Body Glove Wakesurfer James Harold in Florida

In need of an escape from 3 weeks of pouring rain in Northern California, James Harold aka DJ JamesZ decided to head to Florida to enjoy some sunny rays and a jam packed surf trip.

At Disneyworld’s Typhoon Lagoon James honed in 500 waves in just 3 days!

Plus, a drive out to the swampy region was made for a wake surfing session in a lake crawling with alligators.

Body Glove Hand In Hand for Japan

The March 11th earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan has turned out to be the worst in recent history. The hard-hit areas do not have enough food, water electricity or heat and now they have the fear and consequences of nuclear fallout. Body Glove has a long and proud history with Japan and its amazing people, and now is the time to give back. We are proud to offer the Hand in Hand Disaster Relief T-Shirt, that can be purchased online at the Body Glove Online Store. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the Hand In Hand T-Shirt will be donated to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. We love, we love, we love Japan. Please help support them in this time of need.

Check out the Body Glove Hand in Hand for Japan Site

Drop Zone Fiji Airing on Fuel TV!!!

Body Glove, PADI, Sport Diver, Transworld SURF and Air Pacific premiered Drop Zone: Fiji, the highly anticipated sequel to Drop Zone: Tahiti. Drop Zone: Fiji on Fuel TV on March 19^th.

Like the award winning Drop Zone: Tahiti, Drop Zone: Fiji follows world class surfers Holly Beck, Cheyne Magnusson, Alex Gray and newcomers Maria Del Mar and current #8 ASP World Tour ranked Bede Durbidge, as they travel the south pacific.

In case you missed the first run on Fuel TV here are the April Air Dates:

4/3/11 at 3:00 AM Eastern

4/4/11 at 1:00 PM Eastern

4/7/11 at 7:00 PM Eastern

4/10/11 at 1:00 PM Eastern

4/12/11 at 7:00 PM Eastern

4/14/11 at 1:00 PM Eastern

4/16/11 at 1:00 PM Eastern

4/19/11 at 7:00 PM Eastern

4/23/11 at 1:00 PM Eastern

4/24/11 at 3:00 AM Eastern

For more information on the athletes and their journey you can visit www.dropzonefiji.blogspot.com and www.bodyglove.com.

Rockin Fig Surf Shop Window Install

If your in Huntington Beach and down Main street check out the window at Rockin Fig's surf shop.

A Look Into JOB's House

Pro Surfer Alex Gray on “The Daily Habit”

Body Glove's Alex Gray joined stand up comedian Dan Cummins and TDH correspondent Angie Greenup on last Thursday's "The Daily Habit" on Fuel TV.

The panel discussed a man with 39 wives and 94 kids and Zoltan Torkos landed the first kickflip on a surfboard. The show ended iwth a performance from musical guests Blackguard on the Stride Sound Stage.

Pat Parnell, Dan Cummins, Hal Rudnick, Alex Gray, Jordan Morris, and Angie Greenup

Four Days On The North Shore Hawaii

On the second day of the trip the crew went out from Haleiwa Harbor to do some shark diving. With film crew in hand, Jamie O'Brien and Cheyne Magnusson jumped in the shark cage and got up close with a few sharks. Bumpy water and all they had a good time. Look for the video of the shark dive soon from Body Glove Entertainment. The rest of the time was spent surfing Pipeline, Backdoor and Off The Wall. The Body Glove crew got all kinds of shots and footage from the trip. Photos are from Brent Bielmann.

Monday Night BBQ At Jaime's

So we went shopping and bought stuff for a bbq at Jamie O'Brien's house on Monday night. Lot's of great food was cooked. During this time Jamie and his friends decided to catch some fresh fish to add to the mix.

Jamie grabbed his poles and walked out to the surf.

With the bait on the line Jamie paddled out to sea to set the line.

They set the poles and threw a bell on each so they can hear when they have a bite. It didn't take to long. Maybe 45 mins later they had a bite. They reeled in their catch to see what they caught.

They ended up catching a shark. So they took the hook out and threw him back. They left the other line out most of the night. Now keep in mind at night the beach is pretty much pitch black. Somebody was riding a ATV across the beach and coming across where the line was set out. Now you know where this is going. The guy had a flash light with him so all you see is his light going straight across the beach. He couldn't hear the guys yelling at him and the next thing you know you hear the bell from the pole ringing like crazy and you just see this light flickering all over the place. Next thing you hear is the ilde of a ATV and light on the ground. A few seconds later the guy (or gal, since it was pitch black we never saw who it was) got up and rode off. Needless to say the pole stayed out and they ended up catching another shark and letting him go. BBQ ended with some good food, cold beers and some great stories to take home.

Jamie O'Brien

This was taken on Thursday afternoon before Jamie paddled out for a surf at Pipe. As he was walking out this group of Japanese tourist asked if they could take a photo with Jamie. Jamie was kind enough to spend a few minutes with his fans. Let's hope their family, friends and their homes are ok back home.

Body Glove Supports S.A.L.S.A Surfing

Last weekend the Body Glove crew sponsored the SALSA surf competition at the Huntington Beach pier. Sunny, offshore winds, and a great group of people made for a perfect S.A.L.S.A event. The waves were 1-3 foot which made the surf fun for all ages.

S.A.L.S.A stands for Surfers Againts Lou Gehrigs Disease Surfing Alliance. All funds from the event will help find a cure for this deadly disease.

For more information or to donate to this amazing organization please visit their website:

http://www.salsasurfing.org/

Anthony Walsh Vimeo Video Channel

Body Glove's Anthony Walsh is one of the best barrel riders on the planet. If you have any doubt please take a look at his Vimeo Video Channel. Anthony is all over the globe from Australia to Hawaii to Tahiti to Ireland and even to a wave pool. Check it out at http://vimeo.com/anthonywalsh. Check out the below video from the North Shore this winter as proof.

Update hawaii swell journal no.4 from anthony walsh on Vimeo.

Also be sure to vote for Anthony for the new GoPro Innersection Comp open for voting now at http://innersection.tv/video/299.

March Update from Holly Beck

As we have said many times Holly Beck lives a very exciting life. She stopped by Body Glove headquarters and gave us a little update between trips.

Woo hoo! Just got back from an incredible trip with the Sector 9 girl's team to Ecuador and the Galapagos. We spent 10 days Sector9ing, surfing, playing with baby seals, snorkeling with hammerhead sharks, kicking soccer balls, making friends, and pulling into beach break tubes. I got so much good GoPro footage and photos and videos that it's gonna take me a while to get through it all.

I'm off to Thailand for 12 days tomorrow morning, so here's just a small sample of what's to come.....

Sneak peek at swimming with baby seals


Team Sector 9 at a Skatepark in Guayaquil. Video by Sumbawa Surf Shop

Hitching a ride from a plane on my Sector 9 Skateboard:

Testing out my GoPro Tail Cam and Body Glove Wetsuit in Redondo Beach

Gabe Kling-The PR1ME Fullsuit

Gabe Kling in Body Glove's newest suit, The PR1ME. Gabe was out in the South Bay a few weeks back and was out surfing El Porto with a few other Body Glove team riders.

Photos: Mark Kawakami