I can't deny we got pretty excited when Jacob agreed to feature in LidLife Bodyboarding's weekly blog. At the ripe age of 32 and competing as hard as Jacob does he is the perfect role model for any aspiring young grom hoping to make it on to the APB world tour. In Jacob's own words. " I was born and raised in Waiehu, Maui and I am still living there now, I've spent my whole life here and feel very fortunate to be able to call this my home. I first tried bodyboarding when I wa

This week's week takes us to France where we meet Mathieu Desaphie he is 37 years old and a former pro bodyboarder. In Mathieu's own words " I've been sponsored by bodyboarding brands in the past and was also lucky enough to work on product development for them during that time. I opened a Bodyboard Shop in 2005, Licious. Milk Bodyboard was born in 2006 but the first boards were not available until 2007. Milk is my baby, it was and still is my passion to make good boards and

In Ben's own words "Why I got into the sport – I got into the sport mid - 1991, I had played all the ball sports that my Dad was extremely good at and felt like I was always a little bit in his shadow, now that’s being far too politically correct, I pretty much sucked at whatever sport he excelled at! At the time, I was already collecting bodyboarding and surfing magazines to cut out all the cool logos to place over my school books and posters on my walls when my Mum suggeste

Firstly I want to wish everyone a happy International Bodyboard day. How great a sport this is and how much happiness and peace it brings to so many of our lives. I'm so grateful that at 10 years old I saw Mike Stewart on the cover of a BodyBoard mag and persuaded my dad to take me to the ocean, then on my birthday my dad bought me a lid and not a stick ;) Thanks dad x This week takes us back to Portugal to the talent that is João Maranhão, not just in the sea but with his