The professors first realized how much wetsuits could be improved in 2002. Nike had purchased Hurley, bringing its coffers and commitment to science over to the surf industry.

Wetsuits do not have to be cleaned before they are turned in, but they need to be dry. People who donate a suit get a $25 Rip Curl coupon for their next purchase.

Starting next year, Patagonia’s wetsuits won’t just be recycled — they’ll be reincarnated.. At the company’s “Wetsuit Forge” repair and design center, located a few blocks from the ...

(CBS) --A British company is looking to make surfing more sustainable with the world's first recycled wetsuit. For surfers, having a good wetsuit is almost as important as having a good board. But ...

Related: Yves Béhar recycles wetsuits and boat sails into ocean-friendly bags The innovative wetsuit is designed to allow divers and surfers to enjoy the waters, no matter how toxic they become .

It was from a report on wetsuits written in 1951 for the U.S. Navy and the National Research Council that was moldering on a library shelf at Scripps, according to Morgan.

Jack O’Neill, the Santa Cruz entrepreneur who opened one of the world’s first surf shops and pioneered the neoprene wetsuit that helped popularize year-round cold-water surfing, has died.

Finisterre Men’s Nieuwland 3e Yulex Wetsuit ($399; S to XL) Photo: Courtesy Finisterre. Depending on where you live, summer means different things.

It looks very much like a too-tight suit made of strange material. There’s even a tie. And this isn’t like one of those joke t-shirts with a tuxedo painted on — each wetsuit costs a cool $2,500.

Objectives To provide a scientific rationale for lower water temperature and wetsuit rules for elite and subelite triathletes. Methods 11 lean, competitive triathletes completed a 20 min flume swim, ...

Over the years, in actual cold cases, wetsuits have mysteriously vanished from the changing room at the South End Rowing Club, a 150-year-old home to many Bay swimmers. Stephen Lam/Reuters ...