Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
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...
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 you'll know just who's who here in case we neglect to introduce ourselves in our rush to provide you with a mug of tea. On this occasion the subject of our profile is James, the founder and name behind Otter Surfboards. James was recently interviewed for Surf Simply Magazine and we thought that, if...
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...
