Our story
A board for everyone who can't stay still.
Founded 2023
Why we built ATACH.
We were tired of paying $200 every flight just to bring a board. Tired of dings from baggage handlers. Tired of choosing between surf and travel.
ATACH is the answer. Two engineers, one shaper, three years of prototypes — headquartered in Delaware, USA, produced in Portugal, refined in the Atlantic.
Origin story
It started with a broken board.
It all started with a problem I had as a surfer. I travel constantly — Bali, the Maldives, Sri Lanka — and my boards always arrived damaged. Every time I complained to the airline, they never refunded me. Since I was studying materials engineering, I started researching solutions. There were a few companies already doing it, but the boards were extremely expensive, not particularly modular, and the connection system required tools.
So I started my own research. I combined my master's thesis with my knowledge of 3D printing and began working on a solution — from 2019 to 2020. I tested the first prototype made of PLA in December 2020 and failed spectacularly. That meant changing materials and the connection system entirely.
Two years later, I was already testing the second and third prototypes, with a more solid system and stronger materials — fiberglass and foam.
By 2024, we officially had a working prototype with a defined, tool-free system at an accessible price. Since then, we've been working towards launch.
Milestones.
A short history of how a broken board became a brand.
2019
The problem
Boards arrive broken from Bali, Maldives and Sri Lanka. Airlines refuse to pay. Something has to change.
2020
First prototype
A PLA 3D-printed board built during my materials engineering thesis. Failed spectacularly — but proved the concept was worth chasing.
2022
Second & third prototypes
New system, new materials — fiberglass and foam. Stronger, lighter, closer to a real board.
2024
Working prototype
A defined, tool-free assembly system at an accessible price. The first ATACH you could actually take surfing.
2026
Launch
Bringing the collapsible surfboard to travellers everywhere.
"The best surfboard is the one you actually have with you."