Long time family friend, Dave, ordered the wood veneer deck peanut Bluegill (pictured a couple of posts back). He took it to
Tavarua to ride for the first time. Here is his first report.
Bula from
Tavarua!
Arrived yesterday on island to fair sized surf. Broke my 6'4"
Firewire quad on my third wave a
Cloudbreak. Went for a second session at
Restaurants low tide on the Bluegill crashed and burned. Handed the board over to one of the boatmen, Mike, from
Kailua who slotted the thing perfectly and then Dustin, another boatman, from La
Jolla caught probably 12 waves on the Bluegill and came out of the water just smiling ear to ear. Encouraged by their success I woke up at 5:15 this morning, had a cup of coffee, and headed back out to
Restaurants where I dialed it in and caught probably 20 of the longest rides of my life riding the board off the front foot down the line and stepping back to stall and turn off the bottom and top. The board is a success! All of the boatmen are clamoring to take turns. Haven't tried it a
Cloudbreak yet as the surf came up bigger today.
Many thanks!
David
This board is for Philippe. He has been mounting cameras on boards and surfing the reefs in Tahiti where he lives. This asymmetrical bluegill is for Goofy foot front side tubes and cutbacks. Hopefully we will see some pictures soon. http://philippelallut.blogspot.com/ Check out his blog to see what he is up to.
6'1'' twin fin, glass on
9'5'' Rehab Model. Jessica is getting this board for Joseph, her boyfriend for his birthday. Sam Cody doing the airbrush.
Gabe wants a shortboard that will float him. He is 6'4'' and not waify, but wants maneuverability. We took the Wegg, a design he likes and mixed it up with the knee boards I have been making. The result is a 6'2'' 24wide and 3'' thick. He wants to be able to tube ride and the ability to have a vertical lip assault, so we shied away from a twin fin. This board will be a 2 plus 1 like the Wegg.
