Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
One of the really special things about sharing what we do through our workshop courses is the fact that we almost inevitably form new friendships. It’s really lovely when, several weeks or months after helping somebody to build their own surfboard, bellyboard or handplane, we get a postcard through the letterbox or an e-mail with some photos attached, with stories of where friends are riding their new surfboards and how much they’re...
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...
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...
The first workshop week of our 2015 programme ran this week, and it was wonderful to welcome a friend from just down the coast into the workshop....
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 winter wetsuit because you’d soon give up on finding good waves protected from the howling winds on the days that you’re able to go looking – mostly your weekends; you’d save surfing for the summer instead when the days are long and the open beaches are welcoming.
Thomas Edward Blake is one of the most important figures in surfing, and probably the most important single person in the history of wooden...
This deep into winter many of us rely on the woodburner in our front rooms to provide warmth through cold evenings. At Otter Surfboards we also rely...
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...
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 festivities of Christmas and New Years as the days start to slowly stretch out towards spring. We’re still able to post out gifts until Tuesday for guaranteed Christmas delivery, or if you’re the sort who tends to leave it really late then our workshop gift certificates are printable, so if...
Today, Friday 12th December, is the last day that you can order a bodysurfing handplane and guarantee delivery in time for Christmas. We'll...
We set off from the workshop in the half light of dawn, and managed a glimpse of the waves at Porthtowan as we headed up the hill on our way north....
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...
Sometimes a great swell coincides with a busy week of work, and there's nothing much that you can do about it. It's a great problem to be faced...
Last weekend we headed up to the inaugural Bristol Surf Film Festival, held on Saturday night at The Cube Cinema, to watch the British premiere of our friend Romain Juchereau's new documentary film Behind the Tide. The festival was a sell-out event and featured a great line-up of films focusing on surf adventure and creativity, and there are already plans for it to become an annual event which we're really pleased to hear. Wavelength...
Last Friday afternoon James got up from his chair, climbed the short set of steps up onto the stage at the Brighton Dome, and delivered a talk to a...
Our friends over the hill at Surfers Against Sewage have had another great year in 2014, mobilising thousands of beach users in their spring and...
Not many twelve year olds can say that they built a wooden surfboard in their half term holidays. Alex can, though.
