I do like to drop into surf shops when I happen to be in a beach town. When I was in Carpentaria…read morenear Santa Claus beach, I popped into the A-Frame Surf shop. They offer *surf boards, *SUPs, *boogey boards, leashes, wax, *wetsuit, swim gear, towels, clothes, hats, sunglasses, and beach gear. They *rent out gear. Also what sets them apart from typical surf shops is that they offer lessons (all ages) and summer camps for kids. The shop is clean, modern, well stocked and organized. The staff were helpful. Plus I happen to see the kiddos summer camp surf lessons at Santa Claus beach. I was impressed with the organization and leadership to handle the gaggle of surfing kiddos and teach 'em a thing or two .

Big shout out to A Frame Surf Shop for their stellar summer camp. My son said it was his favorite…read morecamp ever! Rory and Andre are amazing surf instructors and my 5 yr old son felt comfortable and safe in the water. I'm so thankful that those two guys were his instructors! They took him out on his board over and over and over again. I would highly recommend this camp to anyone whose child is interested in surfing or just loves the ocean and spending a day at the beach. Can't wait to sign him up for more lessons!

I have been getting boards back from Max for years now. He does a fantastic job guarantees all of…read morehis work. He's my go to guy for when I have ding repair. Max is Surf legend don't let him tell you any different used to be one of the best surfers in California. He also shapes great surfboards! He is overall outstanding guy. Really taught me a lot about surfboard design with my equipment. Enjoy!

Dinging your favorite board is one of the worst feelings, fortunately Max has the cure. He provides…read morea super high quality repair that will leave your board as good as new, which he also guarantees! Max has fixed a huge variety of dings for me, on the rail, on the fin box, on the spine, on the tail and on the nose. He even fixed a partially buckled board that is now going strong. He is a legendary surfboard shaper so he really knows what he is doing. He always keeps his repairs true to the original shape of the board and as light as possible. All this for a very fair price. Be sure to check out the picture on his door of Max getting barreled at Puerto Escondido in the 70's.

10 out of 10 with the best instructors! From the booking experience to the training session, Surf…read moreHappens turned our first surf experience into a lifetime memory! Micah and Reed handled our private session for 3 with professionalism and enthusiasm. All 3 of our group gave it a 10/10 experience overall. Adequate instruction time to start and plenty of time in the water. Highly recommend!!

My 5 year old son has not stopped talking about surf camp. The first day I dropped him off he cried…read moreand held on to me. It was his first summer camp. Fast forward to the last day of camp he did not want to leave. He had a lot of good things to say about all his instructors. It was extra money to attend camp because he's not 6. It was money well spent. Camp is only a week long, they provide lunch, sunscreen, top of the line wetsuits, hats, and surfboards. I do wish they provided itinerary for the day. I missed his performance in the surf competition the last day. I highly recommend giving your child this experience. They offer scholarships and one on one lessons.

I've been using Murrays my Hobie 16 & Hobie Wave parts for years. Starting with line kits,…read moremiscellaneous shackles and pins, shrouds all the way through life preservers & harnesses. The quality of the goodies is awesome. But the best thing is being able to reach out to Murrays and get some amazing tips, recommendations etc. when I get to some non-standard / more obscure line items. Thanks Murrays & Tom for keeping my boat in the water!

I would give less than 1 star if I could. I ordered an H18 traveler assembly from them about a…read moreyear and a half ago (alongside a lots of other parts and accs). It has been on backorder this entire time and still is. I finally found one at another shop online, so I called them and asked to cancel the order and refund it so I could get the ONE available elsewhere. These are hard to find. They said they would do it, but it might take a week or so as it is an old order. Now over two months later and after numerous e-mails and phone calls, I have been told basically, "Sorry, we can't refund it, accounting says it isn't possible". This is nonsense, it is a $200 part, the owner could refund me from petty cash or his own money and write off the expense. I will NEVER shop here again. This is literal theft, they took my money, never delivered the part and refuse to refund a cancelled order. Unbelievable!

BEWARE.. they do not stand behind their products or repairs…read more They were paid multiple times to fix the brakes on a bike. But the breaks kept seizing up. After putting old parts on multiple times and charging every time, nearly $200 later, they claimed it was not their responsibility. The problem lied with the rider and the previous owners. We were told to go elsewhere.

This store has a wide variety of sporting goods. I found things for my bike. The service was…read moreexcellent. Check here before you buy.

Met Trevor at a surfboard swap and he was so enthusiastic about what he's trying to achieve we…read morecalled him the next week and arranged for a demo board. Board was stable for a newbie and we hope to support his initiative with a purchase soon! Surfboard shack in Oceano great staff that are supporting him too! Check them out and demo a great board for even better value and get the word out about them!

Fantastic local surf collective and board artisans! Great quality and knowledge of the local…read moresurfing location. Services also include ding repair and custom boards. Highly recommend!

As much as I'd love to give it 5 stars I can't give it anything as we could never get in. We went…read moreat all times of day for 3 days and it was never opened and no sign on door explaining why. We checked online and it listed hours and said it was open however it was not! Looking through the window it looked as if their merchandise was cute but that's about all I can say.

Man. Man oh man. I really don't like giving less than 3 star reviews...especially to a small and…read morelocally owned business! But, this experience couldn't have been any: worse, boring, blah. I will not be back. I walked in to look around as I have never been here. I love to shop local and I was excited to see all the local Carpinteria merchandise. I wasn't greeted. OK. Fine, I can accept that as maybe she was having a bad day? It was an older lady, blonde hair, who was working. She was *radiating annoyance and irritation and I felt awkward trying to even make small talk with her. You could tell she didn't want to be there, and by the body language she was presenting, she didn't want me there, either. I had asked a question about plus sized shirts. I had asked about the sticker prices. I knew after my 2nd question that she couldn't care less if I had any questions or even if I had asked her what time it was. I bought a few items because I felt a bit guilty about going in and just looking. I still love Carp even though this experience sucked. I wouldn't recommend spending your money in this place. Support one of the other local businesses in the area instead who really appreciate you and your money!