The O’Neil Original Men’s 2/1mm Back Zip Jacket is a classic design from a trusted brand that is sure to keep you warm during your long summer surf sessions. This wetsuit top contains 2mm of premium ...

Just because summer is over doesn’t mean you have to forgo your favorite water-based activities until next season. Instead, simply don a wetsuit and dive right in. You’ll stay nice and warm no matter ...

Support our work! The Inertia may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn more about our gear review policy here. O’Neill first debuted the legendary Hyperfreak wetsuit ...

Jack O’Neill was just looking for a way to keep warm. The waters in Northern California were so frigid that winter surf sessions barely lasted an hour before ice cream headaches forced surfers such as ...

Jack O’Neill, the Santa Cruz entrepreneur who opened one of the world’s first surf shops and pioneered the neoprene wetsuit that helped popularize year-round cold-water surfing, has died. He was 94.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Businessman and surfer Jack O’Neill, a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Businessman and surfer Jack O’Neill, a ...

Jack O’Neill was just looking for a way to keep warm. The waters in Northern California were so frigid that winter surf sessions barely lasted an hour before ice cream headaches forced surfers such as ...