As we find ourselves waking in the dark with winter now truly upon us, we can’t help but reminisce about Cabedelo beach where we spent early September in the hazy sunshine and warmer waters at the Gliding Barnacles Surf Festival. But for all the blissful tranquillity, our initial experience on first arrival, was one of unexpected, wonderful chaos ... oh what fun it was! Day 1:It’s midnight and we’d just arrived at the location in the vain hope of finding something to eat, and hopefully a drink to take the edge off what had been a hectic few hours travel. Picture the scene ..read more

Permanently Progressive  At ECHO Surf Supply we love to connect with the creators, thinkers, designers and builders who are making waves in sustainable surfboard design. Those who balance performance and aesthetics whilst harbouring a desire to do it in an increasingly sustainable way. Part of our philosophy has been to understand that changing techniques, materials and a craft perfected over many years of practice and research, doesn't happen overnight. The pursuit of more sustainable surf design can be adaptive and those who are on the path to making changes to surfboard building m ..read more

Why Fry? After the previous two years of bizarreness, this seemed like a great time to instigate such a gathering before things again get 'too normal'. Fish Frys have long been a reason for shapers and creators to get together, to show what they've been cooking up, the materials they've been innovating with, to talk about new direction(s) and to share ideas ... and judging by the hazy heads the day after, a great excuse for other endeavours! Why Fry How? Between ourselves at ECHO Surf and our fixer/ shaper-sherpa guide/ eco-board alchemist Chris at ..read more

This post is essentially a shout out to Chris Hartop (aka Kit) who has been the sounding board that has kept ECHO on the straight and narrow in these formative first 18 months. Who's out there? As the idea of ECHO Surf Supply gained momentum, we trawled instagram and the web to identify creators, thinkers and builders who we really wanted to work with. The most forward thinking designers and makers who push the boundaries of surfboard design, performance and aesthetics and of course a desire to do all of the above in an increasi ..read more