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GP x Onia Amaury Board Short

Chairman of the Board

Why is finding a good pair of swim trunks so damn hard? Is it too much to ask for a balance of quality materials, simple design, and fit? After asking ourselves the same questions season after season, we decided to do something about it. So we partnered with the good men at Onia to create [...]

Birdwell Beach Britches

The Original Board Short

Birdwell Beach Britches have been around since 1961. One of the original “board shorts”, they’re still and have always been made in Santa Clara, CA. They come in numerous incarnations with more than a few styles, lengths, and tons of fabrics. In Birdwell’s words “We don’t make a thousand things, we make one thing a [...]

Summer Gear Essential: Board Shorts

The warm weather is upon us and if it’s a nice sunny day, more than likely you’ll find me on the beach. Whether it’s over the weekend or you happen to call in sick (cough), there’s definitive gear you need to take with you when hitting up the local [insert place with large body of [...]

Patagonia M’s Wavefarer II Board Shorts

Patagonia M’s Wavefarer Board shorts have been around for a while. The Wavefarer II is made of a durable water repellant treated nylon that wears light and dries fast. Furthermore the material is actually recyclable through the Common Threads Recycling Program. The board shorts are of the flat-lying, single-buttes gusseted variety with a self-draining side-zip [...]

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