with us here, but you'd never have known that if you...
Last Friday, it was grey and raining in Cornwall. In the true spirit of all the best British summer festivals and events, whilst the rest of the...
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...
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 Otter Surfboards have been featured in the latest issue of The Surfer's Journal magazine, available now. We view the Journal as the preeminent surf publication, chronicling surfing and surf culture in a considered and timeless fashion. It's difficult to get hold of the magazine in the UK but...
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...
Kurt arrived at the workshop on Monday morning, having driven his pick-up truck half way across Europe from Switzerland to come and spend a week...
It’s lovely catching up with friends who have built surfboards with us in the past – that’s why we throw our “AGM” celebration every...
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 to be, and his journey so far growing this company. The article is in the current issue of Wavelength (Spring, #238) which is on sale for another couple of weeks before #239 hits shelves, and also features articles on renowned British shaper Nigel Semmens, Sumatra, Ireland, the Maldives, Mark...
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,...
This week we've had Alan and a whole lot of sunshine in the workshop with us. Whilst the beach at the bottom of the hill has been intermittently...
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. Three nights of surf movies in a packed cinema and a single fin surf contest that lucked into perfect conditions made for a brilliant few days, and it was wonderful to indulge in a weekend of surf culture and stoke at the tail end of winter. We headed along and enjoyed some really great surf movies...
This time next week it will officially be summer; Cornwall is decorated yellow with daffodils lining the lanes and gorse flowers covering the...
The 6’10” Jetty was one of the first shapes that we developed here at Otter Surfboards, and it's one of the most recognisable surfboards in our...
One of the really special things about sharing what we do through our workshop courses is the fact that we almost inevitably form new...
