The Mels - 3 Generations of Surfers Inspiring Your Next Session

You probably know Peter Mel for his frequent appearances presenting the WSL or for charging huge waves at Mavericks, and John for his progressive & passionate surfing in the QS. 

But if the Mel family have surfing in their blood, then the Freeline Surf Shop is their castle. Opened by John's grandfather in 1969, it was taken over by Peter in 2015 and John's brother, Anthony, has now taken over daily operations. 

This video from 2014 gives an insight into the history of Freeline Surf Shop and the impact of John senior's love of surfing on three generations of the Mel family. 

We caught up with the Mels more recently to see how they were doing.  

Based in Santa Cruz, Freeline Surf Shop is the hub of the surf community, and John and Peter stop by regularly to "help" Anthony out. ISURUS are immensely proud to support the entire Mel family with wetsuits, and if you take the trip to Freeline Surf Shop, you'll gain valuable insights from the whole team. 

This visual portrait of the Mel boys surfing together captures the spirit of that unbeatable shared experience when it all comes together. We hope it inspires you to organise your next surf session with those people closest to you, and go out and get some waves!

As Peter says, "Surfing's fun, and being able to share it with family is the best".

Filmed and edited by Kyle Buthman (@Kyle_Buthman).

Drop by the store to try on an ISURUS wetsuit and see their whole range:

Freeline Surf Shop
821 41ST Ave,
Santa Cuz, California 95062

+1 831-476-2950

Peter appreciates the quality of ISURUS wetsuits and tells it at least as well as anyone else:

The Mels love the EVADE Series Chest Zip wetsuits. 

For more videos of Peter checkout this article.