#bellyboarding

[saltyfins]

Making handboards for bodysurfing out of old timber and broken surf leashes. The big one was an old oak antique chair and goes great in weak surf.

[aquitainequeen]

Locals call them ‘snappers’ – the bargain-bucket polystyrene bodyboards that are a beach time favourite with kids, but that invariably prove as shortlived as the great British summer.

On beaches in the south-west, their tattered remains have become such a depressingly familiar sight that one council backed banning them altogether.

But recognising that not every mum or dad has the deep pockets to stump up for a more sustainable, wooden ‘bellyboard’ alternative, one manufacturer is offering day long rentals for free on coastlines across the UK.

Dick Pearce and Friends, a startup that makes traditional wooden bellyboards by hand in Newquay, Cornwall, trialled the idea – dubbed ‘Surf Wood for Good’ – last summer, and has expanded to more than 30 sites for this season.

[oakesandoakes]

Shaping this piece of oak for a new Shove Ha’Penny set. Has been a bit of a challenge… 🫣👾 made me want to make a belly board. 🌊🏄🌊🏄‍♀️🌊🏄‍♂️ . . . . #shovehapenny #oakesandoakes #woodworking #craftwood #woodcraft #craftsperson #artiststudio #tabletopgames #shuffleboard #uniquegiftideas #londonmaker #madebyhand #madewithcare #bellyboard https://www.instagram.com/p/CoXq9fCoymz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[owensurfcraft]

[westsideboards]

the belly of a twin-finned lunch truck. 📷 @kylefloats . #thelunchtruck #paipo #bellyboard #recycledskateboards #fins #twinfin #bodyboard #bodysurf #bodysurfing #sustainablesurf #paulownia #woodisgood #waves #surf #torpedopeople #whomp #surfcraft #ventura #handshaped #westsideboards

[dixonhamby-blog]

#kalama #kailua #hawaii #mykailua #bodyboard #bellyboard (at Kailua, Hawai'i) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR-BjuupWNE/?utm_medium=tumblr

[paipoglide-blog]

Oak cruiser www.paipoglide.com @paipoglide andy@paipoglide.com #skateboard #paipolicious #surf #bellyboard #surfboard #paipo #paipoglide #art #wood #handshaped #soul #bodyboard #handplane #instahandplane #woodisgood #madeincornwall #instapaipo #torpedopeople #handboard (at Falmouth, Cornwall)

[paulitspaul]

paipo built by gesche. . . . . . . . #paipo #bellyboard #txampero #makeyourown #cornishcedar #madeincornwall #madeineurope #kernowfornia #cedar #homegrown #alternativesurf #handmade #alwaysheadhigh #unglassed #nologo #handcrafted #woodisgood #rideonwood #buildyourown #lovecornwall #simplicity #minimal #happy (hier: Cornwall) https://www.instagram.com/p/By4ng6gni7f/?igshid=11jpq6c6tlxtz

[bellyboard]

Handplane noses www.paipoglide.com @paipoglide andy@paipoglide.com #skateboard #paipolicious #surf #bellyboard #surfboard #paipo #paipoglide #art #wood #handshaped #soul #bodyboard #handplane #instahandplane #woodisgood #madeincornwall #instapaipo #torpedopeople (at Cornwall)

[nautikadventours-blog]

Belly boarding, yeah!!! 🤙🏽 grab on, hold on and surf on your elbows and belly #getmyboat #boating #boatday #boattime #fun #bellyboarding #elbowboarding #barefoot #barefootbeach #bellyboard #bellyboards #extrememassage #extrememassagetherapy (en NautiK AdvenTours)

[saltyfins]

A little stroll along the cliffs always reveals hidden gems to surf. I love spending time in the coves away from the crowds.

[jonherbert]

Friends of Dick. #bellyboard #collaboration #watershedbrand #dickpearce #surfinghistory #surfing #shorebreak #surfcraft #makersoffun #ply #newquay #kernow #kernowfornia #cornwall (at Watershed)

[alphamystiquephotography-blog]

First try Belly Boarding... #son #boys #boy #surfing #boarding #bellyboard #bellyboarding #bellyboards #ocean #nicaragua #sanjuandelsur #maderas #majagual #playa #playamaderas #beach #beachlife #fun #newthings #kids #learning #playing

[owensurfcraft]

[westsideboards]

just a bit off the top. #thelunchtruck #paipo #bellyboard #bodyboard #bodysurf #bodysurfing #whomp #woodisgood #woodworking #handplane #spokeshave #recycledskateboard #sustainable #upcycle #torpedopeople #surf #surfcraft #california #ventura #handshaped #ecofriendly #westsideboards