China Surfboards in Ireland & UK


Surfboard Education

In Ireland/ UK, a few companies are responsible for importing over 7000 surfboards a year,

which is about the output of 10 reasonably sized workshops, employing 15 skilled craftsmen.

Buy a custom surfboard from a local shaper, a respected surfer who knows the breaks that
you will be surfing on the bespoke surfboard he has especially designed for you, to meet the needs of your environment and match your surfing ability.


If we are not careful the shapers will die out, just as the big supermarkets have taken over, big business will have strangled the locals. There will be no young kids coming up through the ranks. Lots of businesses have gone under already, if the trend continues this will be another area of local expertise lost overseas. 

Surfing as a sport - Without the technical abilities of the local shapers and glassers and sanders and polishers and artists, the standard of Irish/ British surfing in the future will certainly surfer.

Buy a custom surfboard from a local shaper from across the country, not across the world!




Irish/UK Surfboards with no actual shaper behind their designs. Made overseas in low paid sweatshops. Using inferior quality materials & workmanship. Resulting in massive profits. 

These are just a few but we advise, do your homework before buying a big brand surfboard.


SHALLOW REEF SURFBOARDS

ELEMENT SURFBOARDS

SPIRIT SURFBOARDS

HAWAIIAN SOUL

TAKE-OFF

CORTEZ SURFBOARDS





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