Oakley Surf Shop Challenge

Big props to Jack's Surf Team for winning the Oakley Surf Shop Challenge presented by

  Surfer Magazine. 

photo courtesy: Level 10 Fitness 

photo courtesy: Surfer Mag

Body Glove team rider, Matt Pagan and fellow Jack's teammates Bobby Okivist, Vance Smith and Chris Waring put on an amazing show taking 1st place in the West Regional Champs and will be competing for the National Championship in Bali this October. 

Team Manager, Matt "Chewy" Chernega sat down with Pagan to snag a couple questions about the Oakley Surf Shop Challenge.

Chewy Q: 

Going into this highly competitive event, what was your strategy and did you guys have high expectations?

Pagan A:

This was the first Oakley Surf Shop Challenge I have done, but I knew we had a solid team going into the event. I honestly didn't know Bali was a possible outcome until the day I got there. That was definitely fuel to our fire. My teammates have participated in the surf shop challenge before, which added to our confidence and structure to our game plan. Our strategy was to have our first two surfers lock down a 5.0/6.0 ride as quick as possible, then have our whammy surfer (where the score is doubled) do the same or better, leaving our last surfer with enough time and opportunity to capitalize on the situation at hand. With having a solid team and a plan we believed in, our expectations were high but we definitely had to be on our game with the high level of competition.

Chewy Q:

How many teams participated for this region, and how competitive was the event overall?

Pagan A:

There were 8 surf shop teams in the West Regional champs, with Spyder Surf Shop being the defending champions. The final was highly competitive and the moral was high. Bobby's last wave heroics got him 7.33 which pushed us to the lead and the win by 4 tenths of a point over Katin Surf Shop, with Huntington Surf & Sport and Spyder Surf Shop finishing 3rd and 4th respectively. 

Chewy Q:

What are your final thoughts on the Oakley Surf Shop Challenge as a whole and what do you look forward to most about Bali?

Pagan A:

The Oakley Surf Shop Challenge is such a unique event in that there are 4 surfers per team working together in a 60 min time frame, vying for a chance to win their region. Oakley has done an amazing job with these events and I cannot thank them enough for the opportunity they've given us to compete regionally as well as internationally in Bali for the Nationals. I haven't been to Bali before, but I am so excited to go with a group of friends, compete along side with them and surf one of the best waves in the world (Keramas). 

Make sure to check out the Oakley Surf Shop Challenge National Event in Bali, this October and good luck to our team riders Matt Pagan (West Region) and Dayton Silva (SouthWest Region) as they duke it out with 7 team for a chance to win $10,000.

The 7th Annual Van's Pier Classic

The 7th Annual Vans Pier Classic presented by Jack’s Surfboards and hydrated by vitaminwater returns to iconic Huntington Beach pier Wednesday, March 28th through Sunday, April 1st with surfing’s top names competing for valuable ratings points and part of a $115,000 total purse! Upgraded to an ASP 4-Star last year, the Vans Pier Classic will once again host a handful of rising talent .

Team Body Glove Cleans Huntington Beach!

Happy International Surf Day everyone!! The Body Glove crew including team riders Cheyne Magnusson and Matt Pagan headed to Huntington Beach bright and early this morning to clean the beach. Body Glove is all about keeping our oceans blue and our beaches clean! And of course being in Huntington Beach we had to stop by Jacks for some one on one time with owner Ron.

Todd Richards and Matt Patterson, nice teamwork guys!

Ron, owner of Jacks Surfboards and Pagan

What are the odds running into team rider Andrew Jacobson outside Jacks?

We love seeing surfers in our product about to paddle out!!

Body Glove install at Jacks Surfshop

Kevin and Eric from Body Glove Wetsuits were busy on Friday installing new signage down at Jacks Surfshop in Huntington Beach.

First they went to go get the prints made.

Wrapped a pole.

Wall papered a wall.

Put the display back together.

Finished area. Now go get your Body Glove Wetsuit. Go job guys.

Body Glove in Transworld and Surfer Magazine Wetsuit Guides

Go online or check out the newest print issues of Transworld Surf, Surfer Magazine, Surfing Magazine or Surfline (coming soon) to check out the latest 2009 Body Glove Wetsuits in their 2009 Wetsuit Guides. It may not feel like it with 80 degree weather and 72 degree water here in Southern California but winter is just around the corner so get dialed in with your winter fullsuits and booties for when the water dips back down. All of the magazines and websites have stepped up their game this year with loads of info on all wetsuits, great images, videos and links to buy online from Body Glove or other great retailer partners like Jack's Surfboards. Check out the wetsuit guides to learn about the new Vapor Fulluit, Eco 3/2, CT Slant Zip, 4/3 Magnum Fullsuit and more and get amped for a potential El Nino winter.