(Huntington Beach, CA), June 22, 2009 – With summer finally underway, the HB Surf School, the official surf school of the city of Huntington Beach, today proudly announces that O’Neill Clothing and Huntington Surf & Sport have become sponsors of the surf school.

The HB Surf School offers learn-to-surf programs, surf camps, which start this week, and competitive instruction through the City of Huntington Beach Parks & Recreation Dept., and is loc ated south of the Huntington Beach Pier, behind Duke’s Restaurant.

“We’re stoked to have O’Neill and HSS sponsor our surf school and share their brand excellence with our student surfers,” said Bill Sharp, senior instructor and director the HB Surf School (www.hbsurfschool.com).

“The HB Surf School provides a quality surf experience for every level,” said Garth Tarlow, director of marketing at O’Neill. “It’s a perfect fit for O’Neill to be part of that experience.”

“Whether it’s shopping or surfing, HSS is all about delivering for the customer, and the HB Surf School does just that. We’re excited to partner with the HB Surf School,” said Aaron Pai, owner of Huntington Surf & Sport.

About O’Neill
O’Neill, the original Californian surf, snow and lifestyle brand, was founded in 1952 when a young man named Jack O’Neill took his unstoppable passion for surfing and used it to beat Mother Nature at her own game. Pioneering the world’s first neoprene wetsuit, Jack had successfully found a way to extend his surf sessions in the bone-chilling breaks of Northern California. He opened up the garage doors to his first surf shop in Santa Cruz soon after. For more information on O’Neill, visit http://www.oneill.com.

About Huntington Surf & Sport
Huntington Surf and Sport is a premier provider of surf and skating lifestyle clothing and accessories, specializing in boardshorts, wetsuits, sandals, swimwear and active wear. HSS operates four retail stores throughout Huntington Beach. For more information, visit http://www.hsssurf.com.

About the HB Surf School
The HB Surf School opened two years ago and is run by Bill Sharp, a former pro surfer from South Africa, who has been coaching and teaching surfing for more than 30 years. He is the former coach of the South African National Surf team. For more information about the HB Surf School visit http://www.hbsurfschool.com or visit the Sands community magazine online at http://www.surfcity-hb.org.