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.

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 of the heap of young Aussies in the 80s and remained a media darling well into the 90s, paving the way for the next generation of Australian bodyboarders.   

He eventually settled into an industry job but still keeps that fire for getting barrelled that got him started more than 4 decades ago.  

Instagram:  @barney051268

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 rubbed elbows with the sport's elite and continues to push bodyboarding forward through his stunning photography and support of bodyboarding youth statewide.  

His tenure working as a navy contractor has taken him all over the globe, and he's done it with his bodyboard in tow.  We find out more about Neal's incredible passion for the sport and the world travels that he's enjoyed in his many years in the sport.  

Ex-pro bodyboarders and eBodyboarding.com and TribeBoards owners Jay and Vicki Reale answer all your questions.  

Travel with us:

https://www.ebodyboarding.com/pages/bodyboarding-travel

Bodyboard Holidays:

https://bodyboard-holidays.com/

How we started our business:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8eYWIe9jUM&list=PLsNzOBhEhm84UbwRfjjwEsWJz7PqwNCpO&index=102

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 honing his skills through his world travels.  

He's committed to expanding his bodyboarding horizons while keeping a level head about his future .  We talk Wedge wipeouts, injuries, his love affair with Puerto Rico, and why Trader Joe's is lucky to have him.  

Instagram:  @the_life_of_scotty_p

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 O'ahu's North Shore, WacoSurf, and at the Wedge and he's just 15 years old.  Solid family support and a strong desire to see the world through bodyboarding, he's just getting started!  

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 to his recent sponsorship with Morey Bodyboards and Churchill Fins.  

Pierre's Portugal Bodyboarding Camp:
https://www.costescamps.com/en/

Pierre's Morey/Churchill products:
https://www.ebodyboarding.com/search?q=pierre&type=product&options[prefix]=last&filter.p.vendor=Churchill&filter.p.vendor=Morey%20Bodyboards&sort_by=relevance

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 riding with, he is eerily calm and capable in surf that would scare most riders half his age, and all of this from a guy who has taken up the sport seriously only in recent years.  Jay gets to know Tom and what makes him tick.  

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 Golden State and he's seen the best come and go, and is an encyclopedia of knowledge for bodyboarding on the West Coast.  Jay picked Dave's brain in March of 2025 during the Tavi Tube Tour trip in Fiji and got the lo down on Dave's past, present and future.  

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 Bodyboard Holidays for their Portugal and Central America trips. 

Jay finds out why such an accomplished rider gets so much joy from bringing new riders into the sport, and how his varied interests took him on a path to higher education in the fields of law and naturopathy.