The Realm is a southern California

Southern California

Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...

 surfing

Surfing

Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...

 products and clothing company

Company

A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...

 co-founded in 1997 by noted surfers Mike Parsons and Pat O'Connell. It has sponsored pro surfers

Surfing

Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...

 such as Tom Curren

Tom Curren

Tom Curren Tom Curren Tom Curren (born July 3, 1964, in Santa Barbara, California is an American surfer. He was born to father Pat (big-wave legend and shaper) and mother Jeanine. His brother Joe is also a professional surfer and popular photographer and he also has a sister, Anna....

. The brand's ownership has changed twice since 1999 and is now is owned by Realm Holdings, LLC.

Between 2001 and 2006 The Realm brand name was licensed in the US to Anaheim, California

Anaheim, California

Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...

-based Motiv Sports, best-known for its pricepoint bicycles found in big-box stores like Target

Target Corporation

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. The brand was also carried on molded surfboard

Surfboard

A surfboard is an elongated platform used in the sport of surfing. Surfboards are relatively light, but are strong enough to support an individual standing on them while riding a breaking wave...

s from China

China

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 at discount retailers such as Costco

Costco

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The Realm has licensees and distributors in North America, Europe, Japan, South America, New Zealand and Australia.