"I was thinking of staying warm in San Francisco and Santa Cruz. I thought I was gonna have a little shop there, make boards and, later, wetsuits. But nobody is more surprised than I am at how it's ...

This Tuesday (July 9), we celebrate Jack O’Neill Day to honor an individual who impacted the sport of surfing and a Santa Cruz local who launched the O’Neill Sea Odyssey. This program has introduced ...

In July, the Santa Cruz community pauses to remember and celebrate the life of a visionary whose impact continues to ripple through our waters, classrooms and hearts. Jack O’Neill — surfer, inventor, ...

Surfing probably won’t be where it is today without the wetsuit or the surf leash, and that’s all thanks to O’Neill’s founder Jack O’Neill. With over 60 years in business, O’Neill has made countless ...

Santa Cruz, the former home of wetsuit pioneer Jack O’Neill, is losing one of its oldest surf shops. After 25 years of business, O’Neill is closing its downtown store on Pacific Avenue. The store ...

Today I would like to continue with my “surfing’s most interesting people” series that I started a couple of months ago. These are profiles on people whom I have met over the mega-zillion years that I ...

Jack O’Neill Restaurant in Santa Cruz is named in honor of the legend who helped make surfing a really big deal, a guy whose life was all about the ocean. That’s what makes one of the land-based ...

Surfing legend Jack O'Neill died on Friday at the age of 94 in Santa Cruz, California. O'Neill was known for being one of the pioneers of the wetsuit. Per LATimes.com: Who actually invented the ...

A 55-acre Santa Cruz area ranch owned by the daughter of the late Jack O’Neill, founder of the O’Neill surfing brand and often considered the father of the modern wetsuit, is heading to auction.