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O'Neill was started in San Francisco, California, but soon moved down the coast to Santa Cruz. Some credit O'Neill with having invented the modern wetsuit. They now also make clothing and their clothing division is headquartered in Irvine, California with their surf division still in Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz.
In 1996 O'Neill set up the O'Neill Sea Odyssey, a free, ocean-based program to educate young people about the marine environment.
In the 1950s, Jack O'Neill opened his first surf shop in a garage across the Great Highway in San Francisco, a sand dune away from his favorite bodysurfing break. Jack created the modern-day surf shop. While Dale Velzy, Hobie Alter and others had shops down south, they only sold boards. There he sold his first wetsuits, a few vests he made from gluing together pieces of closed cell foam. From that very garage Jack expanded the average surfer's playground to include locations from Steamer Lane to J-Bay, and from Antarctica to reef breaks off the coast of Iceland. Thanks to Jack O'Neill, "It's always summer on the inside."
Since then, O'Neill has made countless improvements to the design and quality of the wetsuit. From the introduction of the zigzag stitch to the names Jack originated which became generic, (i.e. spring suit, long john, short john, etc.).
Jack's son Pat was a pioneer in developing the leash, affectionately known as the "kook cord" back then. Using materials such as nylon lines, suction cups and surgical tubing, Pat found ways to prevent his board from crashing into the cliffs and breaking in half. While testing a leash, founder Jack O'Neill lost an eye and has to wear an eyepatch.
The O'Neill brand now branches out to many products. Wetsuits, surfboards, boardbags, swimsuits, clothing, and shoes are some of the products that O'Neill prints their logo on.
WARRANTY:
O'Neill's wetsuit, life vests, competition vests and lycra are the finest available so we offer the original purchaser a limited one year warranty from original date of purchase on workmanship and materials.
Under the above guideline, O'Neill will repair or replace, at our sole discretion, your product if found, under normal use and proper care, to be defective. The decision to replace or repair an O'Neill product is made by the O'Neill Warranty Department after receipt of the defective product. SUITS WITHOUT A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
PRODUCT WARRANTY:
All flat-stitched products, glued and blind-stitched products and fluid seam weld:
limited 1 year warranty.
Neoprene Dry Suits, Waterproof Zipper Excluded:
limited 1 year warranty.
Fabric Dry Suit, Waterproof Zipper and Latex Seals Excluded:
limited 1 year warranty.
Accessories:
limited 90 day warranty.
Outerwear:
limited 90 day warranty.
NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY:
Altercations
Fading from sunlight
Products classified as seconds
Materials over 1 year from date of original purchase
Warranty request without receipt
Repairs or altercations done by anyone other than O'Neill
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