The Realm is a
southern California
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surfing products and clothing
company co-founded in 1997 by noted surfers
Mike Parsons and
Pat O'Connell. It has sponsored pro
surfers
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such as
Tom Curren
Tom Curren is an American surfer.
Professional career
By the time Curren joined the ASP World Tour in 1983, he was competing with professionals such as Rabbit Bartholomew, Shaun Tomson, and Cheyne Horan.
He was world champion
A world c ...
. The brand's ownership has changed twice since 1999 and is now is owned by Realm Holdings, LLC. www.realmnation.com
Between 2001 and 2006 The Realm brand name was licensed in the US to
Anaheim, California
Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the 10th-most ...
-based Motiv Sports, best known for its pricepoint bicycles found in big-box stores like
Target
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Physical items
* Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports
** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports
** Aiming point, in field artillery, f ...
. The brand was also carried on molded
surfboards from
China at discount retailers such as
Costco
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. Realm products can easily be found in sporting goods retailers, like Big 5 Sporting Goods. Products include, rash guards, boardshorts, Hoodies, T-shirts, sunglasses, beach cruiser bicycles and flipflops.
The Realm is known as a true Southern California Surf brand made "for surfers by surfers" and has used the tagline Three Oceans - One Realm since inception.
The Realm has licensees and distributors in North America, Europe, Japan, Slovenia, United Kingdom, and China.
External links
Realm Nation website
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Surfwear brands
Companies established in 1997