Coastal Collective

The latest SCORPION 5.
5'10" 38L quad-egg
Dream paddling machine wrapped in locally grown Paulownia, reclaimed western red cedar, macrocarpa and rimu.

The ATLANTIS goes on the block tonight .

A fundraiser for our local school

This board excels is small waves and will float through flat sections with ease.

Deck and bottom: Beautiful reclaimed NZ Cedar and Western red cedar

Rails: Paulownia

Leash plug: Reclaimed rimu

DM for details on how to bid.

Nice to have our wetsuit changing bag and mat be recognized by . Thanks for the shout out.

https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/the-best-surf-changing-mats

We've got an enhanced version hitting the shelves in a few weeks.

https://coastalcollective.co.nz/shop

Help us. We're stuck!

There's fundraiser for our local school next month.

We have these two boards being built right now but we have no idea which one to donate for the silent auction.

Board 1 is a 5'10" skorpion 4+1 made of western red cedar, Pawlonia and macrocarpa

Board 2 is a 5'3" atlantis 5-fin set up made entirely of new zealand cedar.

Give is your thoughts!

It's been a bit cold lately and lots of laminating to do.... so a move from the workshop to the office to catch up.

Really happy with how rimu, a native , looks under lamination.

Thanks for your patience , some finished snaps coming up and a road trip to deliver.

We love creating experiences!

Recently, a customer called to tell us that his son, who loves surfing, was turning 13.

For his birthday, he thought it would be a great idea to invest in a board building kit so he and his grandfather, a , could create a together.

So, we talked through some options and came up with a board the whole family can use.... a 4+1 skorpion, coming in at 6'10".

A few weeks later, the kit and build guide was packed up and on its way to their workshop.

Can't wait to see progress photos!

One half of our shapers, Tony , got back in the workshop today after some family time .

Here's one of his waves at restaurants and another of his 11yo son in the swimming pools madness.

Welcome back to getting dusty and working on a custom and another he likes to call the triangle .

Who thinks he's sloppy with his glue ups?

Rails are one of a number of important parts of a board that contribute to its performance.

Here's a sneak peak during the construction process this week that demonstrates how we ensure we get the desired rail shape for every board we make, every time.

CONGRATS to the winners of our Easter giveaway.

You likely laughed at our live but hey, we build surfboards not media content plus our camera operator is 50 🤣.

Winner of the grey bag

Winner of the green bag


Consolation prize but a pretty awesome one of one of our black poncho towels

If you were unlucky, head to our online store to grab one on sale www.coastalcollective.co.nz!

👋Hey surf community!👋

We've spoken with surfers, swimmers, climbers and mountain bikers to design and test a changing bag that conveniently separates your wet/sandy from your dry/clean gear.

This bag, with integrated mat, protects your gear as well as your vehicle. Its also super comfortable with padded shoulder strap or carry handles. Perfect for anyone who spends time at the beach, pool, lake or river.

**SALE** If you're looking for something that holds multiple wetsuits, towel ponchos and surf/swim training accessories, check out the sale on our online store.

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Perfect for the water-focussed lifestyle! We've also put together a gift set option with bag and poncho towel together.

For life. Outside.

We love kicking off new builds!

Its the start of two journeys. One epic one for us being able to construct a sustainable surfboard. The other, and equally meaningful, is for the craft to enrich the lives of its new owners.

This 'Viper' will be on a journey with soon.

🌊 GIVEAWAY TIME 🌊

Our 2-in-1 surf/swim changing bags are flying off the shelves in the US. 🥳

To celebrate our New Zealand launch we're giving away one each of our green and gray bags!

To win:
- you must live in beautiful New Zealand 🇳🇿:
- like our page,
- follow our journey on Instagram
- Tag a friend in the comments 👇, the colour bag you would like AND where you'd use it most!!

Get in by 6pm on Friday April 15th and you're in the draw.

For more information about these awesome bags for your surf trips, check them out:

www.coastalcollective.co.nz/shop

Coastal Collective updated their website address.

Coastal Collective updated their business hours.

What do you want to know about wooden surfboard shaping? What would you want to see?

We've finally got our website up www.coastalcollective.co.nz. We're still creating content and finalizing our surfboard shaping pages in the next few days, so would love feedback.

Check it out and let us know what you think!

For life. Outside. Thank you to everyone who has supported me and helped make my dreams come true! I couldn't have done it without you. Now it's time to get back to training!

Yeow! We're so stoked to have sent our first build kits out last week 🤙🤙.

We hand delivered a full build kit for a 5'10" skorpion to Chris in Opunake on the beautiful surf highway 45. Here's a few pics of him getting started 🥳🍻

We'll have a number of board build options (frame kits, full build kits, and custom board builds) available on our website soon!

Plus other cool stuff, like board racks for neatly storing your prized possessions. 🇳🇿🌊🤠🔥

Early production of our 5'10" Scorpion.

With a single fin through to quad option, this will be a versatile board for small to well overhead conditions.

LAUNCHING SOON!

Because you love the outdoors as much as we do, it was important for us to create a versatile, multi-purpose carry bag to go with you (and your gear) almost anywhere.

We did some research and redesigned the wetsuit changing bag for that very purpose. This bag is designed with , and , , , , and in mind.

Experience the convenience of separating wet, dirty gear from your clean, dry gear with a simple fold away mat that doubles as an additional changing surface.

The versatility of this bag means it can be used as a transition mat or crag bag for your ropes, harness, draws and other accessories

This bag comfortably carries 2 wet/sandy wetsuits plus a poncho towel, hoody and any surf accessories you might want to keep dry.

Minimize clean up when you're done with the lake or beach and protect your car from wet and sandy gear with this versatile, waterproof shoulder bag.

LAUNCHING SOON!

Because you love the outdoors as much as we do, it was important for us to create a versatile, multi-purpose carry bag to go with you (and your gear) almost anywhere.

We did some research and redesigned the wetsuit changing bag for that very purpose. This bag is designed with , and , , , , and in mind.

Experience the convenience of separating wet, dirty gear from your clean, dry gear with a simple fold away mat that doubles as an additional changing surface.

The versatility of this bag means it can be used as a triathlon transition mat or crag bag for your ropes, harness, draws and other accessories

This bag comfortably carries 2 wet/sandy wetsuits plus a poncho towel, hoody and any surf accessories you might want to keep dry.

Minimize clean up when you're done with the lake or beach and protect your car from wet and sandy gear with this versatile, waterproof shoulder bag.

After almost a month off of tools spending time with family and enjoying the summer holidays, we're back into it.

An easy day today on the , setting fin boxes, making and setting leash plugs and first coats.

We're looking forward to 2022 and working with our local customers, others across beautiful and the world.

Shaper has been busy in the bay this week.

One ATLANTIS down, 2 to go.

This will be such a fun board in the smaller summer waves. Heaps of tail lift and carry through the flat sections.

Always surprised how well epoxy clear coats can bring out the grain in the dullest of wood.

This 6'6 single fin is coming together!

The cedar were a last minute decision. After seeing a couple offcuts in the bucket and laying them out I was curious what it would look like. After bit of and a few wood clamps, here we are.

80 grit once over top and bottom. Next few days will need nose and tail blocks make, shape, install plus fin and leash plug install

Current weight: 2.7kg (5.9lbs)

The ATLANTIS frame looks so good!

Today's progress on the 6'6".

Tell us what you think. What would you do differently?

I like the pin stripes but think the next board with this design will be integrated much closer to the tail.

Today's issue - Planing and rasping the internal rail stringers tasks time and patience. They are an important part of the frame so the rail strips have a decent surface to be glued on.

Oh and are coming in very handy!

Progress on the 6'6" single fin today.

I'm surprised by the contrasting look. These are 6mm (1/4") strips of and 3mm (1/8") of .

Also added the pawlonia blocking to the tail. This will help us to router an insert for the box fin.