How did our surf grips performed in 2024?
This year, we celebrated record-breaking sales since the pandemic, adjusted our prices for the first time in eight years due to ris...
Thoughs on surfing
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Our most epic Green Friday Promotion Ever
At Van der Waal we usually do a different Black Friday, giving part of the profits to some ONGs or causes (last year to the surf therapy associatio...
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A new chapter: Transforming a tiny, dirty and moldy storefront
The idea of moving from my house to a new space began when I started to notice some shame in my daughter about inviting friends over to the house...
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Van der Waal Surf Grip at Europe’s largest wave pool
We are absolutely stoked to announce that our surf grips will now be available at the LostShore Wave Pool, powered by the incredible Wavegarden te...
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Special Discount Alert!
As every year, I'm taking a little break for some well-deserved vacations with my daugther, and to celebrate, I'm offering a 15% discount.
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The Advantages of Front Foot Traction Pads Over Surf Wax
When it comes to surfing, maintaining or feet gripped on our surfboards is crucial. A surfboard without grip is as useful as a car without oil: i...
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How to 3D print a surfboard with a basic 3D printer?
A couple of weeks ago Geert Groenewegen message us if we wanted to equip his new 3d printed surfboard with Van der Waal surf grips. As I love to co...
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Is surf wax really part of the fun of surfing?
We understand that surf wax can be considered part of the fun of surfing. The preparation ritual, almost a meditative part that prepare us for ou...
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The important of recognition, reviews and awards for us
As a small, close-knit company, recognition and awards almost serve as validation that our efforts to change the surf industry are on the right tra...
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Valentines Day for surfers - Gift your loved one
This Valentines day we invite you to gift your loved one: your surfboard. Whether it's getting it a new clean grip, repairing dings and dents with ...
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Testing Van der Waal grip levels
Why? To be honest, pure curiosity. We know that surf is a very volatile sport. Surfing depends on so many factors - like ocean conditions, surfer f...
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How to remove surf wax from a surfboard
A lot of customers ask me what is the best way to remove surf wax from their boards before applying our surf traction pads. So, here is a simple s...
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Wave whispers - Mendo de Dornellas a surf photographer and film director
We are really glad to present you our second episode from our brand new podcast, Wave Whispers Mendo de Dornellas is a world-renowned photographe...
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Wave whispers - Rodrigo Campos, the first tester of Van der Waal surf grips
We are really glad to present you our first episode from our brand new podcast: Wave Whispers Rodrigo Campos is a great surfer from Peniche. Is al...
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Surfboard traction pad vs wax
It’s a simple question: wax or deck pad? To put it simply, surfboard wax gives you traction from falling off. Also, at first sight, it looks kind ...
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The Surf wax problem in 2023
Did you know that 13 to 24 million surfboards are sold annually globally?(1) That’s a huge number of surfboards, every year. Let’s say that each on...
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Sustainable surf gear: riding the wave of environmental responsibility
Surfing and environmentalism are intertwined by a shared love for the ocean. As the detrimental impacts of climate change become increasingly evide...
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What is surfing about? Van der Waal 2023 ethos
To celebrate past International Surfing Day, we created a short movie inspired by Charles Bukowski's poem 'roll the dice'. Life, as surf, is full ...
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How to apply surf traction pad from Van der Waal
Van der Waal surf grips are extremely easy to apply. Unlike common front deck pads that just cover a part of your surfboard, our hexagonal surf tr...
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Surviving summer with hexagonal surf grips
Well, summer is here and with summer comes hot weather and we all know what happens to wax when you leave your surfboard at car and go for a beer ...
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About our surf grip pads hexagons size
This article was inspired by a conversation with our customer Erik, who asked me why are our hexagons smaller than the ones developed by the other...
