Specialties
If you're local to the Island, you probably know our shop well. As a purveyor of 'Good Vibes', we've quickly grown Drift House with a lot of love, a customer-centric approach and a circle-of-friends atmosphere. With premium products from brands such as Roark Revival, Salty Crew, Vissla, Billabong, Amuse Society,Rip Curl, Reef, Olukai, Vans, Costa Del Mar, Electric, RCI Optics, OTIS, Nixon, G-Shock and more, Drift House is not only the destination for the latest and greatest in surfing, skating, fishing and relaxed wear, but we're also a popular hangout for anyone who has a little time on their hands.
Drift House online strives to share the same welcoming environment of our store with the rest of the world. If you're in Merritt Island, stop by and say hello. If you're online, you can now do the same. Drift House was founded on the idea that a shopping experience should be more than just a purchase. We believe in community - in sharing the dreams, passions, and adventures that inspire us everyday to spread love and encouragement with everyone we meet. Our home base is the Space Coast of Florida. Please share through social media where Drift House has traveled with you so we can keep up with your story as well. Find us on social media or look for one of our team riders at the next contest. See you out there!
History
Established in 1997.
Drift House (previously Island Surf and Skate) has been a staple retail store in Merritt Island since I can remember. I shopped here since I was a grom, working for the previous owner for many years as a teenager, and now we have taken over ownership since his recent retirement. Our hearts and souls are in this shop, and we are so blessed to have taken over and to carry on the legacy. I personally guarantee you won't find a better place to shop, relax, listen to music and speak with a team that really cares about what you need and want. We always have surf or skate videos playing on the TV and good music going, so come chill on the couch and connect to our WIFI for a true local shopping experience. If you do come by, my name is Cheyne (Shane) and the other owner is Jesse - make sure to say hi, and let us know you found out about us through Yelp! We'd love to meet you. Stay Blessed, and spread good vibes -
Cheyne Dean
Shop Owner
Meet the Business Owner: Cheyne D.
Born and raised in Brevard, FL - my mom went to the local high school, and my dad was a surfer from Cocoa Beach. I grew up on a dirt road out where life is pretty simple and since my dad grew up surfing, it only fit that I would follow in his footsteps, finding my way to the ocean any way I could - whether that was riding with dad on the weekends, or cramming into a friends car full of people and boards, surf wax stuck to the seats with Bob Marley blaring from the blown speakers. We would do whatever it took to be beachside, and immediately after high school we set out to see what the world had to offer. I think the most pivotal time in my life was when we left our homes in a van for a road trip around the US, with no real time frames in mind. What was just a fun trip turned into the realization that I needed to make my dreams of owning a surf shop into a reality- we would write in our journals, outlining what we wanted to become someday. Now here we are, writing a shop bio on Yelp