Journal
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
The latest news and stories from our workshop, and beyond.
Very mushy at the beach this morning, mid-tide, northerly wind, lumpy weird waves... but we made the best of it as we always do!
Another great morning of waves, this time a little bigger with an offshore wind at high tide Porthtowan, check out the video and James's thoughts on...
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...
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...
It's been our busiest year ever here at Otter Surfboards, full of amazing moments which we are incredibly grateful for! In no particular order, here...
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 each week the waves were too big for us to surf standing up! Here's how we got on... 7/11/22: There was so much water moving around at Porthtowan when we checked it, so we opted to bodysurf at St Agnes, which was still pretty chunky, big swell and period causing huge closeouts and the...
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...
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...
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...
A few surprises were in store for us in July, and we thought we would share the fun! Check out how we started our Monday mornings and the conditions we were greeted with at Porthtowan Beach... 4/7/2022: Lots of onshore wind on a mid-tide, made for some choppy/dumpy waves. We took our wooden surfboards in to test in the conditions, Chris tore it up on a longboard and a fun surf was had by all!
A couple of weeks ago we had the magical experience of bellyboarding with a dolphin! Since then some friends at the British Divers Marine Life Rescue...
Back in April we were visited by Anna and Sebastian who were on a surf trip of the UK to promote their company, Sieve Recycled Plastics. They showed...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
