Under the Glass Season 3 with Brett Barley
Under the Glass is back for a third season with pro surfer Brett Barley! This season, the focus is on building the ultimate dream quiver straight from the REAL board...
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Snowkiting at REAL Watersports
Trusting that the Pamlico sound was frozen enough to bear his weight, REAL Co-Founder Matt Nuzzo suited up in full snow gear (no wetsuit) and ventured out into the unknown for a once in a decade OBX snow kite session...
We're still feeling The Echo
After four years of development from REAL teamrider, Brandon Scheid, the Liquid Force Echo remains one of the best boards on the market. Liquid Force and Brandon made a great board from the start, but slight improvements each year have...
REAL Report: Winter Storm Grayson
Winter Storm Grayson rolled through Cape Hatteras like a freight train. The winds rivaled hurricanes, the island iced over and the snowfall was relentless. While most residents stayed home, Brett Barley, Oliver Kurtz, Cam Richards, Joey Crum & Dallas Tolson...
Watermen's Winter Wonderland
Winter Storm Grayson rolled through the Outer Banks Wednesday and Thursday, January 3rd and 4th. Here’s a gallery to see how beautiful it looks with snow on the ground in Cape Hatteras. Watermen’s Retreat is OPEN year ‘round, with 50%...
First Tracks 2018
REAL’s Ryan Osmond claimed “First Tracks” in 2018 today. Half ice, half water and fully litt on a Slingshot Rally 14m and a Slingshot Asylum 142cm kiteboard (iceboard?), wearing the O’Neill Psycho 1 4/3mm wetsuit. Follow along for the icy...
Brett Barley's 2017 Season Highlights
2017... Best year of surfing I’ve ever had! Trying to highlight how epic it was in 1min was impossible, but here are some selects from some of my favorite moments this year. - I started the year with a goal...
Introducing the Surf Foil
It all started when Kai Lenny made hopping on a surfboard cool. A few years ago Kai Lenny bolted a larger winged foil to the bottom of his SUP and started gliding on open ocean downwinders. Not long after that,...
Brett Barley Wins User's Choice Wave of the Winter for November
Here’s what Brett had to say the day after it happened: “My friend Robbie Vallad called and said there were some pretty decent barrels hitting a sandbar next to Rockpile. I grabbed some lunch and went to give it a...
Roadmap to Surf Foiling
The hype is REAL. Surf foiling is here to stay, and it is a lot more attainable than you might think. You won’t be ripping third reef Pipe with Kai Lenny on your first day but with the right plan...