Mo Freitas Wins 18 Under Battle of the Paddle

Congratulations to Mo Freitas for placing 1st in the 18 Under division at Battle of the Paddle in Dana Point, CA. The 15 year old Hawaiian grom also placed 6th in the Mens division. Check out some pictures from the event!

2012 Surf Expo

If you missed out seeing the Body Glove booth at Surf Expo, get the full scoop here. With many athletes in attendance and tons of new products being released, this was an event you did not want to miss!

Below is the one and only, Bob Soven strapped into a Jet Pack at Demo Day in his new signature vest!

Stoked after killing it on the Jet Pack and the cable park!

 Coming off an incredible winning season, get ready to see Harley Clifford in his new signature vest!

Also on display at Surf Expo, Body Glove and Jean Michel Cousteau are launching a new line of dive suits and accessories. Thank you Jean Michel for hanging out with us at Surf Expo!

Jamie O'Brien and the Amphibious Creature make the cover of Transworld Surf after winning the Imaginarium contest. 

 Jamie O'Brien finally gets revenge on the Creature for dropping in on him in Tahiti.

The Creature and Jeff Kelley high five in the Sanuk booth!

 

Randy Meistrell rocking the new Body Glove SUP's at Demo Day!

If you havent heard the name Mo Freitas yet, you will soon. Competing in the SUP Surf Tour and Race Tour, the 15 year old Hawaiian is showing everyone how its done.

Retired Body Glove model, Greg Browning takes the team surfing at Cocoa Beach. 

Mo Freitas at the 2012 Duke Kahanamoku Oceanfest

It was an awesome weekend in Hawaii for Mo Freitas. He placed 1st in the men's U17 and 10th overall for the SUP long distance 9.5 miles race from Hawaii Kai to Queens on Saturday. He also placed 2nd in the small but fun SUP surf contest at Queens for the 2012 Duke Kahanamoku Oceanfest on a hot Sunday. 

Check out some photos of the event:

Mo Freitas- Turtle Bay Summer Paddle Challenge

Mo Freitas is making a big splash in Stand Up Paddleboarding. At just 15 years old, Mo is already competing at a higher level than his age group. Mo placed fourth at the Turtle Bay Summer Paddle Challenge after two fourth place finishes in the sprint race and distance event. Not only is Mo an excellent racer but he also competes in the Standup World Surfing Tour. Keep your eye out for Mo in the future!

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Garrett McNamara Takes a Trip to Nicaragua

Garrett and his manager, Nicole, took a trip to Nicaragua and here is a story from their trip. 

"Last summer the idea of a family occasion was being discussed. In the past this trip was always made to Costa Rica, but this year everyone decided to live a little and be adventurous so we headed over to Nicaragua for two weeks. This is not typically the ultimate surf destination for Garrett so fortunately we were blessed by the wave Gods with an amazing swell that had the outer reef at Popoyo breaking with some great back side barrels to warm up for Fiji. He had his SUP board so he was a happy camper. The consensus at the end of the trip was that Nicaragua was a beautiful untouched country with beautiful people. The only negative was the trash issue. These small little villages sitting in the middle of a coastal paradise are littered with trash… plastic bags, plastic bottles, candy wrappers etc.

Anyone who knows Garrett will understand that after this small wave trip he really didn’t have an interest in returning. The only way he was going back was on a mission. So when the family started talking about a return trip this summer Garrett was admit on having a purpose and making a difference. The best way to create change is through the youth. The idea developed into going into these small fishing villages and talking with the local children about the life cycle of trash, teaching them that everything thrown on the roads will end up in the ocean. So that was the plan and that is what we did. We also organized a cleanup with the village so we could “practice what we preach” with the kids. On the first day we had over 150 kids come and collect over a ton of trash and the second day we had about 100 kids come and collect and equal amount. All of the children who participated received new hats and slippers and the most popular item was their personalized poster from Garrett. It was definitely a success and we were amazed when we returned home to find an email from the children of the homemade rubbish bin they made out of recycled bottles!!! The way we look at it is if we activate at least one kid and he ends up in office or creates a business that provides a trash service and a recycle program we hit a home run!!! 

Adam takes SUP out in Dana Point Harbor

Adam Cumming, the Body Glove SUP director of sales got to take out the definitive version of the new Body Glove SUP Cruiser into Dana Point Harbor for an afternoon paddle.


The Cruiser is the flagship of the Body Glove SUP line; fast yet stable and maneuverable, it is the cruisers dream SUP.





Speeds of up to 5mph can easily be maintained on this board, while its stability makes it possible to paddle in chop, or take pictures from the board.