Tomorrows Bad Seeds New Album out 6/12/12

Body Glove Family members 

Tomorrows Bad Seeds 

new album "The Great Escape" drops tomorrow 

June 12th on itunes & everywhere!!! 

Official Listening party tomorrow night in Hermosa Beach, CA

Come say bon voyage to the guys as the get on the bus

for their summer vacation on the Vans Warp Tour 

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.

New MTV Series - Wake Brothers

Check out the trailer of MTV's new summer series, Wake Brothers, featuring professional wakeboarders Phil and Bob Soven.

 

Who is JOB 2.0: Surfing Nias, Indonesia

Jamie O'Brien enters the Innersection video contest that is voted on by people around the world. Will Jamie's section from Nian, Indonesia be enough to win the big prize?

Wake Team Making Magic

"Find out why James Balzer is the way he is in this Firsts interview on Alliancewake.com."

http://www.alliancewake.com/skate/firsts-james-balzer/

"Harley Clifford blowing minds with the first ever nose grabbed crow 9, not to mention his wake to wake indy double tantrums. He's a child prodigy for sure…"

http://www.alliancewake.com/wake/harley-clifford-xstar-documentary-home-stretch/

"Team rider Jeff McKee has been busy for the last year riding in and producing Slingshot's first team film "Lipsmack" which is now available for download in the iTunes store. With tons of creative new rail riding and Jeff's classic wake riding style, this film is fast, fun, and funny as hell. Exactly what the wakeboard industry needs." 

Lipsmack Trailer: 

http://vimeo.com/42074191

Bob Meistrell on Vlogger Video

Vlogger Ladie Dottie spent the weekend with Co-Founder Bob Meistrell this past weekend and added some of their conversations to her newest video blog. Bob comes in the video at 4:00 minutes. Check it out.

Making Headway

Body Glove team rider, Matt Pagan has been on a role the past few months. He's been up and down the coast leaving his mark final after final. Congratulations Matt Pagan!

In between events, Matt joined Team ZICO at the Santa Monica Pier during the "Pedal on the Pier" charity benefit for the Harold Robinson Foundation . 

2nd Place at Freedom Artist Stop #2, Zuma Beach CA.

1st Place "King of the South Bay" South Bay Surf Series Event.

1st Place Freedom Artists Stop #1, Westward Beach CA.

Big thanks to Pascal Stanfield for putting on a great surf series!

For more info: Matt Pagan Twitter or Facebook.

Body Glove and theBlu Celebrate World Oceans Day

Body Glove is excited to join theBlu's global online celebration of World Oceans Day on June 8th. The event will unite individuals, communities, and organizations all over the world in a globally shared moment celebrating the beauty and significance of the world's ocean.

TheBlu turns the internet into a globally-connected 3D digital ocean. Your ocean. Every species and habitat is an original work of art created by a global community of artists, animators and developers, including Academy Award winners Andy Jones and Kevin Mack. Purchase the Killer Whale Ambassador species in theBlu to make a difference for the world's oceans.

Other  notable organizations joining the celebration include WildAid and OceanElders. OceanElder members are: Sir Richard Branson, Jackson Browne, Dr. Rita Colwell, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Dr. Sylvia A. Earle, Graeme Kelleher, Sven Lindblad, Her Majesty Queen Noor, Nainoa Thompson, Ted Turner, Captain Don Walsh, Neil Young and founder Gigi Brisson.

For more information on theBlu and how you can help, please visit: http://theblu.com/cause

MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour #2

Congratulations to Harley Clifford for winning 1st place at the second stop of the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour in Fort Worth, Texas. Harley is off to a great start after winning the first  PWT event in Acworth, Georgia two weeks ago. Fellow Body Glove team rider Rusty Malinoski also performed excellent in Texas taking 3rd place at the event. Like Harley, this is Rusty's second consecutive podium finish this year. 

Click the link below to watch video of Harley Clifford at the PWT event in Fort Worth, Texas. http://wakeboardingmag.com/videos/2012/06/04/video-harley-cliffords-winning-run-from-texas/

For more information on PWT events and results, go to: http://wakeboardingmag.com/king-of-wake/ 

Another Shade of Blue with Ty Sawyer

World famous adventure writer and photographer, Ty Sawyer, is On Assignment in Another Shade of Blue with Ty Sawyer. Join Ty as he travels to the planet's most remote, real, and raw outposts in search of experiences, unique culture, oceans, rivers, villages, and the people that bring these locations to life. 

Credits: Wright Productions

Check out the BG gear that Ty wears on the shows at www.bodyglove.com.