OUR MISSION:
Our brand feels like an endless summer with endless vibes, and our mission is to share that experience with you.
Equipment plays a vital role in a surfer’s performance and fun. That’s why we are dedicated to building quality products, built to perform, at value-added pricing. As a board co, we know our customers trust us with their summers. That’s why we take no shortcuts to ensure our products are the best.
Drkwtr started with a passion for surfing, and it’s our mission to share that same passion with everyone we come across.
FATHER-SON OWNED:
Every great idea starts with a problem. For my dad and me, it was the frustration of riding boards that just didn’t feel right. Like many riders, we bought the leading brand’s latest gear, but something was always off. They were never perfect!
As a young entrepreneur, and with my dad’s experience in design, we decided we were going to make a better board. My junior year of high school, we got to work!
Our first attempt at creating our own board was, let’s be honest, a complete disaster.
But that failure created a spark. It was back to the workshop for us. We tweaked, tested, and pushed through countless prototypes. Each failure taught us something new about design, about materials, and about what makes a board truly great.
Eventually, we made the perfect board!
All our buddies fell in love with our board and asked us to make one for them, and that’s how it all started. Here we are to this day with a full line of boards in all shapes and sizes, each one born from that same obsession with getting it right.
Every board we ship is a reminder of those early days on the lake, of the community that believed in us, and of the persistence that turned a workshop full of failed prototypes into something special.
RECKLESS WAVES:
This isn’t just our super sick slogan we threw on our brand. It’s a way of life. Whether you’re surfing some reckless waves or skating some reckless streets, Drkwtr highly encourages tomfoolery, horseplay, and shenanigans. It’s about living life at full throttle and inspiring others to do the same. Let’s get out there and be reckless!
LOCATED IN MI:
Local to Hale, Michigan, Drkwtr is committed to growing our roots deeper in the hometown that got us started.
PRIDE OURSELVES ON AMERICAN MANUFACTURING:
At Drkwtr, we pride ourselves on American manufacturing. We are proud to announce that all our boards are now being shaped in a beautiful new shop located in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Paradise on earth.
Our collaborated fins with “4Ocean” are molded at EFI Custom Injection Molding located in Detroit.
We believe investing in American manufacturing is the best thing a company can do to support its local economy.