Gliding Dutchman Custom Surfboards
🇳🇱 Halfweg, Netherlands
Gliding Dutchman Custom Surfboards is a surfboard shaping workshop based in Halfweg, Netherlands. It mainly builds longboard, fish, custom, offering handmade custom boards for local and visiting surfers. There is one other shaper within 60 km that you can also find in the directory. Buying from a local shaper supports the craft, cuts the footprint of shipping mass-produced boards and gets you a board designed for your local waves.
How to contact Gliding Dutchman Custom Surfboards
- Website: glidingdutchman.nl
- Location: Halfweg, Netherlands
To order a custom board, message the workshop with your weight, height, surfing level and the waves you usually surf: with that the shaper can suggest dimensions and volume. Bear in mind a custom board usually takes several weeks, especially in high season. How many litres do you need? Try the surfboard volume calculator.
What boards Gliding Dutchman Custom Surfboards makes
- Longboard: long boards (over 9 ft) with lots of float, ideal for small waves, beginners or classic noseriding.
- Fish: short, wide boards with a swallow tail; fast and easy to paddle in small to medium waves.
- Custom: made-to-measure boards: the shaper adapts dimensions, volume and design to your weight, level and local waves.
Not sure which model suits you? See the visual guide to board types and how to choose a board for your weight and level (in Spanish).
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