Kids just wanna have fun – especially when at the seaside. All those lovely waves rolling in are just too much of a tantalising prospect for wee ones (mum and dad too for that matter). The obvious route is to get your kids a bodyboard or two, and with a quality sled in the mix that’s a great way to get them into some wave riding fun.
Dick Pearce & Friends Mini Puffling pastel pink bellyboard
Please note: Sadly we can only ship bodyboards/bellyboards/skimboards to UK mainland addresses (not International or N.I. & Highlands).
Bellyboarding can be a lot of fun – especially if the surf’s blown out and onshore. You don’t need to be out of standing depth to catch a ride and the whole experience can be as hardcore or chilled as you like. And it’s arguably less exertive, needing little in the way of arm paddling power. Instead, riders launch into a wave upright and surge towards shore (mainly) on the white water. It can also be practiced in lifeguard patrolled surf zones (unlike surfing) as there’s less likelihood of you taking others out.
With this in mind NCW is now stocking Dick Pearce & Friends bellyboards. Summer’s just around the cornerand having a bellyboard (or two) in your ‘toy box’ will ensure maximum fun being had by all the family at the beach. And for the hardy bellyboarder the off season can also be just as much fun!
Note: It’s not just big kids who can enjoy some bellyboarding fun either. For younger sliders the Mini Puffling will the go to DP&F bellyboard. Being shorter and a little wider it’s a great choice for your nippers, or equally for those wanting to travel with compact kit.
‘The story of “surf-riding” in the UK cannot be told without the Pearce family.
In 1929, Charles Pearce took over a tannery in the small town of South Molton in Devon and set up a manufacturing business. When he first saw ‘surf-riders’ on the local beaches in the 1960s, he began to experiment with making the boards himself in the family’s tannery workshop. He was pretty good at it. In the years after the Second World War, Charles Pearce and Sons’ wooden boards became a fixture on the beaches of the Southwest.
Dick Pearce took over the family business when his father died. Perfecting the design and overseeing the production of thousands of boards, loved by those who rode them, Dick was a true champion of British bellyboarding, For fifty years, he stuck to the family’s time honoured production methods and materials and he refused to compromise on quality, ever. Even in the face of competition from disposable, imported, polystyrene bodyboards, Dick continued to make boards that people would treasure.’
Other colours are available. Also adult Surfrider bellyboards.
£55.00
Unfortunately, as we’ve seen often, the cheaper less eco polystyrene surfboard is the go. Or perhaps low grade bodyboards rather than better quality types. The end result, after a few hours use is they end up in beachside bins and ultimately landfill. This isn’t great for the environment, it hardly needs to be said, and it’s great many of the kiss me quick beach shops you have in coastal locations have started banning them.
As we said above a higher end bodyboards can be a good choice but for those who prefer a more natural product, but one that’s no less fun, perhaps consider a Dick Pearce wooden bellyboard. First off these are truly beautifully crafted wave sliders and are very easy on the eye. Secondly they have LOTS of longevity. A Dick Pearce bellyboard will last yonks! Thirdly they’re very easy to easy. Your kids won’t need to be too deep, instead being able to use their Dick Pearce bellyboard in the shallows and white water. They’re designed to ridden from a push off start, as in you spot your wave and push off the seabed with your legs to get into wave riding position.
Dick Pearce & Friends Surfrider puffin red bellyboard
Sadly we can only ship bodyboards/bellyboards/skimboards to UK mainland addresses (not International or N.I. & Highlands). Shipping costs around for a £15 tracked 2 day service via Parcelforce / DPD depending on location.
Bellyboarding can be a lot of fun – especially if the surf’s blown out and onshore. You don’t need to be out of standing depth to catch a ride and the whole experience can be as hardcore or chilled as you like. And it’s arguably less exertive, needing little in the way of arm paddling power. Instead, riders launch into a wave upright and surge towards shore (mainly) on the white water. It can also be practiced in lifeguard patrolled surf zones (unlike surfing) as there’s less likelihood of you taking others out.
With this in mind NCW is now stocking Dick Pearce & Friends bellyboards. Summer’s just around the cornerand having a bellyboard (or two) in your ‘toy box’ will ensure maximum fun being had by all the family at the beach. And for the hardy bellyboarder the off season can also be just as much fun!
Note: It’s not just big kids who can enjoy some bellyboarding fun either. For younger sliders the Mini Puffling will the go to DP&F bellyboard. Being shorter and a little wider it’s a great choice for your nippers, or equally for those wanting to travel with compact kit.
‘The story of “surf-riding” in the UK cannot be told without the Pearce family.
In 1929, Charles Pearce took over a tannery in the small town of South Molton in Devon and set up a manufacturing business. When he first saw ‘surf-riders’ on the local beaches in the 1960s, he began to experiment with making the boards himself in the family’s tannery workshop. He was pretty good at it. In the years after the Second World War, Charles Pearce and Sons’ wooden boards became a fixture on the beaches of the Southwest.
Dick Pearce took over the family business when his father died. Perfecting the design and overseeing the production of thousands of boards, loved by those who rode them, Dick was a true champion of British bellyboarding, For fifty years, he stuck to the family’s time honoured production methods and materials and he refused to compromise on quality, ever. Even in the face of competition from disposable, imported, polystyrene bodyboards, Dick continued to make boards that people would treasure.’
£69.00
And the last point is even though the Dick Pearce Mini Puffling bellyboard has the tag ‘kids’ it’s perfectly applicable to adults as well. They make great compact, travel bellyboards that are easily stowable in your suitcase.
Dick Pearce Mini Puffling kids/compact bellyboard available as follows –
- Mini Puffling – Vintage Sun: £55
- Mini Puffling – Pastel Pink: £55
- Mini Puffling – Bleached green: £55
Dick Pearce Surfrider bellyboards available in the following styles –
- Surfrider bellyboard – Bleached Green: £60.00
- Surfrider bellyboard – Summer Mint: £60.00
- Surfrider bellyboard – Vintage Sun: £60.00
- Surfrider bellyboard – Puffin Red: £60.00
If you want more info or order your own Dick Pearce bellyboard from NCW then contact us for more: info@northcoastwetsuits.co.uk
Our full Dick Pearce & Friends bellyboards can be found here –
https://www.northcoastwetsuits.co.uk/category/bellyboards-bellyboarding/