DEALER APPLICATION
Thank you for your interest in joining the Little Bay Boards team! It is our passion to build wooden paddle boards & we need your help to get them into the hands of customers who enjoy life on the water!
If you have a physical retail location and are interested in becoming an Authorized Dealer of Little Bay Boards, please fill out this Dealer Application Form.
Once approved, you will receive access to our Wholesale Pricing Catalog.
BENEFITS OF BECOMING AN AUTHORIZED DEALER
Access to Wholesale Pricing Catalog
We’ll give you a Suggested Retail price (20% to 38% above wholesale) but you get to resell at whatever price you choose!
Discounts on Customizations for Made to Order Purchases
Order 4 boards or more & get free Customization (your Store Name) in Rails, (logo or graphic idea) in Paddle Blade
Your location listed on our website’s list of Authorized Dealers
List your business name, phone number, address, put you on a location map, link to your website and socials
Earn 5% Commission on any Custom Order Referral
If you send us a customer that purchases a custom board from us, we’ll write you a check for 5% of that sale
Free Delivery*
* If located within our “milk route” delivery range
* Scheduled twice per year
* No Minimum Order
* Orders of 4 boards or more (within our “milk route” range) scheduled at your request!
Social Media Shout Outs
Share photos of your In Stock Boards in your store or on the water & we’ll tag your store and share with our 13k+ followers
Free Tools for building Product & Brand Awareness
PRINT
Rack Cards, Stickers
DIGITAL
QR Codes, Web Landing Page to help facilitate Made to Order Orders
SIGNAGE
Off the Shelf AND/OR Custom Made to fit your store’s space and vibe!
Training Resources
Access to resources to help educate your sales staff on the unique selling points of our paddle boards
GETTING TO KNOW LITTLE BAY BOARDS & OUR PRODUCTS
WHY
In 2012, Jason Thelen built the first “Little Bay Board,” as per request from his 12 year old daughter, who wanted an Eco-Friendly alternative to the plastic and foam paddle boards that dominated the market.
Jason researched, designed and built a paddle board out of wood.
Its hollow core allowed it to be lightweight. Its Cedar skin allowed it to be naturally beautiful.
Jason’s daughter loved riding her board. People at the beach loved asking her where she got “that board!” Jason fell in love with the process of building paddle boards AND the idea that he might be able to help reduce the amount of plastic and foam generated from the SUP industry.
Why Little Bay Boards?
Because friends don’t let friends ride foam.
Why Ride on Hollow Wood?
- It’s better for the planet
These boards won’t end up in the landfill. They are built to last a lifetime. If they get dinged up they can be repaired and refinished. If you give up SUPing as a sport, these boards double as amazing wall decor!
- They are breathtakingly beautiful
When you see them up close and personal, you will be mesmerized by the results of human and nature’s collaboration working from the palette of each and every knot, wood grain and color tone presented inside of the sustainably harvested lumber.
- The ride feels like no other
Like an acoustic guitar, the hollow wood design allows you to feel the resonance of the water beneath your feet in a way not possible on a plastic or foam board.
HOW
Built by hand with love…
Video of custom paddle board being built from start to finish.
Video of our new shop designed for growing production and more customization options like laser cut logos!
Video of our Pro SUP Athlete Girard Middleton from Sobe Surf & Paddle giving his review on the look and feel of the ride on a Little Bay Board.
WHAT
Our boards are build with a hollow core – NO FOAM!
Built from sustainibly forested Cedar Woods
Weigh between 24 -32 lbs
To prevent potential weak points in our paddleboards, they are intentionally deisgned with Fixed Fins & No handle (we recomend a carry strap if you not comfortable carrying over head or Hawaiian style)
B. Made to Order*
- Pick your favorite graphic inlay from one of our Design Collections
- Choose board size that fits you best (9, 10, or 11 footer)
- We build it just for you!
*Order 4 or more get free brand personalization upgrade on Rails, and/or logo graphic inlay on paddle blade
C. Semi-Custom
- Pick your favorite graphic inlay from one of our Design Collections
- Choose board size that fits you best (9, 10, or 11 footer)
- Choose from our personalization options (name in rails, logo on paddle)
- We build it just for you!
D. Custom
- Work with our design team to build your dream, wood inlay top skin (bottoms skin will be inverse of top)
- Choose board size that fits you best (9, 10, or 11 footer)
- Choose from our personalization options (name in rails, logo or graphic on paddle)
- We build it just for you!
E. Custom Elite
- Work with our design team to build your dream, wood and/or colored epoxy inlay top skin & bottom skin
- Choose board size that fits you best (9, 10, or 11 footer)
- Choose from our personalization options (name in rails, logo or graphic on paddle or fin)
- We build it just for you!
WHOLESALE MARGINS
**Wholesale pricing for Custom and Custom Elite brackets are only available with orders of 4 boards or more / possibly negotiable