On the waves of success of the legendary Jack O'Neill Bashny.Net

Today we tell you about the famous founder of the American company producing equipment for surfing Jack O'Neill. It was his brand has done a lot to surfboard bags, wetsuits and other delights, without which no cost, the life of modern surfer come true.




Jack O'Neill, who was born in Denver, met the love of his life after his family moved to San Francisco. Main passion in life the young man became the ocean and surfing.



Replacing a lot of professions, Jack never forgot about surfing, spending all his free time in the ocean. However, the cold water is not allowed to slip quietly enjoy the waves. O'Neill visited the idea of ​​creating a special costume, makes it easier to endure adverse weather conditions.

Jack tried to make costumes from polyvinyl, when a friend of Harry Hinde, scientist and surfer, showed him a new foam material. Neoprene absorbs water through the pores in which it is heated by the temperature of the body and allow the athlete does not freeze. In 1952, Jack O'Neill in his garage created the first suit of this material.



In fact, neoprene suits came up with was not O'Neill. The first was Hugh Bredner - he created clothes for diving from this material for the US Navy, but the military did not appreciate the true invention.

Living in San Francisco, Jack opened the shop in his garage and called it «Surf Shop». However, their work is almost no income, and O'Neill decided to move to Santa Cruz, where he was a more favorable climate for surfing.



In the 1960s, surfing has become an incredibly popular sport. Wetsuit O'Neill went like hot cakes. In this important role played by "lightning", making it easy to remove and put on robes. A few years later, Jack O'Neill became a millionaire.



About his success Jack O'Neill said: "I just wanted to surf as much as possible. Who would have thought that everything will turn out well ».



Over the years, Jack and his wife had seven children, who are also engaged in the family business. They are constantly coming up with new inventions and engaged in their tests. Jack's son Pat invented Tross, which is attached to the foot of the surfer and board. During testing, a senior news O'Neill lost his left eye.





Today, O'Neill has become one of the leading manufacturers of clothes for winter sports. At the helm of the family business arose children of the founder, and the old Jack was finally able to realize his dream - he just surfs. O'Neill lives in a small house on the beach in Santa Cruz, helps to clean up the beaches of debris and teaches children from disadvantaged families to their favorite sport.

Source: busia777.livejournal.com