WE LOVE BODYSURFING
Ecto is an innovator of bodysurfing handplanes and accessories that boost the enjoyment of the bodysurfing experience.
Bodysurfing handplanes since 2012.
CONGRATULATIONS!
🥇 2025 IBSA WORLD BODYSURFING CHAMPION
Ecto Handplanes Founder, Chris Anderson made history on 5 May winning the International Bodysurfing Association (IBSA) World Finals at Point Cartwright on the Sunshine Coast, QLD.
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Description
The evolution of 10+ years of handplane design.
🌏 Made sustainably in Sydney, Australia from 100% post-consumer recycled PP plastic at DEFY
🚀 Bodysurf with more grip, control, speed and flow.
🥇 Designed by 2025 IBSA World Bodysurfing Champion Chris Anderson
🤙 Fun & easy to learn wave riding in the palm of your hand.
🌴 Portable, adjustable, durable, sustainable and affordable.
🎨 Unique injection moulded colour patterns on every board.
Whether you’d like to try bodysurfing, or boost your bodysurfing further. The Ecto Moon Rider handplane is suited for all abilities and is guaranteed to help you get more waves and have fun in the process.
The Moon Rider is the evolution of 10+ years of innovation in handplane design and manufacturing.
Product development in association with Sydney’s renowned Vert Design & DEFY. Essentially it is a fusion of all the best Ecto models ever made to enhance the bodysurfing experience in 5 significant ways.
• More control & speed
The hard rail edges, curved concave surface and moon tail all provide grip into the face of the wave when riding. This helps stabilise and control your body, providing lift and speed allowing you to fly across the wave.
• Longer rides and grip texture
The buoyancy of the recycled plastic and micro moon texture, means you can push down and drive the handplane to make longer sections across the wave. It also gives you extra traction between your hand and the handplane during tricks, such as spins.
• Redesigned fully adjustable hand strap
Our much loved universal one size fits all strap design is fully adjustable to fit hands of all ages and abilities. The strap has been made more streamline and more comfortable. Many prototypes were created to get the strap bar fitting just right.
• Compact design for swimming & travelling
The overall design is small, thin and light weight to make swimming easy, and to be ultra portable for travelling on surf adventures. (270x170x7mm - 250g)
• Sustainable and durable
We have proudly partnered with Defy Design manufacturing in Sydney (Botany NSW Australia) to make the Moon Rider from durable 100% recycled plastic (PP) otherwise destined for landfill, or worse, as plastic pollution bound for the ocean. At DEFY, plastic waste is cleaned, colour coded, granulated and heated for injection moulding, making for a truly circular economy. The recycled polypropylene is moulded with a UV stabiliser and is an extremely tough material suitable for harsh coastal environments.
Included:
• The handplane floats, but also comes with a fully adjustable Ecto wrist leash so you don't lose it in the waves.
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From the people
From the people
Bought one for my boyfriend and he loved it so much so he bought one for his dad. They love going out for a bodysurf together! Great service and fast shipping. Thanks Ecto!
From the people
BLOWN AWAY. Ask yourself this question, do I actually want to make barrels? If the answer is YES - then buy Ecto products, it’s that simple 🤙🏻
From the people
A great handplane for bodysurfing that will take you to the next level.
From the people
The best handplanes I've used. Ergonomics and wave riding ability surpassing competitor craft.
ABOUT
Australia’s award-winning sustainable handcrafted bodysurfing handplanes brand.
Established on the South Coast of New South Wales, Ecto has since been generating worldwide stoke on bodysurfing. Welcome to Ecto Handplanes, the innovators of bodysurfing handplanes (or handboards) and accessories that help you slide across waves with greater speed and lift, providing the maximum fun factor in all wave conditions.
Our body surfing handplanes are made from a variety of materials and are shaped with a slight concave and are designed to maximise skimming (or planing) with your body across the surface of the water. Our handboards come with a fully adjustable neoprene strap and an optional leash to attach to your wrist, and the nose has a GoPro mount so you can capture all the action and wipeouts from the ultimate camera point of view.
Our Designs and Shapes
We offer a variety of surfing hand planes to suit your level of experience and the types of waves you will be sliding. Whether you’re tackling normal conditions and want the ultimate lift and stability or are a more adventurous soul performing tricks in peaky or hollow surf we have a range of products to suit you. Check out our DIY kits for customised handboards for bodysurfing if you want to have a go at making your own handplane.
How Do Handplanes Work?
Bodysurfing handplanes are designed to let your body skim the surface of the water more efficiently by propelling your body and providing just the right amount of lift and buoyancy to keep you moving. By riding surfing handboards with your preferred hand, you can paddle through the water with ease using one arm and swim fins on your feet. While the wrist leash can be removed, we recommend its use particularly in large waves or near rocks.
Handplanes for bodysurfing are ideal in steep surf that barrels and allows you to gain enough speed to propel yourself and perform tricks— the best conditions for bodysurfing include hollow shore breaks, reef breaks and wedgy beach breaks.
Find out more
For more information about the Ecto Handplanes range of bodysurfing accessories and hand boards for sale in Australia, give product designer Chris a call on
(+61) 400 235 412
or email contact @ ectohandplanes.com.
Whether you’re ready to order or just want to ask a quick question, we’re always here to help!
Happy Bodysurfing!