Heca started long before it had a name.

In the early days, the three of us — Jacek, Bart and Agnieszka — were brought together by a shared connection to boards, design and the belief that wakeskating could be something more.

Jacek, a skateboarder since his early youth, had already begun experimenting with wakeskate boards — building early prototypes under the name Polsport, driven by curiosity and a deep connection to skateboarding. At the same time, Bart was shaping the visual direction of what would later become Heca — from the very first logo to the identity that still defines the brand today.

Behind the scenes, Agnieszka was bringing structure to it all — shaping communication, connecting ideas and helping turn a raw concept into something that could grow.

Not long after, we decided to turn that passion into something real. The name Heca — taken from a Polish word meaning something wild, unexpected, a bit crazy — felt exactly right. And it stayed.

The first Heca boards were built in a small garage in Żelazowa Wola, where we lived. Using hands-on methods and simple tools, and with the support of Jacek’s father Marek — a wood technologist — the earliest constructions started to take shape.

There was no big plan. Just a belief that wakeskating could feel better.

Early on, the boards started getting attention — first in Germany, where riders like Lukas Winkelmann and Marcel Tilwitz became part of the journey. Together, they tested the first boards, shared honest feedback and helped shape what worked — and what didn’t.

At the same time in Poland, we were closely connected with Wake & Skate Park, where the boards were tested again and again in real conditions.

Trips, collaborations and projects like Cruising Together or Wakeskate Connection naturally followed, connecting people and building something bigger than we initially imagined.

From there, things kept evolving — but the core has never changed.

Somewhere along the way, a pack Jack Russell Terriers also became part of the story.