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 community theater and choir, and exploring the world of endurance sports, while continuing to travel the world on surf trips with his wife, former pro bodyboarder Vicki Reale. A true renaissance man, Jay's podcast takes you places you would have never guessed! Brought to you by eBodyboarding.com and Tribe Boards and Accessories.
Episodes
116 episodes
The 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.
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The 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 of the heap of young Aussies in the 80s and remained a media darling well into ...
The 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 rubbed elbows with the sport's elite and continues to push bodyboarding forward...
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The 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 us:https://www.ebodyboarding.com/pages/bodyboarding-travelBodyboard Holidays:https://b...
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The 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 honing his skills through his world travels. He's committed to expanding h...
The 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 O'ahu's North Shore, WacoSurf, and at the Wedge and he's just 15 years old. Sol...
The 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 to his recent sponsorship with Morey Bodyboards and Churchill Fins. Pi...
The 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 riding with, he is eerily calm and capable in surf that would scare most riders half ...
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The 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 Golden State and he's seen the best come and go, and is an encyclopedia of knowle...
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The 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 Bodyboard...
The 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. Jay breaks his collarbone:https://youtu.be/Wl9A-hLBn-8?featu...
The 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 Saige:*Insta:@saigereale@saigesgoodeats*TikTok:@saigealiciousSon Kieran:*Ins...
The 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 standup bodyboarding. Danny's incredible talents standing up on hi...
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The 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 spearheading the "Board Again" movement- older riders returning to the sport...
The 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 bodyboard brand Custom X in the late 1980s. She has worked with the best and seen ...
The 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 2024 IBC World Tour Rookie of the Year, and burst on the international scene in ...
The 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 it, what happened to print media, and local competition, and what's happening w...
The 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, when "The Boogie" was first manufactured. They are three of a small group...
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The 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 years and is on a mission to raise his big-wave game through training, equipment d...
The 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 he stays at the top of his game in his early 40s, board design, and what's in s...
The 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 world stage. But his sponsors had other ideas. Jacob tore the ...
The 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 paradise of Tavarua Island Resort produced perfect surf yet again for ...
The 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 Surecraft North Shore Bodyboard Classic was put on by Robb Rice, who was the sales ...
The 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 global odysseys to warm waves- a life we all aspire to. I wanted to fi...
The 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 of Tom Morey's brainchild has been at it since the beginning- as a participant, ...
