Slyde Handboards

Angela Watts

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Slyde Handboards is an American bodysurfing handboards and accessories company. The company was founded in 2010 by Angela Watts and is based in San Clemente, CA.

Bodysurfing Handboards that are easy to learn for any age or skill level, Perfect for getting barreled, Our handboards allow you to take your bodysurfing to the next level. They allow you to travel light and fit in most backpacks, catch more waves and have more fun! EPIC WAVE RIDING IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND.

Company History

Angela Watts details the beginnings of their company in their Starter Story interview: (source)

Q: How did you get started on Slyde Handboards?

The Idea of Slyde Handboards started back on the beaches of Cape Town South Africa where I grew up. My Mother would take me and my brother down to the beach a lot to get us out the house. We spent most of the time bodyboarding or bodysurfing. We used to find all sorts of objects that we would use as a planning device to get us a little more speed and lift on the wave from frisbees to flip flops, some worked well others not so much. It wasn't until my teens that I decided to break open an old surfboard and re-use the foam to shape into a mini handheld board that would later become the very first prototypes for Slyde.

I figured we were the only ones doing this, but It wasn't until I went travel surfing around the world and met other surfers and water men and women and heard their stories of growing up using all sorts of found objects like lunch trays or even making boards themselves. It was then I realized there was a possible opportunity to create a brand around this awesome growing watersport movement, as no other company was doing this.

There is definitely a defined problem that we solve, in that a handboard is easy to learn, hassle free and fun to take to the beach. The idea was really born from simple enjoyment that I was having using one. It felt almost selfish to not share it with the world. It turns out I wasn't wrong, because almost immediately we started to form a community and movement as more and more people started to find out about us either online or through friends.

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Technology

Slyde Handboards is built on Shopify.

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