Jay corners all the bodyboarders on this year's 2nd week of the Tavi Tube Tour to find out a bit about them and why they jumped on this year's trip.  The island paradise of Tavarua Island Resort produced perfect surf yet again for Tavi Tube Tour 2024!  Want more info on how to join a future trip?  Click the link below: Bodyboarding Travel ..read more

Jay rewinds the clock 44 years to the very first pro bodyboarding event in Hawaii, and the first-ever bodyboarding event at Pipeline.  1980's The Coca Cola Surecraft North Shore Bodyboard Classic was put on by Robb Rice, who was the sales rep in Hawaii for Surecraft's North Shore bodyboard, which at the time, was arguably the best bodyboard on the market, endorsed by bodyboarding legend, Jack "Da Rippa" Lindholm.   Robb tells the story of how his groundbreaking event set the stage for the future of competitive bodyboarding at the world's most famous wave.   ..read more

Rusty Morrison lives a spartan life of a traveler.  He works long, hard hours as a FIFO guy (Fly In Fly Out), squirrels away his savings, and then goes on global odysseys to warm waves- a life we all aspire to.   I wanted to find out what makes this DK specialist tick, so I sat down with Rusty during Bodyboard Holidays' El Salvador trip to get the down low on one of Oz's nomadic legends.   http://www.bodyboard-holidays.com https://www.ebodyboarding.com/pages/bodyboarding_travel http://www.instagram.com/rust_in_peace_ ..read more

The most prominent bodyboarder to come out of the UK's Channel Islands, Colin Crowther from Jersey has been there and done that.  One of the earliest adopters of Tom Morey's brainchild has been at it since the beginning- as a participant, competitor, contest organizer, and even author!    In recent years, he's taken to spending time searching for uncharted waves in Europe's Arctic, using internet sleuthing to locate some of his destinations.   He occasionally takes forays into the tropics with Rob Barber's Bodyboard Holidays crew, and has stories for days.  Listen in ..read more

Jay and Vicki took a break from winter to spend most of January into early February in Central America with their friends from Bodyboard Holidays.  First up was Costa Rica, then El Salvador where they feasted on non-stop waves and warm water.   Jay gives a quick recap of the trip.   http://www.bodyboard-holidays.com https://www.ebodyboarding.com/pages/bodyboarding_travel ..read more

Jay and Vicki, veteran wave pool aficionados, break down the nuts and bolts of the three most popular wave pools in the USA- WacoSurf, Surf Ranch, and Palm Springs Surf Club.   They cover logistics, booking, the facilities, the vibe, and of course the waves at each venue.  Bottom line, if you are considering joining one of their wave pool trips, or going on your own, this is a must-listen!   http://www.wacosurf.com http://www.kswaveco.com http://www.palmspringssurfclub.com https://www.ebodyboarding.com/pages/bodyboarding_travel Thumbnail photo:  Tony Prince ..read more

Patti Serrano, one of the architects of our sport's early days, discusses the creation of the BIA competitive tour as well as her insatiable appetite for self-growth and improvement and where that has led her in life, including how it has all circled back to bodyboarding and her relationship with bodyboard inventor Tom Morey.  http://www.pattiserrano.com ..read more

Patti Serrano, one of the architects of our sport's early days, discusses the creation of the BIA competitive tour as well as her insatiable appetite for self-growth and improvement and where that has led her in life, including how it has all circled back to bodyboarding and her relationship with bodyboard inventor Tom Morey.  http://www.pattiserrano.com ..read more

Jay finally corners 6-time World Champion Guilherme Tamega for a sit down to discuss not only his incredible success as a bodyboarder and icon in the sport, but his endeavors as an Ironman triathlete, businessman , father, husband and North Shore lifeguard.   The Brazilian madman has done it all, but that isn't stopping him from always searching for a new challenge.  See what makes him tick.   ..read more

Part 1:  The very first "bad boy of bodyboarding", San Clemente, California's Cameron Steele and Jay chat about their more than 3 decades as friends.   Cameron covers his early days as a pro bodyboarder in an off-road-racing family dynasty and how his path took him from roll cages to rollos and back again, with a pit stop as a publisher, all culminating in a big win at the Baja 1000, the super bowl of off-roach racing.   This one is a 2-parter!   ..read more