Find The Glide Wooden Surfboards

Find The Glide Wooden Surfboards

Most surfers can probably remember back to the time when they caught their first ride on the unbroken face of a wave, and almost certainly can all recall that first stoke inducing feeling. This is THE GLIDE. As time goes on, though, and we seemingly progress as surfers, things tend to get a little more complicated.

Influences ranging from fellow surfers at the beach to pro-surfers, and the surfing industry may have affected our attitude and side-track us into ways of surfing which has made us lose touch with the simple pleasure that we seek - that of effortlessly gliding along a wave. I have seen how riding equipment not designed for local conditions (e.g. trying to surf on boards with elf-shoe rocker in the gutless British surf) just leads to frustration and a sense of failure.

Taking inspiration from shapers and surfers such as Bob Simmons, Richard Kenvin, Joel Tudor and many more modern cutting edge shapers, I have tried to reach a happy medium between classic speed and critical turning capability, enabling the rider to engage with The Glide, whilst pushing the limits of performance.

Handcrafted

Although beautiful and environmentally friendly, wooden surfboards in the past have not given the same performance characteristics as the modern foam and fibreglass surfboard. They were heavier and stiffer which had an adverse effect on performance. This is mainly because the majority of wooden surfboards were made from balsa wood, which to have any strength needs to be thick and be glassed, resulting in a heavy, stiff feeling board.

Find the Glide surfboards overcome this problem by using a superior wood for surfboards- paulownia. It's strength-to-weight ratio is the highest of any wood in the world, allowing the wood skins to be cut at half the thickness of a balsa board, and is tough enough without the need of a fiberglass and resin coating. These two key factors allow us to build a surfboard that is light and flexible.

Eco-friendly

By combining all of these features, we have achieved our aim to produce an eco-friendly surfboard which is as light and as flexible as a foam and fibreglass one, that gives you a perfect ride without the bummer of toxic materials on your conscience.