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Former Pro Bodyboarder Jay Reale shares stories and thoughts from his bodyboarding career as one of the pioneers of the sport and interviews some of the key players in the bodyboarding world. Jay spent the 80s and 90s competing with the world's top riders traveling to exotic locations around the world. Following his career as a bodyboarder, Jay switched gears and focused on starting the world's leading internet bodyboarding store while raising a family, appearing on game shows and performing in community theater and choir, and exploring the world of endurance sports, while continuing to travel the world on surf trips with his wife, former pro bodyboarder Vicki Reale. A true renaissance man, Jay's podcast takes you places you would have never guessed! Brought to you by eBodyboarding.com and Tribe Boards and Accessories.

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The Reale Deal Show #118- Dsrt Surf wave pool review 2026

2026/10/14

Vicki and Jay ventured to the all-new Dsrt Surf Wave Garden wave pool in Palm Desert, California in early October 2026 during it's "soft opening" and tell you all about what worked and what needs work, and tell you how barreled you can expect to get! https://www.ebodyboarding.com/pages/bodyboarding-travel

The Reale Deal Show #117- Jason Bitzer- New Jersey's Finest

2026/07/12

New Jersey's Jason Bitzer has raging motor inside him. He's never been one to be content...with anything. Sheer grit and will and a desire to grab life by the horns gave him a career as a pro bodyboarder, event organizer, North Shore lifeguard, lifesaving trainer, author, investor, jiu jitsu enthusiast..and the list goes on. As a family man, life has dealt he and his wife some heartbreaking blows, but in true Jason Bitzer fashion, Jason attacks every problem with a positive outlook that serves he, his wife Beta and kids Numa and James well.

The Reale Deal Show #116-Bodyboard Design Through The Years

2026/02/23

Bodyboard design has come a long way since it's invention in 1971. Jay and Vicki Reale and Tanner McDaniel discuss what's been and what will be.

The Reale Deal Show #115- Paul Barnard

2025/11/23

Australia's Paul "Barney" Barnard has long been a fixture in the bodyboarding scene Down Under. The former golden boy from Queensland quickly rose to the top of the heap of young Aussies in the 80s and remained a media darling well into the 90s, paving the way for the next generation of Australian bodyboarders. He eventually settled into an industry job but still keeps that fire for getting barrelled that got him started more than 4 decades ago. Instagram: @barney051268

The Reale Deal Show #114- Neal Miyake

2025/09/08

Hawaii's Neal Miyake has been at this sport for a half century, and through his upbringing on Kaua'i to his working years on O'ahu, he's seen it all. Neal has rubbed elbows with the sport's elite and continues to push bodyboarding forward through his stunning photography and support of bodyboarding youth statewide. His tenure working as a navy contractor has taken him all over the globe, and he's done it with his bodyboard in tow. We find out more about Neal's incredible passion for the sport and the world travels that he's enjoyed in his many years in the sport.

The Reale Deal Show #113- Jay and Vicki answer your questions!

2025/08/04

Ex-pro bodyboarders and eBodyboarding.com and TribeBoards owners Jay and Vicki Reale answer all your questions. Travel with us: https://www.ebodyboarding.com/pages/bodyboarding-travel Bodyboard Holidays: https://bodyboard-holidays.com/ How we started our business: @15 minutes into this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8eYWIe9jUM&list=PLsNzOBhEhm84UbwRfjjwEsWJz7PqwNCpO&index=102

The Reale Deal Show #112- Scotty Plowden

2025/07/21

Orange County ripper Scotty Plowden has been quietly making a name for himself in the SoCal bodyboarding scene with blistering performances at The Wedge and honing his skills through his world travels. He's committed to expanding his bodyboarding horizons while keeping a level head about his future . We talk Wedge wipeouts, injuries, his love affair with Puerto Rico, and why Trader Joe's is lucky to have him. Instagram: @the_life_of_scotty_p

The Reale Deal Show #111- Drake Kinghorn

2025/05/04

One of 2025's top young California bodyboarders, Drake Kinghorn has already put his stamp on the bodyboarding world with appearances on the IBC World Tour, on O'ahu's North Shore, WacoSurf, and at the Wedge and he's just 15 years old. Solid family support and a strong desire to see the world through bodyboarding, he's just getting started!

The Reale Deal Show #110- Pierre Louis Costes: 2025 update

2025/04/05

Jay catches up with PLC on his brief visit to Southern California in April 2025 to hit him with a few questions covering everything from his bodyboarding goals to his recent sponsorship with Morey Bodyboards and Churchill Fins. Pierre's Portugal Bodyboarding Camp: https://www.costescamps.com/en/ Pierre's Morey/Churchill products: https://www.ebodyboarding.com/search?q=pierre&type=product&options[prefix]=last&filter.p.vendor=Churchill&filter.p.vendor=Morey%20Bodyboards&sort_by=relevance

The Reale Deal Show #109- Tom Skinner: 72-year-old charger!

2025/03/22

At 72, Tom has been the "elder statesman" on our Tavi Tube Tour trip, and while that doesn't qualify him as the "oldest" bodyboarder we've had the pleasure of riding with, he is eerily calm and capable in surf that would scare most riders half his age, and all of this from a guy who has taken up the sport seriously only in recent years. Jay gets to know Tom and what makes him tick.

The Reale Deal Show #108- Dave Long

2025/03/15

Long-time California bodyboarder Dave Long has been there since the beginning! Since the 80s, Dave's name has been a fixture in the competition scene in the Golden State and he's seen the best come and go, and is an encyclopedia of knowledge for bodyboarding on the West Coast. Jay picked Dave's brain in March of 2025 during the Tavi Tube Tour trip in Fiji and got the lo down on Dave's past, present and future.

The Reale Deal Show #107- Joao Veiga

2025/02/24

Joao Veiga has been bodyboarding all over Portugal for decades and currently works as a coach at Linha de Onda Surf School and is a coach and guide with Bodyboard Holidays for their Portugal and Central America trips. Jay finds out why such an accomplished rider gets so much joy from bringing new riders into the sport, and how his varied interests took him on a path to higher education in the fields of law and naturopathy.

The Reale Deal Show #106- Bodyboarding injuries

2025/02/17

Jay sits down with Vicki, Rob Barber, Rusty Morrison and Joao Veiga to share injury stories. They recount their worst injuries and the worst they've witnessed. Jay breaks his collarbone: https://youtu.be/Wl9A-hLBn-8?feature=shared Interview with Rusty Morrison: https://youtu.be/ejerwTZ4DAA?feature=shared Bodyboard-holidays.com @bodyboardholidays Insta: @jayreale @vickireale @rust_in_peace_ @robbarber007 @joao83veiga @ebodyboarding @tribeboards

The Reale Deal Show #105- Reale Family Travels

2025/02/10

Jay's family talks about their travels and some of the trials and tribulations of traveling as a surfing family. Daughter Saige: *Insta: @saigereale @saigesgoodeats *TikTok: @saigealicious Son Kieran: *Insta: @kieranreale *TikTok: @kieranisreale Vicki: *Insta: @vickireale *TikTok: @vickiisreale Jay: *Insta: @jayreale See our travel videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsNzOBhEhm84z5gBjs6X-goaCGHteSXHL&feature=shared Travel with us! https://www.ebodyboarding.com/pages/bodyboarding-travel

The Reale Deal Show #104- Danny Kim

2024/12/09

One of our sport's most iconic figures during the Golden Age of the sport, O'ahu's Danny Kim singlehandedly carried the torch for the very niche discipline of standup bodyboarding. Danny's incredible talents standing up on his finless craft not only blew minds, but took him to top finishes on the US Pro Tour, and garnered plentiful magazine coverage worldwide. We discuss Danny's rise in the sport, and what he's been doing to keep himself busy since ending his pro career.

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Mig1771 2021/09/30

Awesome podcast.

Been bodyboarding for years and this is such a great podcast. Jay was my favorite bodyboarder growing up because he was from the east coast. Been fo...

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