ARBO Surfboards

handcrafted wooden surfcraft
&
surfboard building courses

sustainable surf- 'ecoboard' verified

for arbo handplanes go here!

music to endure during the workshops!


custom boards built by me: start at 125£/ft

prices for 3-day build-your-own hollow wooden surfboard workshops start at £440/ 470€ for a small paipo. (a bit less for 2 or more sign ups, people with an interesting story or if you give me another good reason)

available shapes on this blog here or contact me for custom designs

contact: paulitspaul@gmx.net
(i'm not always quick to respond but will eventually...)
on facebook: here
instagram: here
see: arbosurfboards.com

or VISIT US!

future workshops:b>

+ suggest a place/date for a workshop!!


past workshops:

25-27.february 2011 solva/pembrokeshire/uk (with rich blundell/treetosea)
12-14 august 2011 solva/pembrokeshire/uk (with rich blundell/treetosea)
9-11 september 2011 bremen/germany (at zzz bremen)
27-29 january 2012 london/uk (at richmond boathouses)
6-8 march 2012 london/uk (at richmond boathouses)
13-15 april 2012 bremen/ germany (at zzz bremen)
11-17 july 2012 plentzia/euskadi
19-21 2012 october goettingen/germany (at gotmarstr.)
26-28 october 2012 hamburg/germany
2-4 november 2012 cologne/germany
1/2/3 march 2013- berlin/germany.
8/9/10 march 2013- hamburg/germany
26/27/28 april 2013- london/uk.
7/8/9 june 2013 - bristol/uk.
5/6/7 july 2013 - cologne/germany.
30/31/august+1september in berlin/ germany (with patagonia/langbrett)
14/15/16 february 2014 - bristol/uk.
25/26/27 april 2014- cologne/germany.
2/3/4 may 2014 - hamburg/germany.
9/10/11 2014 may - hamburg/germany. video here
18/19/20 july 2014 - frankfurt/germany (with patagonia/langbrett)
25/26/27 july 2014 - berlin/germany (with patagonia/langbrett)
1/2/3 august 2014- düsseldorf/germany (with patagonia/langbrett)
6 -12 october 2014 - plentzia/euskal herria/ spain
22-29 october 2014 - ericeira/portugal at skeleton sea gallery
16 november 2014 - handplane session at 71a/london
27 -28 february/ 1march 2015 - cologne/germany
6-8 march 2015 - hamburg /germany
20-22 march 2015 - bristol/uk
10-12 april - london/uk
24-26 april 2015 - hamburg/ germany
1-3 may 2015 - hamburg/ germany
18-19 may 2015 laminating session - mount, rose/cornwall/uk
26-31 may 2015 - (incl. glassing) mount, rose /cornwall/uk
5-7 june 2015 - berlin/ germany (with patagonia/langbrett)at FIT)
12-14 june 2015 - frankfurt.a.m./germany (with langbrett at blaues haus)
31july- 2august - düsseldorf/germany(with patagonia/langbrett)
27august-2september - incl. glassing) newquay/cornwall/uk
4- 13 october 2015 - (incl. glassing) - sligo/ireland (with driftwood travelling+patagonia/langbrett)
23-25 october 2015 - fablab/hamburg/germany
30/31 october-1 november -fablab/hamburg/germany
30.november - 3. december - düsseldorf/germany (with langbrett)
29.-31.january 2016 - bristol/uk (at underfall yard)
12.-14.february 2016 - düsseldorf (with langbrett/patagonia)
19.-21.february 2016 - hamburg (with patagonia/langbrett)
26.-28.february 2016 - hamburg (at fabulous st.pauli)
01.-31.march 2016 - newquay/cornwall/uk (incl. glassing)
02.-03.april 2016 - bristol/ uk (handplane session)
25.-30. april 2016 - newquay/ cornwall/ uk (incl. glassing)
13.-16.may 2016 - hamburg (with patagonia/langbrett)
20.-22. may 2016 - düsseldorf (with patagonia/langbrett)
27.-29.may 2016 - frankfurt a.m. (with patagonia/langbrett)
20.-30 june 2016 - naujac-sur-mer/france (incl. glassing)
08.-10.july 2016 - berlin (at prinzessinengärten/kreuzberg)
15.-17. july 2016 - berlin (with patagonia/langbrett)
20.-31. july 2016 - newquay/cornwall/uk (incl.glassing)
04.-10.september 2016 - newquay/cornwall/uk (incl.glassing)
12.-20.september 2016 - newquay/cornwall/uk (incl.glassing)
05.-15. october 2016 - sligo /ireland (incl. glassing)(with driftwood travelling+patagonia/langbrett)
18-20 november 2016 - düsseldorf/germany
2-4 december2016 - hamburg/germany
january 2017- cornwall/uk
february 2017 - cornwall/uk
24-26 february 2017 - munich/germany
march 2017 - cornwall/uk
25-31march 2017 - carcans plage/france
23-30april 2017 - le pin sec plage/france at gesaronge
12-14may 2017 - hamburg/ germany
19-21may 2017 - düsseldorf/ germany
26may-3june 2017 - newquay/cornwall/uk
5june-11june 2017 - bude/cornwall/uk
12june-16june - perranporth/cornwall/uk
23june-25june-hamburg
7-23july 2017 - cornwall/uk
4-6august 2017 - berlin/germany with (patagonia/langbrett)
11-13august- berlin
12-19september- cornwall/uk
25-30september- cornwall/uk
1-13oktober-cornwall/uk
20-22 october 2017 - bremen/ germany
27-29october 2017 - hamburg
3-5 november2017 - cornwall/uk
6-13 november2017 - cornwall/uk
25 november 2017 - handplane session at SALT/ bristol (with spoke stringer)
2.-4. february 2018 - hamburg/germany
9.-11. february 2018 - munich/germany
16.-18. february 2018 - perranporth/cornwall/uk
19.-25. february 2018 - perranporth/cornwall/uk
1.april- 12.may - st.agnes/cornwall/uk (at open)
21.-23.may - st.pauli/hamburg
25.-27.may - st.pauli/hamburg
08-16.june - le pin sec/france (at ecole surf le pin-sec)
25.june- 1.july - perranporth/cornwall
09.-15.july - perranporth/cornwall
06.-11-august - newquay/cornwall (at sprout health foods)
20.-30. september- perranporth/cornwall/uk
1.oktober-7. oktober - perranporth/cornwall/uk
15.-21.oktober- st.agnes/cornwall/uk (at open)
23-25november - cologne/germany (at kolbhalle)
30november -2december - hamburg/germany
22-24 march 2019 - kolbhallen/cologne
25-27 march 2019 - kolbhallen/cologne
29-31 march 2019 - bochum
6-12 April 2019 - newquay/cornwall
3-5 may 2019- hamburg
10-12 may 2019 - cologne
20-29 may 2019- newquay/cornwall
6 june-14 july 2019- newquay/cornwall
19 july- 21 juli 2019- hamburg (with patagonia/langbrett)
26 juli - 28 juli 2019- berlin (with patagonia/langbrett)
5-11 august 2019- newquay/ cornwall (at sprout health foods)
30august - 1september 2019 - düsseldorf (with patagonia/langbrett)
21-24 september 2019 - newquay/ cornwall
28 september- 1 october 2019 - newquay/ cornwall
22-24. november/frankfurt (at langbrett)
29 november-1 dezember/münchen
17-19 january 2020/bristol (at underfall boatyard)
31 january - 3 february 2020 /newquay, cornwall
7-9 february 2020/london (at bamboo bicycle club)
28 februar-1 march 2020/berlin (at Studio 5 Manufaktur)
6-8 march 2020/bremen
10-16 june 2020/ newquay, cornwall
1-10 july 2020/ newquay, cornwall
24 july-26 july 2020/hamburg (at langbrett/patagonia)
31 july - 2 august 2020 /berlin (at STOP!MICROWASTE)





27-28 2020 august - newquay/cornwall
7-12 september 2020- newquay/cornwall
21-26 september 2020- newquay/cornwall
9-11 october 2020 - hamburg/germany
16-18 october 2020 - cologne or mainz
26-27 october 2020 - newquay/ cornwall
6-8 november 2020 - bristol/uk
27-29 november 202 - berlin
4-6 dezember 2020 - münchen


+2021 tba soon!!

roy stuart


Roy Stuart. Surfer. from Kurt Oram on Vimeo.
when my interest in wooden surfboards started more than twelve years ago, i quickly came across roy stuart. and if you ever went on a surfboard related topic on any online forum you propably came across him as well…!
i never surfed one of his boards or met him in person and only got an idea about his personality through his posts and a few rare videos of him in a bright red wetsuit with a white helmet surfing his massive wooden boards.
so thank you, whoever made this video about him! individuals and unique characters like him are way to rare in the modern surfing world! or as miki dora says it: