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Jetpilot Wetsuits

Jetpilot wetsuits were established in 1986 when 4 Californians with a strong passion for Moto X and Watercraft saw that no one was focusing on rider apparel in this growing sport. The name for the Jetpilot brand came from the name for MX riders in Europe – they were called Moto pilots. Because Jet Ski […]

Ocean Pacific Wetsuits

Ocean Pacific wetsuits are made by Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp which is also very well known as OP. OP was started back in 1960s by John smith and at first it was a surfboard manufacturer. In 1972 OP started a clothing line for swimmers and surfers and it was a hit. Today OP is based […]

Matuse Wetsuits

Matuse is a relatively new company in the field of wetsuits. But even though they are young, they already have a strong following. This is mainly because they stand out. They only make high priced top quality wetsuits. And they are environmentally aware. The foundation of their wetsuits is the limestone-based Yamamoto neoprene which is […]

NP (NeilPryde) Wetsuits

NP Wetsuits are a part of NeilPryde Windsurfing which is a brand of Pryde Group. NeilPryde brand was founded in 1981 and is for some time now a market leader in the windsurfing industry. Thanks to Antoine Albeau NeilPryde dominated the racing scene with Antoine winning the PWA Slalom World Championship title in 2007 and broke […]

Maui and Sons Wetsuits

Maui and Sons Wetsuits are made by Maui and Sons company which was established in 1980 by three young surfers from Southern California. They decided to start a cookie company named Maui’s Chocolate Chip Cookies. The cookie became an inspiration for the Maui and Sons logo. Inside, you will see elements representing the earth, sea, […]

Body Glove Wetsuits

Body Glove is one of the first wetsuit companies out there. If fact, there is even some controversy about who invented the first wetsuit ever – O’Neill or Body Glove. It all begain in 1953 when twin brothers Bill and Bob Meistrell co-founded Body Glove and designed the first practical wetsuit. Bill and Bob were […]

Oxbow Wetsuits

Oxbow was started in 1985 in Pont-Audemer, France. It is an internationally known brand in the world of boardsports and cover sports like surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, snowboarding, and skiing. Oxbow was responsible for restarting the World Longboard Championship in 1992. It also known as a sponsor of surfer Laird Hamilton and windsurfer Jason Polakow. In […]

Camaro Wetsuits

Camaro wetsuits were founded in in 1969 in Mondsee – Austria. They are one of the pioneers in manufacturing wetsuits in Europe. With lots of experience in wetsuit production they offer 3 years of free repair service for every wetsuit. This is quite a lot for wetsuit manufacturers. If customers have a problem with your […]

Gul Wetsuits

Gul Wetsuits are a brain child of Dennis Cross from Great Britain. A passionate surfer who got sick and tired of the cold Atlantic waters and decided that he will find a solution to this problem. His first wetsuit was constructed around 1962/63 in the back of his VW Split Screen Van on Fistral Beach, […]

Salomon Wetsuits

Salomon is a worldwide known sports company that covers sports like skiing, snowboarding, running and hiking. A few years back they wentured into the world of surfing with S-Core brand. They started making epoxy surfboards with S-Core and also wetsuits. But as far as we know the Salomon wetsuits and surfing project was terminated a […]

Quiksilver wetsuits

Quiksilver wetsuits are a part of one of the biggest and widely known surf and action sport brands – Quiksilver. Quiksilver was founded by Alan Green, Carol McDonald and Tim Davis at the end of 1960. To continue with their surfing lifestyle and to make some money they started making boardshorts. They were a hit […]

Gotcha Wetsuits

Gotcha Wetsuits – I hope I’m not shooting blanks here – but since there is not much info to be found about Gotcha wetsuits I presume that the wetsuits found are not really made by Gotcha but only branded with their logo. Otherwise Gotcha is a surfwear manufacturer. If anyone has some additional info about […]

Rhino Wetsuits

Rhino wetsuits is a part of Rhino International which is a UK based surfing brand and company. They started making surfboard bags and other protection for surfers. Over the years they have expanded their product range and today they offer high quality wetsuits, gloves, boots, hoods, rash guards, leashes, boardbags and car products. Rhino products […]

Heatwave wetsuits

Heatwave wetsuits – are custom made wetsuits that come from Santa Cruz, California. They have been making them for almost 20 years. What are custom wetsuits? Custom suits are wetsuits that are made to your exact measurements. If can’t get the right fitting wetsuit for your body then maybe a custom wetsuit is a way to […]

Rip Curl Wetsuits

Rip Curl Wetsuits – Rip curl one of the most widely known wetsuit companies in the World. Rip Curl was founded in 1969 by Doug Warbrick and Brian Singer in Torquay, Victoria, Australia when they started as shapers making shortboards. From those early beginnigs Rip Curl has grown into a massive surf and action sport company that […]

Henderson wetsuits

Henderson wetsuits started out as Henderson Aquatics that was founded by Everett Edmund and Patrick Madison in the 1960’s. When SCUBA diving began to become popular they started making wetsuit kits. Yes, not wetsuits but DIY wetsuit kits. The kit contained a roll of Neoprene, a pattern and a bottle of neoprene cement. But soon […]

Roxy Wetsuits

Roxy wetsuits are a part of the Roxy brand which was launched by Quiksilver in 1990. Roxy is a brand for young women and focuses on those who enjoy coastal and mountain-based sports and lifestyles. Separate brand was launched because they were afraid that womens clothes would damage the image of the man’s brand. Well […]

Alder Wetsuits

Alder Wetsuits come from England and are a result of Bob Westlakes passion for surfing. Over 40 years ago, Bob Westlake began to surf around the west coast of England and soon found out that there aren’t any Californian surf style clothing available in the United Kingdom. This lead to his wife making some of […]

Aleeda Wetsuits

Aleeda Wetsuits is a wetsuit manufacturer that comes from USA. They started making handcrafted wetsuits and other neoprene products in 1981 and have been making them since. They actually come from Huntington Beach where they opened their first factory on the Main Street in 1983. What is interesting about this company is that they also […]

Bare Wetsuits

BARE is a company that has over 38 years of experience in manufacturing dive, watersports and fishing gear. They are present in more than 54 countries and are one of the leading companies when it comes to manufacturing diving wetsuits. Bare Makes Wetsuits For: Scuba Diving Surfing For Bare Wetsuits size charts go here. Website […]

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