GlassyGreen.com on-line surf shop selling wetsuits, rashguards in UV treated lycra, poly, neoprene and polartec for men, women and children for surfing, scuba diving, swimming, bodyboarding, paddle sports, skimboarding. Swimsuits, boardshorts, gloves, snorkel gear. .

GlassyGreen.com evolved from my discovery of lycra skins. While searching for an underwater camera on the internet, I tripped on a lycra full-body suit for wearing beneath a wetsuit. I loved the idea of slipping my wetsuit on instead of squirming into it, and so I wondered why surfers didn't use them.

I bought one, and it was perfect timing since I'd also just bought my first full wetsuit for the chilly U.S. north Atlantic waters. I dreaded the thought of squirming into the suit.

I found I could virtually slip into the wetsuit while wearing the lycra skin. Now, I'm not saying the wetsuit went on like a loose pair of jeans, but there was a marked difference from pulling new rubber on without one. I was hooked.

As I used it I found it had other bennies. Like a wetsuit, it trapped water next to my skin and warmed it to body temperature. The suit had some other beneficial purposes, like when worn alone it could protect from sunburn or from jellyfish stings. Again, I wondered why it wasn't being marketed to surfers.

Full-Body Lycra Suit
Pic: B. Miller

I told some friends about my "big discovery", and they (didn't laugh) were interested, especially my wahine friends who liked the idea of a little modesty when wiggling in or out of their rubber in public.

Somewhere in here a lightbulb went on in my nogg'n to market these types of suits to the surfing world. That, combined with a strong desire to leave the corporate work world for a surf vocation, and you've got a budding surf entrepreneur.

The products at GG cover lycra to poly to neoprene to polartec - a whole gamet of materials that can be used alone or for layering, or for other sports such as biking or snowboarding (poly wicks away moisture). I think the products at GlassyGreen are high quality, and I hope you'll like them too.

Cheers,
Janice Trayes

Pic: Donna Fields

Janice Trayes, CEO ~ GlassyGreen.com

Sponsors a little girl in El Salvador and hopes to take her surfing someday!

Acknowledgements

Special thanks go to all those wonderful supportive folks who have assisted me from the time GG was a mere electrical particle in my brain, through its development, growth and fruition. Special thanks go to Brandon Baselice, Paul Bradley, Chris Grippo, Kim & Kevin Grondin, Darryl Hatheway, Whare Heke, Alex Karinsky, Kevin Karstens, Ben Keller, Chris ("Blade") Kotelly, Jay McGarry, Tony Puleo, Jason Reeves, David Telep, John Webster, Dale Widner, Todd Winne, Valerie Zevens, the NEsurf.org gang, and Dave & Phil of Cinnamon Rainbows Surf Shop in NH.

Credits

Brandon Baselice: Graphic Artist & Illustrator
Logo, Illustration: My First Wetsuit

Paul Bradley: Flash Designer
Surfer Chick Animation, Flash Phrases

Joey Driscoll: Illustrator
Surfer/Skier Illustration, Duck Dive CoralBoy Toon

Martin Fallivene: Illustrator
Illustrations: Law Enforcer, The Thinker

Marilyn Gibbons: Photographer

Kevin Karstens: Illustrator
Illustrations: Oh-la-la, CoralBoy 360

Brian Maglietta: Photographer

Brian Miller: Photographer

Jason Reeves: Web Designer of GG Site

Janice Trayes:
Conceptual designer for GG Web site, of all illustrations, photographs, and author of Web site content.

Dale Widner: Author, My First Wetsuit

Jeff Winterton: Photographer