Body Glove Team Rider's New Years Resolutions

We asked our OH SO TALENTED team riders what their New Years Resolutions were. We got some pretty wild responses... hope you enjoy!!!

Jeff McKee: I'm looking to put together the best video section of my career this year for Slingshot's "Lipsmack" team video premiering in May. If that goes according to plan, I'd like to celebrate by going to my first ever rave. Take all my friends in an RV out to the middle of nowhere and then dance our asses off. We may have to go to Germany for this, not really sure...Hopefully the field is filled with soap bubbles too. That would blow my mind.

We are waiting for our invite!

Matt Pagan: My new years resolution is to build a piece of furniture, considering my dad is a building contractor and to win a big event this year :)

We hope you'll win a big event too!

Austin Ware: I am going to make an effort to be more creative in my way of life.

Cheyne Magnusson: My new years resolution is to not make resolutions. It’s also to get a haircut.

Alex “Wisdom” Gray: Find the meaning of life, pull the sword out of the stone, and dance all over the 8th world wonder.

Chandler Parr: Work out/ train every day with world class trainer Rob Parr (my pops) haha
Finally get dive certified!

You know where to go to get certified!

Nathan Yeomans: My new years resolution is to rock my Prime wetsuit every session and get the best neck tan line on the west coast. Booo Yaaaaaa

Clay Pollioni: My new years resolution is to use less plastic bottles!

So are we!!!

James Balzer: Ride a board every day of the year (skateboard, snowboard, wakeskate, waterboard, or whatever), Learn how to swim, Spend over $5000 on boat gas. That’s like 250 sets (man i would be so good), Not swear (oh crap this going to be an easy one), Hold my breath for over one minute, Land the flip (wakeskating, of course), Never cut my hair, Cut my lawn to look like a baseball diamond all year.

Balzer you are too crazy!

Rusty Malinoski: Stop eating fast food three times a day.

Harley Clifford: Invent a bunch of new tricks this year, Win King of the Wake again, Get good at surfing, Go to California and eat In N’ Out Burger.

mmm In N' Out!

Bob Soven: Run a four minute mile. It’s been a childhood goal. If 2012 is going to be our last year in existence, then I’m putting my heart into this one.

Ripples in the Sun Videos

Our good friend Mike Pagan has created an amazing short video series from his time in Hawaii called Ripples in the Sun. He follows Matt Pagan, Nate Yeomans, Matt Mohagen, Austin Ware and more on the north shore and catches plenty of surf and the amazing natural vibe of the North Shore of Hawaii in winter. We hope you enjoy!

Ripples in the Sun from Mike Pagan on Vimeo.

Ripples in the Sun 2 from Mike Pagan on Vimeo.

Ripples in the Sun 3 from Mike Pagan on Vimeo.

Ripples in the Sun 4 from Mike Pagan on Vimeo.

Haze in the Horizon from Mike Pagan on Vimeo.

France Roadtrip with Nate Yeomans, Austin Ware & Friends

Pro surfers traveling in Europe on "The Grind" sure have it rough. Check out this video of another "brutal" day for friends and Body Glove Surf Team riders Nate Yeomans and Austin Ware with Dylan Graves, Pat Gudauskas and Dane Gudauskas. Rough day surfing, drinking wine and enjoying all that France has to offer. Video from the3tree.com.

Sur La Route Part 1: France from Jerry Ricciotti on Vimeo.

Nate Yeomans and Austin Ware at the US Open of Surfing

Nate Yeomans pulls off the move of the event with a huge backside 360 Air at US Open of Surfing to qualify for the Hurley Pro at Lowers. Congrats to Kelly Slater for another win. Check out Austin Ware's video from the event!

US Open of Surfing'11 from Austin Ware on Vimeo.

Dusty Payne, Austin Ware and Nate Yeomans at US Open of Surfing

Body Glove surfers Dusty Payne, Nate Yeomans, Mike Losness, Gabe Kling and Austin Ware were all down surfing and living it up at the US Open of Surfing. Here are some shots from the week. All photos by Mike Balzer

Dusty Payne

Dusty Payne

Dusty Payne

Nate Yeomans

Nate Yeomans

Austin Ware

Austin Ware

Body Glove at the US Open of Surfing

The huge US Open of Surfing is going on all week down at the Huntington Beach Pier in SoCal. The crew at Hurley, Nike 6.0 and Converse have taken the event to the next level and the surfers, brands and the industry in general are amped for the biggest event in the United States. Body Glove surfers Dusty Payne, Gabe Kling, Austin Ware, Mike Losness, Nate Yeomans, Luke Stedman and Erica Hosseini are all in the main event and most start surfing today. Dusty Payne is also Surfing All-Stars Expression Session next Sunday with 10 other of the best surfers in the world. This event has everything: amazing surfing, skateboarding, art, fashion shows, BMX, Life Rolls On Expression Session and bands including Tomorrow's Bad Seeds and Weezer. Body Glove will be in the mix all week and we hope to see you down there. If you can't make it to Huntington Beach you can catch every heat and every event online at www.usopenofsurfing.com or on their free iphone app.

Austin Ware's Solid Session in Central America

In the words of Austin Ware:

I went down there with my friend Jd Lewis because we saw a swell coming for Central America. I wanted to go down and get some right point surfing so I could feel confident going into the next 6* event in Sri Lanka which is so happens to be at a right hand point venue. So we booked the flight that night grabed some boards, trunks and wax and bailed for the red eye flight. We woke up to overhead surf and clean conditions. While I was there I was working on a new air (pic 2), where I grab the board pass it through my legs and slam dunk land, haha. After a few failed attempts I went back to my trusty carves and buried some rail. After 3 session's a day for 3 days I felt it was time to get home because my arms were cooked into noodles and my legs were out of energy.

El Porto Body Glove Surf Team Friday

The Body Glove team was out at El Porto on Friday morning shooting the upcoming 2010 Body Glove Wetsuits ad campaign. Austin Ware and Nate Yeomans made the drive down the 405 Fwy from San Clemente. Chandler Parr woke up extra early to get some waves in before she had to leave for school. Even former Body Glove employee, Aaron Checkwood, came out to get some shots for Transworld Surf Magazine.

Chandler Parr wearing the womens Vapor Fullsuit.

Chandler made the most of her time out there and caught a couple of waves before she had to leave for school.

Austin Ware running out in the new Body Glove "CT" fullsuit.

Austin Ware

Andrew Jacobson

As always, Body Glove Team Manager: Matt Chernega, was out there to take advantage of surfing with the team.

Nate Yeomans looking forward to the 2010 WCT starting next month.

Natalie Anzivino

Our favorite "former employee", Aaron Checkwood.

South Bay local legend photographer, Mike Balzer.

I posted up to find Alex debating to paddle back out or not.

Austin Ware on Vimby.com

Austin Ware on Vimby.com

VIMBY - Austin Ware

Surfing Lowers

Nate Yeomans and Austin Ware were out surfing Lowers on Saturday morning.  Photographer Mike Balzer was out there shooting photos.

Nate Yeomans

Austin Ware

Photoshoot with Austin Ware

Greg Browning and I went down to San Diego yesterday to film and photograph Austin Ware for our upcoming ad campaign.  We met Austin down at the beach where he just finished up training with Ian Cairns.  Austin is getting himself fit for a upcoming surf trip and contests.  Good luck Austin.

Austin and Greg walking back to the car after completing our shoot.  When we pulled up Rob Machado was in the parking lot with Austin and he was getting ready to go surf a pretty unique board.

Austin working in front of the camera.