The Reale Deal Show

By: Jay Reale
  • Summary

  • Former Pro Bodyboarder Jay Reale shares stories and thoughts from his bodyboarding career as one of the pioneers of the sport. 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.

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Episodes
  • The Reale Deal Show #102- VBC Founder Damien Alexander
    Nov 18 2024

    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 to recapture the magic of their youth which accelerated dramatically during Covid.

    Damien recounts how it all began around the mid-2000s.

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    32 mins
  • The Reale Deal Show #102- Debbie Colwell, founder of Custom X Bodyboards
    Sep 9 2024

    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 sport grow from it's infancy to the huge industry it is today.

    Jay gets into Debbie's story from her start to her retirement and all that she's seen along the way.

    http://www.customx.com

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    32 mins
  • The Reale Deal Show #101- Jai Taylor
    Sep 2 2024

    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 burst on the international scene in August of 2024 by winning in his first-ever go at the IBC World Tour.

    How did he start? Where is he from? How did he win? What are his future plans? We get all the answers!

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    18 mins

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