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!!

arbo at bark, bude,cornwall, june 2017








built by jonathan walters @barkfurniture  
marquetry designs by emma wood @woodpop