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.
Though you should not have to wear a full suit in late August, Gabe, Rasta, Mike and I had a lot of fun the other day. Bluegills work great at San O'fre. We had 6' to 8' and they all worked really good at trimming and gliding through all the sections and flat spots. Gabe rode a 9'8'' Gabezilla and nose rode. He also showed us how to do proper flying kick outs over the whitewash.
Last March, the crew from Real Surf Shop in Izu, Japan came through town. They help me distribute my boards in Japan. They are alaia enthusiasts. While here, we went to the beach with a pile of boards to ride
I rode the 9'8'' hollow. Funny it is the middle of summer and I still need to wear a fullsuit. The water around 64 degrees. 
This was Naoto's first time on a bluegill. I still have not cranked a turn like this. Naoto owns Real Surf Shop and is a former top professional in Japan.
Kai is the shop manager. He ripped on every board this day. That is a 6'10'' Stuth.
Naoto doing a Tom Curranisque bash off the mush on a 6'6'' Bluegill. I want to thank Shin Yamasaki for sending these pictures and helping with translation.
Cory and I heard about the sand bar at Malibu in March. We were excited to do a Bluegill test. Here is a couple of waves on some 6' boards. With the close up camera work it is hard to see how fast and distance covered. I have yet to surf Malibu on a 8'er but it must be insane.
This is from Memorial day weekend. Torrance Beach has been having a great spring season, which has been good for doing research on the latest boards. This movie shows how great the Bluegill trims front side and backside and how an alaia can do quick position turns in the pocket. The Bluegill is the 8'er and the alaia is 6'4''.
We are back from Mexico, and had a great trip. The waves and wind were good practicaly all day every day. I will be working to make a few short movies. Luckily the Montezumas did not effect any surf sessions and did not kick into gear until I was about to board the flight home. The guy in the back row isle seat was not stoked to see me heading his way, which was often.
This is the quiver we are taking to Mexico, I forgot to place a 6'8'' alaia in the shot. a stuth with a light swallow tail. I hope to do a little beach fishing between surfs. Also I will have A lot of good footage to keep the post interesting, I hope.This morning I was told by my informants that the surf was flat. After walking my daughter to school, I thought I'd better drive by the beach to make sure. Good call. No one in sight and this perfect mini sandbar impersonating Johnson's Cove at Noosa. I set the camera on the beach, press record, and went surfing. Note how the Bluegill attains speed with no need for pumping action.
The sand bars have been good at the beaches lately even with a little wind on it. The other day we brought down an assortment of boards including my new 8' Bluegill and a 7' long Alaia. These boards make small waves really fun. The Bluegill is fast and drives through sections, and as always, to ride a wave on an alaia is mind bending. Standard boards are fun too.
