Recently we made a pilgrimage to Ventura, CA, as surfboard builders big and small congregated for the annual Sacred Craft Surfboard Expo. Along with our distributor, FOAM-EZ, and Marko Foam we presented a vision of the future in sustainable & recycled surfboard design; Surf Sap bio-epoxy, Marko's Recycled Envirofoam, and Future's Recycled Fins. Expect to see more of these eco-shredders coming from a shaper near you!

The show was a huge success, as evidenced by the heavy foot traffic our booths received throughout the weekend and the standing room only during Stretch Riedel's live glassing demo with our resin! We want to thank FOAM-EZ for putting this successful collaboration together. And a BIG MAHALO goes to Stretch and Dave, from Stretch Surfboards, for doing live Surf Sap glassing demos throughout the weekend and causing a major raucous in the showroom aisles. Finally, thank you to everyone that stopped by the booths.

Stay tuned for more cool, sustainable products in the near future. In the meantime, enjoy this video of Stretch during the live glassing demo.

Feedback from Danny Hess, builder of renowned wooden surfboards that balance sustainability and performance:

"I've really been impressed with the resin. Impressive impact strength and elongation. I've been loaning this demo board out for the last couple years. It's been to Japan and Indo. Not a single pressure ding or ding of any kind."

Hess Surfboards

Read more about Danny's story.

Aside from the overwhelming environmental benefits of Entropy Bio-epoxy, the performance and longevity is far beyond what we have seen in any other surfboard construction. As with any epoxy resin, the strength and longevity is about twice the standard issue polyester/ polyurethane surfboard. In comparison to industry standard epoxy resins, the elongation (flex) is 5 times greater witch means the boards can be constructed using more reinforcement (fiberglass/ natural fibers) adding strength but not sacrificing flex. This has translated to lesser instances of buckling and shattering on impact in our demo boards tested over the last year-and-a-half.

If flex is the future of surfboards, Entropy Bio-epoxy is years ahead of the curve. The boards have been performing with phenomenal spring and memory adding another dimension of performance. Essentially by design, the boards plane on flatter rocker and turn on increased "flexed" rocker. With the ability to flex more curve into the board, the bio-construction allows for the strength of the surfer to create the turning radius based on pressure and ability. What happens on the approach and descent out of moves is a performance characteristic that is more lively and responsive; remaining with the board for a longer period of time throughout its life. This is a crucial value element to any surfer, especially those who need a board to hold up, but don't like the stiff performance of industry-standard epoxy surfboards.

- Jake Moss, Moss Research