see o neill dynasty . for the irish sportswear manufacturer see o neills . o neill type private founded san francisco california 1952 founder jack o neill headquarters luxembourg grand duchy of luxembourg warmond the netherlands santa cruz usa key people beno t nasr brand and licensing sven cobben europe daniel neukomm usa pat o neill wetsuits products apparel snowwear swimwear surfwear lifestyle website http www.oneill.com about edit o neill is originally a californian surf wear and surfboard brand started in 1952 by jack o neill . it moved down the coast from san fransisco to santa cruz by the end of the decade . jack is credited to have invented the wetsuit his son pat the leash on the surfboard . the company logo symbolizes a breaking surf wave . o neill and the wave logo are trademarks registered worldwide . in 2007 the ownership of the brand was sold to a private group in europe . the company produces wetsuits performance water and snow sports inspired apparel for young adults and lifestyle apparel . the products are distributed internationally to 86 countries worldwide some by licensed distributors . in 1996 o neill set up the o neill sea odyssey a free ocean based program to educate young people about the marine environment . some 75 000 kids have participated in this program . o neill is involved in various other causes to help support the environment o neill blue . o neill operates from headquarters in grand duchy of luxembourg the netherlands and the usa . o neill sponsors young promising as well as high profile surfers boarders and skiers as part of their ambassador program . external links edit official site instagram youtube channel twitter tumbler o neill sea odyssey retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title o % 27neill brand & oldid 739325290 categories companies based in santa cruz county californiaclothing companiesswimwear manufacturerssurfwear brandssportswear brandscompanies established in 1952 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschfran ais edit links this page was last modified on 14 september 2016 at 01 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view