Sorry about the infrequent posts. It has been a busy week. Artist and often Wegener's Finless Frontier filmographer, Brett Dean, burned in this Van Gogh esque stripe on a deck. . Also a fresh 6'4''.

Boards from last week

A 5'10'' knee board. 24.5 inches wide. I have not knee boarded in a while, 20 years, so I think I will give it a go. I really like the Wegg Model. I have not been riding one lately due to all the new models, the alaias and Bluegills, but after making this one, going to Japan, I am reminded of the loose rail to rail action, off the lips and cutbacks The Wegg does so well.

This alaia is a 6'10'' Stuth and going to Sean. He has been working on the "Hydrodynamica" movie and has been motivated to get into the slide.

11'00 Model A. This is a Tom Wegener design that I shape for Jacobs Surfboards. Most of thes have been 10' to 11' and get a lot of good feedback. They are great for trimming and nose riding. Often, we put nose, tail blocks, and large wood glass on fins.

Cinco De Mayo

I drove by the beach last night and the waves looked really fun, unfortunately I had obligations, and was not able to paddle out. With a little luck, I thaught,the surf could be fun again tomorrow evening. It was. This special to us because The Avenues in Redondo are rarely good, especially in the evening, But a combo swell and the rare mellowing of the wind, it can be the place to be. Rosa rode her 8'6'' Green Flash and I rode my latest favorite board, the 8' Bluegill.

This is my Old faithful 7'6''Anchovy design, wich used to be 7'8'' but the nose needed a little work after a memorable ride at San O' which ended in a crash tube on the cobblestones. This board is a couple of years old and rides the same way it did as when it was new. No deck delamination or material breakdown.

8' Bluegill, Alaia, and Friends

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.

Dave Rastovich's alaia triple barrel @Noosa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_roLpQ__xA

This is Dave Rastovich connecting from the upper points at Noosa right through the inside at 1st Point during the longboard event during the Noosa Festival.

Here is another shot from the Noosa Festival. Tom is describing the finer aspects of the board held by a alaia rider during the early part of the last century. Tom was invited to talk, along with Rabbit Barthalomew, Mark Richards, Simon Anderson , Bill Wallace and other great surfboard designers and riders, about the boards they make and how they influenced the way we surf.