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The Reale Deal Show
Former Pro Bodyboarder Jay Reale shares stories and thoughts from his bodyboarding career as one of the pioneers of the sport and interviews some of the key players in the bodyboarding world. Jay spent the 80s and 90s competing with the world's top riders traveling to exotic locations around the world. Following his career as a bodyboarder, Jay switched gears and focused on starting the world's leading internet bodyboarding store while raising a family, appearing on game shows and performing in…
Episodes
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #118- Dsrt Surf wave pool review 2026
Vicki and Jay ventured to the all-new Dsrt Surf Wave Garden wave pool in Palm Desert, California in early October 2026 during it's "soft opening" and tell you…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #117- Jason Bitzer- New Jersey's Finest
New Jersey's Jason Bitzer has raging motor inside him. He's never been one to be content...with anything. Sheer grit and will and a desire to grab life by the…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #116-Bodyboard Design Through The Years
Bodyboard design has come a long way since it's invention in 1971. Jay and Vicki Reale and Tanner McDaniel discuss what's been and what will be.
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #115- Paul Barnard
Australia's Paul "Barney" Barnard has long been a fixture in the bodyboarding scene Down Under. The former golden boy from Queensland quickly rose to the top…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #114- Neal Miyake
Hawaii's Neal Miyake has been at this sport for a half century, and through his upbringing on Kaua'i to his working years on O'ahu, he's seen it all. Neal has…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #113- Jay and Vicki answer your questions!
Ex-pro bodyboarders and eBodyboarding.com and TribeBoards owners Jay and Vicki Reale answer all your questions. Travel with…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #112- Scotty Plowden
Orange County ripper Scotty Plowden has been quietly making a name for himself in the SoCal bodyboarding scene with blistering performances at The Wedge and…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #111- Drake Kinghorn
One of 2025's top young California bodyboarders, Drake Kinghorn has already put his stamp on the bodyboarding world with appearances on the IBC World Tour, on…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #110- Pierre Louis Costes: 2025 update
Jay catches up with PLC on his brief visit to Southern California in April 2025 to hit him with a few questions covering everything from his bodyboarding goals…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #109- Tom Skinner: 72-year-old charger!
At 72, Tom has been the "elder statesman" on our Tavi Tube Tour trip, and while that doesn't qualify him as the "oldest" bodyboarder we've had the pleasure of…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #108- Dave Long
Long-time California bodyboarder Dave Long has been there since the beginning! Since the 80s, Dave's name has been a fixture in the competition scene in the…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #107- Joao Veiga
Joao Veiga has been bodyboarding all over Portugal for decades and currently works as a coach at Linha de Onda Surf School and is a coach and guide with…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #106- Bodyboarding injuries
Jay sits down with Vicki, Rob Barber, Rusty Morrison and Joao Veiga to share injury stories. They recount their worst injuries and the worst they've witnessed…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #105- Reale Family Travels
Jay's family talks about their travels and some of the trials and tribulations of traveling as a surfing family. Daughter…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #104- Danny Kim
One of our sport's most iconic figures during the Golden Age of the sport, O'ahu's Danny Kim singlehandedly carried the torch for the very niche discipline of…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #103- VBC Founder Damien Alexander
Jay catches up with the founder of the Vintage Bodyboard Collectors Facebook Ground Damien Alexander on his recent trip to Australia. VBC is credited for…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #102- Debbie Colwell, founder of Custom X Bodyboards
Debbie Colwell is truly one of the originals in the bodyboarding industry getting her start more than 4 decades ago eventually starting the iconic American…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #101- Jai Taylor: IBC 2024 Rookie of the Year
Jay sits down with 2024 IBC Visit Maldives Pro Junior Men's Champ, 16-year-old Aussie Jai Taylor to get to know this young phenom. Jai is an Aussie Champ and…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #100- The Current State of Bodyboarding with Rob Barber
Jay and his friend and Bodyboard Holidays owner Rob Barber discuss the current state of the sport in mid-2024 and how it's changed over the years. Who's doing…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #99- The First Pro Bodyboarders- Joe, Scott, and Roger
Joe Evans, Scott Evans and Roger Waller are the unsung legends of bodyboarding. They were among the sport's first-ever professional bodyboarders in the 1970s…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #98- Ryder Jalbert: Big Wave Maniac!
You may not know who Ryder Jalbert is, but you should. This Maui born-and-bred bodyboarder been quietly charging some of Hawaii's biggest swells in recent…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #97- Dave Hubbard: 10-time World Champ!
Jay sits down with Dave during the waiting period for the 2024 Itacoatiara Pro in Brazil to discuss his 10 World Titles, his rivalry with Sammy Morretino, how…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #96- Jacob Reeve
One of the most iconic rippers in the sport during the 90s and early 2000s, Santa Barbara's Jacob Reeve had all the talent and skill to be a dominant figure on…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #95- Tavi Tube Tour 2024 Guests
Jay corners all the bodyboarders on this year's 2nd week of the Tavi Tube Tour to find out a bit about them and why they jumped on this year's trip. The island…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #94- The Coca Cola Surecraft North Shore Bodyboard Classic
Jay rewinds the clock 44 years to the very first pro bodyboarding event in Hawaii, and the first-ever bodyboarding event at Pipeline. 1980's The Coca Cola…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #93- Rusty Morrison
Rusty Morrison lives a spartan life of a traveler. He works long, hard hours as a FIFO guy (Fly In Fly Out), squirrels away his savings, and then goes on…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #92- Colin Crowther
The most prominent bodyboarder to come out of the UK's Channel Islands, Colin Crowther from Jersey has been there and done that. One of the earliest adopters…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #91- Central America January 2024
Jay and Vicki took a break from winter to spend most of January into early February in Central America with their friends from Bodyboard Holidays. First up was…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #90- WacoSurf, Surf Ranch, Palm Springs Surf Club comparison
Jay and Vicki, veteran wave pool aficionados, break down the nuts and bolts of the three most popular wave pools in the USA- WacoSurf, Surf Ranch, and Palm…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #89- Patti Serrano: Part 2
Patti Serrano, one of the architects of our sport's early days, discusses the creation of the BIA competitive tour as well as her insatiable appetite for…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #88- Patti Serrano: Part 1
Some might call Patti Serrano one of the many unsung heroes of bodyboarding. She was there in the beginning! Tom Morey hired Patti in the late 70s to sell and…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #87- Guilherme Tamega: Part 2
GT gives us the goods on how he became a North Shore lifeguard and talks about his brand, GT Boards.
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #86- Guilherme Tamega: Part 1
Jay finally corners 6-time World Champion Guilherme Tamega for a sit down to discuss not only his incredible success as a bodyboarder and icon in the sport…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #85- Cameron Steele: Part 2
Part 2: From pro bodyboarder to publisher, to tv presenter, to entrepreneur, to professional off-road racer and father of two, Cameron Steele has ticked all…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #84- Cameron Steele: Part 1
Part 1: The very first "bad boy of bodyboarding", San Clemente, California's Cameron Steele and Jay chat about their more than 3 decades as friends. Cameron…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #83- Mike Stewart
The "Godfather of Bodyboarding", 9-time World Champion Mike Stewart sits down with Jay to give his insights into many of life's mysteries as they relate to…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #82- Pam Bowren
South Africa's Pam Bowren has been holding it down for her nation competing in national and international (ISA Games) events for many years, but recently burst…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #81- Joana Schenker
Portugal's Joana Schenker became that country's first-ever wave-riding World Champ in 2017 and holds multiple national titles in Portugal, and has created a…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #80- Iain Campbell
Jay sits down with 2017 World Champ Iain Campbell. The South African bodyboarding wizard has gone through some life changes, and continues to excel when he…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #79- Pat Caldwell: Part 3
We wrap up our deep dive into bodyboarding legend Pat Caldwell's career and personal life as he prepares to close another chapter in the book of life and start…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #78- Pat Caldwell: Part 2
We continue with our interview with el rollo inventor Pat Caldwell covering the middle part of his bodyboarding career as he transitions out of judging and…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #77- Pat Caldwell: Part 1
Bodyboarding legend and the man of many firsts in our sport, Pat Caldwell sat down with me for my first non-in person interview (pardon the technical glitches)…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #76- Kathy and Jeff Phillips
Jay interviews Kathy and Jeff Phillips from his hometown of Ocean City, Maryland. Kathy and Jeff were the directors of the Delmarva Eastern Surfing Association…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #75- Brian Stoehr
Long-time Maryland bodyboarder and surfer Brian Stoehr has accomplished so much in his wave-riding life. US Pro Champ, world traveler, entrepreneur, and now…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #74- The BB Bombers story with Jack Crosby
Jay interviews the man who helped start it all back in 1980. Ocean City, Maryland surfing legend, and founder of BB Bombers Surf Shop, Jack Crosby. Jack's shop…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #73- The Tribe Boards Origin Story
Jay and Vicki tell the story of how Tribe Boards began, including it's little-known original name (before it was "Tribe") and how they come up with the…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #72- Surf trip stories with Rob Barber
@bodyboard-holidays Rob Barber joins Jay and Vicki to give his impression of the 2023 Tavi Tube Tour, and discuss travel stories and bucket list surf trips.
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #71- Tavi Tube Tour 2023 Wrap Up
Jay and Vicki, fresh back from Tavarua, Fiji give the details of their two weeks in paradise, including two cyclones, epic waves, and wild boat rides. Tavi…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #70- How to bodyboard into your later years
Jay Reale and Vicki Reale are still bodyboarding at a high level into their later years and want to share with you how they do it. They talk about their daily…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #69- Matt "Mave" Davies
Matt "Mave" Davies is a bit of a renaissance man. I met him through his involvement as a part-time instructor with Rob Barber's "Bodyboard Holidays" company…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #68- 2022 Year In Bodyboarding Recap
Jay reviews what went down in bodyboarding from his perspective in 2022 including board design, competition, social media, business, podcasts and more.
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #67- Keith Sasaki: Part 4
We wrap up our conversation with Keith Sasaki, dropknee legend to discuss his move out of the bodyboarding world, back to his roots in Hawaii, and where he is…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #66- Keith Sasaki: Part 3
I finally catch up with old friend and bodyboarding legend Keith Sasaki 18 months after the first two "Keith" episodes to continue where we left off. Keith…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #65- Craig Whetter
Bodyboarder Craig Whetter is Orange County, California's prodigy and has been at the forefront of the next generation of up-and-coming rippers in Southern…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #64- Aaron Loyd
Legendary photographer Aaron Loyd was one of the most prominent surf photographers of the late 80s/early 90s and turned his lens toward the top bodyboarders of…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #63- Ayaka Suzuki-Crilley
Jay and Vicki get together with 2022's bodyboarding "power couple" and get the details of their life stories and how they are building a small bodyboarding…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #62- Pierre-Louis Costes
Jay Reale sits down with 2-time World Champ Pierre-Louis Costes to get his take on life, competition, fatherhood, and how to balance everything. Plus, he…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #61- Jeff Hubbard
Jay Reale takes a deep dive into the life of 3-time World Bodyboarding Champion Jeff Hubbard. Jeff, at age 47 at the time of this interview, remains at the top…
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #60- 2022 Fronton King Recap
Jay is back from the final event on the IBC World Tour- the Gran Canaria Fronton King. He gives a full recap of the event with Vicki.
The Reale Deal ShowThe Reale Deal Show #59- Tony Prince
One of the sport's absolute pioneers, California's Tony Prince was one of the first-ever sponsored bodyboarders, inspiring riders all over the USA on his…