Stoked to Join The Custom X Team!!!

Looking forward to riding for Custom X Bodyboards in 2018

Custom X Bodyboards. Made in the USA since 1987.

  Over this past weekend, I signed my contract with Custom X Bodyboards, and they announced it via Instagram.

  I'm excited to be riding for Custom X, and look forward to working with all of the team riders to promote the esteemed history and quality products that have become synonymous with this company over the past three decades!  On a personal note, I can't help but feel as if I've come full circle with this opportunity. I say this because the first bodyboarding contest I ever won as an amateur was on a Custom X Matrix back in 1997. Now, after 30 years of bodyboarding and 20+ years after that first contest win, I've been given a chance to contribute as a member of the Custom X Team.

My Custom X Matrix from 1997. Lots of great memories with that board...first surf trip to Puerto Rico, first amateur contest win, etc. I wish I still had this board. I'd have it hanging up on a wall.

To read the blog about my first amateur contest win, go to:

My First Contest Win


For more information about Custom X Bodyboards, or to purchase direct online, please be sure to visit:

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Pat Caldwell Injury Update

Bodyboarding Pioneer Pat Caldwell Recovering from Injuries

Pat Caldwell at Sandy Beach. Photo: Conrad Morgan

  It's been less than two weeks since bodyboarding legend, and creator of the el rollo, Pat Caldwell was injured at Sandy Beach. While helping Conrad Morgan with a high school water photography project, Pat suffered a bad wipeout.  As he described it in a Surfer Today article, Pat said, "The lip landed on open, dry sand. Detonation sent me flying and landing on my back shoulder area violently. I felt a couple of cracks and instantly couldn't breathe." The lifeguards assisted Pat by providing oxygen on the beach until paramedics arrived. It was determined by doctors that the 55 year old bodyboarding icon had suffered a fractured right collarbone, three broken ribs, and pulled muscles.  Fortunately, Pat will not require surgery, and is expected to make a full recovery.

  In a conversation with JJ Caldwell, Pat's wife, she provided an update on his condition and progress. "He's working on his recovery every day. Today (January 16th) was the longest he was able to walk. Plus, he's doing a little physical therapy each day. Just need to get more calories in him as he's lost some weight.  JJ then revealed a somewhat surprising revelation about Pat's future. "He's definitely going to retire from Sandy Beach shorebreak. It's jus too risky." Explaining that her husband has been riding waves at Sandy's since 1971, she remarked, "It's definitely been a hell of a ride for him at his home break. I don't know anybody his age that was still charging it. Not bad for a 55 year old." As for Pat's recovery timeline and getting back out in the water, "He probably won't get back out until mid-March. He still has to do physical therapy through the hospital and start swimming when he gets permission from the doctor."

Speedy recovery, Pat, and thank you for taking the time to give the update, JJ. Best wishes to both of you!

'AIR' Bodyboard Film is Out Now!

'AIR' is a bodyboard film presented by Found Boards

Starring: Mitch Rawlins

Filmed by: Todd Barnes

Appx. Running Time: 28 minutes

Release Date: January 16th, 2018

Filmed on location in: Australia, Indonesia, and the Canary Islands

Original Soundtrack by: The Super Trip

'AIR' is available now on iTunes and other downloadable platforms worldwide!

Watch the 'AIR' Trailer

Purchase a digital copy of 'AIR' from iTunes


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