surf shop industry retail founded 1959 founder ron dimenna headquarters cocoa beach florida key people debra harvey president products surfboards skateboards clothing home decor website ronjonsurfshop.com ron jon in cocoa beach ron jon surf shop is a surfer style retail store chain founded in 1959 in ship bottom new jersey by ron dimenna . 1 the store specializes in surfing and bodyboarding equipment and their cocoa beach florida store is currently the largest surfing shop in the world . 2 3 debra harvey is the current president . 4 in addition to the ship bottom and cocoa beach stores ron jon also operates stores in orange beach alabama fort lauderdale orlando key west fort myers panama city beach and clearwater beach fl myrtle beach sc and ocean city md. 2 a former store in orange california closed in early 2009 . the corporation also includes one ron jon surf school separately owned and run by craig carroll located in cocoa beach florida . the company made plans to construct a surf park at the location of the orlando ron jon store but it has since been canceled due in part that the schematics for the pool were installed backwards . 5 the flagship store in cocoa beach operates 365 days a year 24 hours a day . it has over 52 000 square feet of retail space . contents 1 retail locations 1.1 united states 1.2 international 1.3 airport locations 2 in popular culture 3 cocoa beach surf museum 4 references 5 external links retail locations edit united states edit ship bottom new jersey the original orange beach alabama cocoa beach florida one of a kind clearwater beach florida mandalay ave. ft. myers florida gulf coast town center key west florida orlando florida sunrise florida sawgrass mills ocean city maryland 67th street town center las vegas nevada the shoppes at mandalay place myrtle beach south carolina barefoot landing myrtle beach south carolina broadway at the beach panama city beach florida pier park international edit cozumel mexico puerto maya mall cozumel mexico downtown grand turk island turks and caicos airport locations edit orlando international airport tampa international airport miami international airport john f. kennedy international airport in popular culture edit ruon jian is the name of a fictional character in the animated television series avatar the last airbender which aired on nickelodeon between 2005 and 2008 . his name pronounced ron jon is humorously derived from the name of the surfing company ron jon as ruon jian acts and looks like a stereotypical surfer . cocoa beach surf museum edit exhibit at cocoa beach surf museum ron jon surf shop also houses the cocoa beach surf museum at the cocoa beach location . this museum contains exhibits highlighting surfing in the east coast of the united states . it preserves and documents the unique history and culture of east coast surfing through exhibits and educational events community outreach programs for all ages digital archiving activities and its new oral history project . it highlights surfing history and culture from cocoa beach nationally and internationally and from differing perspectives including exhibits that feature the history and lore that defines cocoa beach as one of the premier surf towns in the world . 6 references edit ron jon surf shop company history the world s most famous surf shop a b debbie harvey named president and chief operating officer of ron jon surf shop . boardretailers.wordpress.com . retrieved 2008 02 02 . henthorn dawn . ron jon surf shop . about.com . retrieved 2008 02 02 . albright mark 2007 12 12 . ron jon names a new big kahuna debra harvey bsba 76 pdf . st. petersburg times . wahid zaheera 2004 05 14 . surf park may emerge as next wave or be waved off . . the orange county register . retrieved 2008 11 14 . http www.cocoabeachsurfmuseum.org page id 59 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to ron jon surf shop . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ron jon surf shop & oldid 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