Lead Instructor, Joey Gregory, is going on his 13th year as a bodyboarding and surfing instructor. Joey is currently competing on the 2026 IBC World Tour for bodyboarding and ranked in the Top 50 in the world. He has ridden waves all around the world including Hawaii, Portugal, Morocco, Chile, Aruba, Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, and Guatemala. “My favorite part of being an instructor is sharing my passion of riding waves with as many people as possible.” He has also graduated with his Bachelor’s Degree from California State University Channel Islands.
California Bodyboarders is a small family business based out of Orange County, California. Our mission is to share our passion of bodyboarding and the ocean with as many people as possible in an effort to help the sport of bodyboarding continue to grow. California Bodyboarders was founded by professional bodyboarder Joey Gregory from Newport Beach, CA in 2018: “California Bodyboarders started as a small idea I had a few weeks before graduating college. At first it just started off as a group on social media and people seemed to enjoy it. I reached out to some members in the group and we got a logo made, began creating our own line of apparel, then all of the sudden we were coordinating events and contests up and down the coast. To think that we are now running a summer camp and after school classes for kids is a dream come true. We are only going to continue to grow from here.” California Bodyboarders currently runs the biggest bodyboarding competition in California the “California Classic” which takes place every Fall at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point, California.
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