Dan Mann’s surfboard career has been quietly pushing the envelope for more than 25 years. Riding waves big and small, good and bad has resulted in unique high performance shortboards, longboards, and paddleboards. The subtle (and not so subtle) differences in Mann’s boards highlight how important it is to continuously take fresh looks at design and materials. 

Mannkine surfboards took center stage when Kelly Slater was seen riding the FRK Roundtail in 2017. Slater’s love for the shape resulted in the release of the FRK in collaboration with Slater Designs and Firewire Surfboards. 

Dan Mann, a sun-kissed, down to earth Southern Californian has called San Diego home after moving there from Maui, Hawaii at the age of 12. He started surfing at a young age and was always in the ocean. Mann’s interest in shaping grew from repairing his own boards as a young teen, to shaping and then glassing. He eventually made the leap into professional shaping with the inception of his own brand, Mannkine, in 1996. 

Mann’s love for being in and near the ocean led to a long background as a lifeguard, surfer and champion prone-paddle boarder. Mann was on the shaping scene for a long time, and the lucky story of the FRK thrust him into the shaping spotlight. The board made for Kelly Slater in 2015, sat in Slater’s storage for two years, un-surfed. Kelly gave the board a spin in the summer of 2017 when the board was seen by surfers under Slater’s feet during his performances on it at Lower Trestles and Jeffery’s Bay.  

Mann’s intense attention to detail has led to endless custom surfboards as well as surfboard models like the Dominator 2, FRK, Mash Up, Sweet Potato, and TJ Pro. His designs are backed by loving to surf all kinds of waves on all kinds of boards. 

Born in Southern California, surfing, skating and snowboarding, Joel's a half-Japanese, 2x Emmy award winning film and commercial director.
Joel recently won the 76th Emmy Creative Awards for "the Making of Shōgun. Joel has directed commercials for Apple Music with Eikichi Yazawa, XG, and directed music videos for Tom Petty, Julianna Barwick ft. Jónsi" (Sigur Rós), Dr. Octagon featuring Paul Banks (Interpol), LANY, the Knocks feat. Foster the People, and more.
Joel won the H20 surf and snowboard contest in 2002, co-directed skateboard film Transmission Japan in Tokyo for Hurley International, and started clothing brand Echo Park Surf Squad in 2010 with his buddy Ramsey Dau, selling in the US, Japan and Europe.

is a forty-five year veteran designer and creative entrepreneur who has spent his entire career dreaming up and creating youth-focused clothing brands.
Jeff got his start in the industry as a 24 year old Southern California kid with a vision for a youth oriented surf brand that would push the boundaries of surf and fashion.
Since then Jeff raised numerous number of great fashion brands such as Maui & Sons, Pirate Surf, Modern Amusement, Generic Youth, Mucho Aloha among others.
Jeff's consulting and designing works for big companies like Quiksilver and Stussy are well known, too. His style has always been recognizable and his design talent has remained in high demand throughout the industry and throughout the years.
Lately Jeff focuses on Yoki's GARDEN which is a first of its kind clothing line/partnership with Universities athletic departments to support local students and community.
Through his own brands and his outside design work, Jeff has maintained a record of flawlessly creative ingenuity that has kept his designs relevant and groundbreaking throughout a long and continuing career.

Born in Australia, grew up in Southern California. Chase is a 21 year old surfer and content creator currently pursuing his dreams in Australia. He has just bought a van and plans to go down the east coast of Australia and Tasmania. A grand adventure taking him to some of the most beautiful beaches on earth and world class surf breaks. He is documenting the entire journey on his YouTube and Instagram. Chase expresses his creativity and passion through his videos and carries the light of his hobbies with him everywhere he goes. He plans to work within the surf industry in the future, hopefully to combine his love of surfing and passion of videos into his job. However, he is just here for the ride and is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve the life he dreams of living.