Sam George in Jersey

UK Body Glove surfer Sam George in Jersey


Hazy Shade Of Winter from Tom on Vimeo.

Body Glove / Jean-Michel Cousteau Dive Line

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.

Jean-Michel Cousteau Dive Line from Body Glove on Vimeo.

Body Glove/Lost Demo Day Sunset Beach 6/15/12

Despite the light drizzle and clouds we still had a sweet turnout for the Body Glove Wetsuits/Lost Surfboards/Future Fins Demo Day this last Friday down south at Sunset Beach 

We did not come unprepared, coffee & doughnuts, fuel for the morning surf

Our set up...Lost Surf Boards/Future Fins/Body Glove Wetsuits

Our first groms of the morning!! They were super stoked on the suits and boards!! And now they know their local shop, Katin, right down the street, has these suits, boards and fins available to buy!! Like Mike V says, "you can test drive a car, why not test drive your suit & boards..."

Body Glove Wetsuit Sales Team Jex & Mike V.

Team Riders Cheyne Magnusson & Matt Pagan came out, surfed & hung with locals...

Local surfers Brandon Crumby in the Body Glove Prime Short Arm Full & 

Justin White in the Body Glove CT Full

Huge thanks to everyone who came out!!! We hope to get to do it again soon!! 

Keep surfing & "Stay Rad!!" as Mike V. would say 

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.

The South Bay Surf Series Kicks off this Weekend!

The first contest of the 5 contest South Bay Surf Series presented by South Bay Boardriders Club, launches this Saturday, January 15th at 7am at 26th St in Manhattan Beach. Contest #1 is sponsored by ET Surf Shop.



Created by the South Bay Boardriders Club, the series is aimed to build a whole new generation of surfers from Redondo, Hermosa, Manhattan and El Segundo. The mission of the South Bay Boardriders is to celebrate the rich history of the South Bay surfing culture, introducing families, youth, and our comunity to all aspects of ocean activities and being guardians of the local shoreline.

Be sure to pick up your Body Glove foam hands at the surf contest to enter the Any Hand//Any Where Contest for a chance to win the ultimate Body Glove prize pack and a trip to Hawaii!!!

For more information on the contest series go to www.southbayboardriders.com.

PR1ME Update! Video From Delivery Day!

Check out this short video chronicling PR1ME Day!!!

BODY GLOVE set to release 131 new “PR1ME” wetsuits on a prime date: November 23, 2011

Body Glove PR1ME Wetsuits Are Here

THURSDAY, November 18th, 2010. Redondo Beach, CA; Body Glove announced this week that a limited number of PR1ME wetsuits will be distributed to specialty surf retailers on Tuesday, the 23^rd of November, a prime date.

"We chose a date with a prime number to illustrate the unique features of this suit,” said Scott Daley, VP of Marketing. “Every feature of this product has been addressed with the total scrutiny and immaculate attention to detail, so why stop at the delivery date?”

Thirteen core surf shops have been hand selected for this initial placement in the United States and a coordinated in person delivery will take place on the 23rd. Matt Patterson (Surf Sales Manager), along with Todd Richards (Director of Sales), Scott Daley (Vice President of Marketing) and host of other Body Glove employees and dignitaries will be in-store at shops like Spyder in Hermosa Beach, Jacks in Huntington Beach, and Santa Cruz Surf Shop in Santa Cruz to personally make this special delivery. For live delivery day updates check out the Body Glove Facebook page on the 23^rd and get additional delivery updates throughout the week.

The wetsuit itself is the product of years of development and countless man-hours in-and-out of the water. “In 2004 Body Glove released the VAPOR series wetsuits and turned the industry upside down. It was an innovation no one had previously introduced and was therefore a market leader. We addressed one crucial element that had previously never been put into a wetsuit, which was waterproofing. With the new PR1ME wetsuit we haven’t just addressed one element, we have addressed every element of the wetsuit. That is why our marketing reads: the only thing we changed was everything. It is a direct reflection of the heritage we have developed with our VAPOR product,” said Matt Patterson, Surf Sales Manager.

The numbered, limited edition wetsuits differ from regular production through graphic coloring. The first 131 wetsuits delivered on the 23^rd will feature yellow accents in the Body Glove logos and will become collector’s items as a result. For a list of retailers carrying the PR1ME wetsuit on November 23^rd go to; www.bodyglove.com/PR1ME.

For more information on Body Glove products and athletes go to www.bodyglove.com and for daily updates visit www.facebook.com/bodyglove.

Body Glove Announces "You Name It, You Own It" Winner!!

Body Glove Announces Winning Name of “You Name It, You Own It” Wetsuit Contest

The industry altering wetsuit will be called the Body Glove PRIME.

“The dictionary states that Prime: is of the highest eminence or rank. It also says: the choicest or best part of anything. It sounds like Body Glove has made the all time PRIME wetsuit that anyone could ever own. Sounds pretty choice to me.” - Congratulations to entrant, screen name, Skye Walker for the winning submission and compelling argument. The winner will receive one of the first limited edition Body Glove PRIME suits in November.

Body Glove received nearly 1000 entries for the “You Name It, You Own It” contest. There was a lot of really great creative thinking and a few suggestions that would make you blush. But it seems to us that the surf industry was really excited to see something new come out of the wetsuit world and was eager to participate.

Three years of research and development has led us to the Body Glove PRIME. Our undying pursuit of performance guided us to a mind-blowing combination of materials that surpasses all wetsuit designs offered. Athlete designed, tested and approved this will be the most PRIME wetsuit ever created.

Merriam-Webster defines PRIME as:
Adjective
1. First in time, existence or development: Original
2. First in rank, authority, or significance; of first importance; demanding the fullest consideration
3. Having the highest quality or value
4. Not deriving from something else
Noun
1. The most active, thriving or satisfying stage or period.
2. The chief or best individual part

Body Glove pulled from its 57 years of wetsuit expertise, created a groundbreaking new suit and with the help of the people who will wear it, Body Glove found the perfect name. Body Glove is the original wetsuit manufacturer. And in our most active and thriving time, the Body Glove PRIME will be the highest quality wetsuit you have ever purchased.

“Limited Edition” pre-release Body Glove PRIME 3/2 and 4/3 fullsuits have been produced for a few select retail stores and will be available in November.

Body Glove created the first wetsuit back in 1953 and now PRIME is setting the standard for the 21st century. Body Glove PRIME: Revolutionary Redefined.

For more information on Body Glove wetsuits or athletes go to www.bodyglove.com and for daily updates visit www.facebook.com/bodyglove.

You Name It You Own Contest Ends

The Body Glove You Name It You Own It Contest ended on October 1st. We are so stoked on the over 700 submissions and are now pouring over the excellent names to nail down the winner and announce it to the world. The creativity of the names and descriptions blew us away. Thank you so much for to the great Body Glove world of fans and wetsuit fans. You are a very creative bunch and had us laughing out loud and thinking very seriously about the name! Stay tuned to Body Glove Facebook page and Twitter for the announcement of the winning name and the winner of one of the first 150 newest and most advanced wetsuits ever made.

Body Glove Launches Revolutionary New Wetsuit and Contest

Body Glove Launching Brand New Wetsuit for 2011 and You Get to Name It

You Name It You Own It

Redondo Beach, CA (August 24, 2010) – Body Glove International has gone back to the lab and drawn upon its 50+ years of wetsuit manufacturing and created what will be the best fullsuit you have ever owned. We took all the elements you have asked for and put it into this revolutionary new suit, now we want you to NAME IT.

This wetsuit will truly change the way you look at wetsuits forever. Body Glove has used its expertise in wetsuit design, materials and technology that dates all the way back to 1953 to introduce the newest, most advanced wetsuit available today. We spent the last three years rigorously researching and developing new materials and pattern shapes. Our product developers and team athletes like Alex Gray and Mike Losness put these materials to the test and allowed us to develop the best wetsuit pattern, kneepads and zip entry design ever. It features a radical new blend of materials, new external liquid tape, redefined slant zip design, enhanced kneepad design, and new logos. This has lead Body Glove to the warmest, most flexible fullsuit available. Body Glove has REDEFINED REVOLUTIONARY with this new wetsuit.

Now we are letting you name this history-making suit, and if you name it, at http://www.bodyglove.com, you own it. Enter your name, email, wetsuit name, and a short reason why your name is the best. We will choose a winning name and the winner will receive one of the first 150 Limited Edition wetsuits hitting the market in the Fall of 2010. You can be a part of Body Glove History forever and score the best wetsuit ever made even before our team riders get their hands on one. The winner will be announced on the Body Glove Facebook page and Twitter in October.

Go to www.bodyglove.com/younameit to submit your wetsuit name and to read the official contest rules.

For more information on Body Glove products and athletes visit www.bodyglove.com and for daily updates visit the blog at www.bodygloveartbox.blogspot.com.

Wetsuits Surf Manager Matt Walls Spots Sea Turtles in Hermosa

I usually don’t send out recap emails from training paddles but today was a day I will never forget. With today being my last paddle before I take off for Molokai , I was asking myself, is this a good idea? In my mind I start thinking about all of the “what if’s”. What if I pull something in my shoulder? What if something bad happens and it ruins my trip? Is eight miles too far to go four days before a 32 mile race? Stupid thoughts like that filled my head as I walked my dog in the early morning darkness.

As Weems arrived in my back yard and we started talking the “what if” thoughts in my head subsided. We got ready and headed out to the beach like normal. At the beach we met up with the normal crew and headed out into the water and headed down to the break wall. We got to the break wall and headed out to the fourth pylon buoy where we all sat up and rested while we all regrouped.

About 1 minute into our paddle to the Manhattan Pier I hear Bill shout “that is the biggest jelly fish I have even seen’ then instantaneously Dan Flynn says “that is no jelly fish that is a SEA TURTLE”. As soon as I heard sea turtle I stopped in my tracks and flipped around and there it was. Right before all of our eyes, a living, breathing sea turtle in the waters off of Hermosa Beach . Its shell was about 2-3 feet long and about 1-1.5 feet wide and it had barnacles growing on it back. It just chilled near the surface and came up for a small breath of air every once in a while. Of course none of us had a camera to document our sighting but it was for sure something I will never forget. We all just stared at it in disbelief. I remember my grandfather telling me that there use to be sea turtles out here but I thought those days were long gone. I all the years I have been surfing, paddling, diving in the south bay I never thought I would see the day that I would see a sea turtle. That just made my year.

As we left the turtle to continue his slow voyage off to where ever he was going, we were escorted away by about 40 little common dolphins that were swimming along underneath us and then popping up just in front of our boards. They stayed with us for a long time.

Today was a true nature paddle, we even had some seals swim up and give us a look. I could not have asked for a better send off paddle than to be out doing what I love with all my friends and have this amazing run in with an animal that I had given up hope of ever seeing in the waters off of my home.

Body Glove Announces Fantasy Surfer Skybox Winners for First Two Events of 2010

Body Glove is stoked to announce the winners of the Quiksilver Pro Snapper Rocks and Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach for the 2010 Body Glove Fantasy Surfer Skybox. Chris De Graff and his team "Poles" all the from Dunedin New Zealand, scored a new CT 3/2 Fullsuit Wetsuit for winning the Snapper Rocks event and Jason Wells Team Turd Ferguson from Homested Airforce Base in Homested Florida will be rocking his CT 3/2 Fullsuit Wetsuit in Florida this year.

We caught up with both winners after their big wins. Chris De Graff said, " Wow! I didn't think I would ever win anything playing this game so this is very exciting. I am happy that I have a good wetsuit because I live at the bottom of New Zealand and the next piece of land south is Antarctica so a good wetsuit is a must. Thanks to Body Glove."

We also caught up with the Bells winner Jason Wells he said, "I would like to thank the folks at Body Glove and Fantasy Surfer for the new wetsuit. Hopefully it won't collect too much dust here in South Florida. Looks like I'll be making a trip back home next winter to get this thing wet."

Be sure to join the Body Glove Fantasy Surfer Skybox for your chance to win. We will be announcing the Brazil winners soon.

Body Glove Sales Expand to the UAE

BODY GLOVE INTERNATIONAL TO EXPAND TO GULF COUNCIL COUNTRIES

May 10, 2010 - Redondo Beach, California USA- Body Glove International LLC has inked a deal to expand sales of its products into the Gulf market. Body Glove has teamed up with United Arab Emirates based retail giant Sun and Sand Sports LLC to launch the brand in the UAE.

Russ Lesser, President of Body Glove International, had this to say about the expansion, “Until now this market remained untapped for us. We are excited about the partnership and confident this deal will have a substantial effect on Body Glove’s global sales and brand recognition.”

Marvin Shaire, CEO of Gulf Marketing Group, added, “We are equally excited and committed to the brand. Look forward to a long and prosperous partnership”.

Body Glove wetsuits, personal floatation devices, apparel, aquatics and accessories will now be available to the UAE market. Delivery of Body Glove products is imminent and should be ready for purchase at selected Sun and Sand Sport locations next week.

Cold Water East Coast Wetsuit Product Testing

A great story from Body Glove Wetsuits Surf Brand Manager and all around great guy- Matt Walls.

This morning the stars all aligned and the storm that just blanketed the east coast with snow moved out to sea in the Atlantic. As a going away present the storm sent some shoulder high super clean surf back our way. Just before dawn, my good friend Andrew Funk called to tell me that the surf looked fun and he had a board in his car for me. All the roads were covered by snow and the thermometer was showing 30 degrees. We drove to the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City New Jersey and parked.
Being from California and never having surfed in the snow before, I had so many questions for Andrew. “So Andrew, where the hell are we going to change into our suits? Andrew gave me this look of “you dumb ass”. Andrew quickly informed me that we were changing in the street with a towel just like you do everywhere else in the world. The trick was to stand on your shoes while you took your pants off and put your suit on. In this instance good balance is essential to avoid falling on your naked ass in the snow. Once suited up I realized that changing in the snow was not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. I soon realized the “not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be” was going to be the theme for the day. We grabbed our boards and headed for the beach. On this occasion walking to the surf closely resembled walking to the mountain to snowboard only with different equipment under my arm. The snow crunched the same under your feet; the ice was just as slippery with booties on as with snowboard boots, the cold air burned the same against the naked skin of your face.

As we walked over the little hill and across the boardwalk we saw this little machine of a left peeling off the south side of the Steel Pier. “Ok”, I thought to myself “it is on.” “We are doing this.” Seeing that little left was all that it took to eradicate any nervousness or doubt that I may have had about surfing in 38 degree water and 30 degree air. I could not wait to get out there.

This little left was so fun. It was just Andrew, myself, the snow and the chilly morning air. We surfed for about an hour and then I rushed off to the Action Expo surf trade show and Andrew rushed off to open up Surfers Supplies Surf Shop. As I recount the session in my head, I am amazed by the power of our own preconceived thought that are manufactured in our minds. Yesterday, I thought surfing in the snow was going to be one of the most painfully grueling things a person could submit themselves to and in reality; it was not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be.

Body Glove at Surf Expo 2010

New Year, new product an all new Surf Expo 2010! Check some of the photos from our booth. Our models killed it in the new suits and as always its been a great show.