Jean-Michel Cousteau Heads Beach Clean-Up for Earth Day

Join Jean Michel Cousteau at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel to help clean up Salt Creek Beach on Saturday, April 21.

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Cleaning up for Earth Day just got better at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel.
Join Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of the late Jacques, for an Earth Day Celebration and beach clean-up Saturday, April 21. The beach clean up takes place from 10 a.m. to noon at Salt Creek Beach, located directly in front of the resort. Guests will gather on the resort’s Eco-Quest Game Board. 
He is an explorer, environmentalist, educator, and film producer. For more than four decades, he has dedicated himself and his vast experience to communicate to people of all nations and generations his love and concern for our water planet.

Body Glove Team Taco Party!

What happens when the Body Glove team and Jean-Michel Cousteau are all in town??? We throw one massive taco party. Check out the photos below.

Bob Meistrell and Jean-Michel Cousteau sharing a moment.

3rd Generation Meistrell Jamie Meistrel with Jean Michel Cosuteau

The big chunk of the entire Meistrell family with Jean Michel Cousteau

Bob tending to his fire pit... its a washer drum... you should try to make one they make for the best fires!

Jean Michel Cousteau with the Body Glove team... Jamie O'Brien, Alex Gray,

Anthony Walsh, Cheyne Magnusson, Matt Pagan, Justin Quirk, Nate Yeomans and Gabriel Pastori. Jean-Michel strongly believes that surfers are strong ambassadors for the health of our ocean.

Body Glove CEO Robbie Meistrell sharing a laugh with Jamie O'Brien

Bob Meistrell telling stories to Cheyne Magnusson and Justin Quirk.

Body Glove Vice President Billy Meistrell with Bob Evans

All smiles... Brittany Roderick, Cheyne Magnusson, Tracey Meistrell, Jean Michel and Bob.

Bob Meistrell showing off his collections.

Jean Michel talking to a future ocean ambassor Kieren Walls, standing with dad Matt Walls

Jamie and Jean-Michel

Jean Michel with Jim and Nancy Miller, Alysha Nicole and Alex Gray

Tracey and Jenna Meistrell with Jamie O'Brien

The Party...

Jean Michel signing copies of his book... "My Father, The Captain"

Jean Michel Cousteau Exclusive Appearance at Dive N Surf this Saturday

Body Glove is extremely proud to host the world renowned Jean-Michel Cousteau at an exclusive appearance in the South Bay!! The dive legend and ocean conservationist will be on hand at the South Bay’s oldest dive and surf shop, Dive N Surf, on Saturday, February 18, 2012 from noon to 4 pm to sign copies of his memoir My Father The Captain, answer questions and shake hands with his Southern California fans.

Signed copies of My Father The Captain will be available for purchase for $50, $25 will go directly to Ocean Futures Society as a donation. Also available for purchase and autographs will be Explore SE Sanctuaries and Explore West Coast Sanctuaries for $25 each.

Dive N Surf is located at 504 N. Broadway, Redondo Beach, CA 90277. Store hours are Monday-Sunday 9am to 7pm.

Jean-Michel Cousteau and Body Glove Launch Wetsuit Line

Two world-renowned powerhouses join forces to develop a line of wetsuits, rash guards, skins and other products for the active lifestyle.

Redondo Beach, CA – October 19, 2011 – Two names that inspire. Two names that are synonymous with ocean adventure and protection of the environment. Jean-Michel Cousteau and Body Glove International announce a new line of wetsuits, rash guards, skins and other active lifestyle products that unite the distinctive designs and colors made famous by Jean-Michel Cousteau with the superior quality and global brand recognition of Body Glove. A percentage of the sale of each Jean-Michel Cousteau Body Glove wetsuit and other products will go to preserve and protect the oceans through the vital work of Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society.

“Body Glove is honored to be launching a new and vibrant line of wetsuits and other aquatics products with Jean-Michel Cousteau,” said Russ Lesser, President of Body Glove International. “Body Glove and Jean-Michel Cousteau share a unique intertwined history. For sixty years Jean-Michel Cousteau and his family and three generations of the Meistrell family, founders of Body Glove, have independently been dedicated to preserving and protecting the oceans. Together we will be able to provide the gear necessary to allow safe and comfortable access to the water. Body Glove is especially excited to develop products with Jean-Michel Cousteau to build upon this shared legacy and to benefit a cause as vital as the Ocean Futures Society.”

The two aquatic dynamos will launch the complete 2012 line at DEMA in Orlando, FL on November 2, 2011. The introductory collection will include wetsuits, surf shirts, rash guards and skins featuring Jean-Michel’s signature blue hues and designs made famous in his television specials, combined with the iconic Body Glove hand logo.

“I am ecstatic that I am able to join with my dear friends at Body Glove to provide the best possible products around the globe,” said Jean-Michel Cousteau. “Together we will enable water enthusiasts to experience our oceans and contribute to their protection.”

The line of products reflects the passion of Jean-Michel Cousteau and Body Glove. Jean-Michel Cousteau has been a life-long proponent of environmental sustainability. Projects must be economically viable and successful to sustain themselves and support environmental protection and preservation with the purchase of Jean-Michel Cousteau Body Glove products, consumers can support the work of the Ocean Futures Society whose mission is to traverse the world educating people on the ocean’s vital importance to the survival of all life on our planet.

Jean-Michel Cousteau and Body Glove co-founder Bob Meistrell will be on hand at DEMA in Body Glove booth #2039 on Thursday, November 3, 2011 to discuss this exciting new alliance.

For more information on Jean Michel-Cousteau and Ocean Futures Society visit www.oceanfutures.org. To learn more about Body Glove and Body Glove products go to www.bodyglove.com.