POD Bodysurfing Range of Bodysurfers Handplanes and Handboards of Various Sizes and Shapes.
POD Body Surfing Boards are designed and engineered to withstand the rigours of years of bodysurfing or body bashing, if not a lifetime. This durability ensures that your investment in a POD handboard is secure and long-lasting.
Over the past 35 years, POD Ware has developed different model handboards, each offering a unique and versatile bodysurf experience. From the original Limited Edition Solid Hand Crafted Timber, the Cedar and Walnut range, to the Australian manufactured solid moulded plastic, and the 360 handplane you can ride either way, there's a POD handboard for every style and preference.
Other names refer to hand surfers and even hand surfboards.
The POD handboards plastic model is made from solid polypropylene moulding, so robust you could drive a truck over, yet remains lightweight while retaining strength and buoyancy. This model perfectly adds to bodysurfing collections of novice and experienced body-surfers.
Our Convex Deck equals comfort in the palm of your hand. Concave Bottom and Keel Fin equals Optimum Lift, Speed, and Control in the surf.
POD Handboards Solid Timber
The POD Limited Edition Wood Model is a testament to our commitment to handcrafted quality. Each board is meticulously crafted from select-grade Australian Cedar, ensuring a luxury and exclusivity unmatched in the bodysurfing world.
This solid timber body surfing handplanes best suit the dedicated and experienced body surfer.
Organic Signature Shape Cedar and Walnut POD Handboards
Three sizes of bodysurfing boards crafted in Cedar and Walnut; just like a surfer wants the best size surfboard for his height and weight, we shaped 9, 12 and 15-inch handplanes to do precisely the same best suited to the bodysurfer height and weight to offer the best upward hydrofoil planing surface for the best bodysurfing experience wave aft wave.
EGO 225mm 9inch
The POD handboard's tiny Ego shape is a true testament to the unparalleled craftsmanship that goes into each piece. Crafted from 225 mm/9 inch solid Cedar and Walnut, this great-sized board suits upwards of 80 kgs. These handboards have unique grain characteristics and colours, unlike any other board shape in the bodysurfing world.
WOO 300mm 12inch
Woo hoo! Indulge in the unparalleled artistry of our 300 mm/12-inch solid, the most popular size and suit bodysurfer up to 90 kgs; the hand is strapped into the natural swimming position directly above the board's pivot point and keel fin, with palm hold and support for even better comfort and hand grip.
FLO 375mm 15inch
Experience the unbeatable artisanal quality of our big cruiser, FLO 375 mm 15-inch, for bodysurfers weighing over 90 kg. Its 37.5 cm x 21.8 cm planning surface area provides extra lift. It has all the unique features of the Ego and Woo handplanes.
POD Handboard Hand Body Soul® Series
Now, for the very first time in bodysurfing! The POD versatile body surfing experience - You can ride the New Hand Body Soul® 380mm or 15" POD handboard either way! Also, the new POD 316-grade stainless steel webbing hand-strap bridge.
The wood is laminated to the correct thickness and bent to the exact concave/convex, almost the same as the handcrafted wooden POD Handboard and solid plastic POD handboard.
Every handplane is hand sanded, with an epoxy-sprayed finish, and assembled by hand
- Left: Long Bodysurfing Handboard Position
- Right: Short Bodysurfing Handboard Position
Laser cut POD and HAND BODY SOUL trademarks.
POD Handboards - Original Classic Signature Shape Handplane
POD Bodysurfing Handboard Models are designed with a hand strap complimenting the body surfer's natural swimming position directly above the board's pivot point and keel fin when applied. With this innovative strap positioning, you'll enjoy lift, speed and greater control for an unparalleled body surfing experience.