Jon Wegener Bluegill Surfboard

The Bluegill is an offshoot from the alaia, the finless wooden surfboard Jon and his brother Tom have been making in recent years. According to Jon, the alaia is the most exciting board to ride due to its speed and ability to slide across the face of waves like no other surfboard. The downside to the alaia is its difficulty to paddle, because of it’s low buoyancy. Also due to the lack of float, one is submerged in cold water during the winter months, which results in short sessions.   The Bluegill is made with foam and two strategically placed wood stringers. The foam produces great paddling ability and the wood stringers retain flex, important to the ride of the alaia. The outline, bottom contour, and rails are all designed to keep as much speed, slide and glide that the alaia offers. Most Bluegills are made with eps foam which can be recycled.  All of our eps boards are glassed with Entropy Resin, which is a organic based epoxy resin. Many of the harmful chemicals of regular epoxy re