Dakine is an American outdoor clothing company specializing in sportswear and sports equipment for

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. Founded in Hawaii, the name comes from the Hawaiian Pidgin phrase " da kine" (derived from "the kind"). Now based in Hood River, Oregon (products are manufactured overseas), the company also sponsors athletes from the lifestyle and sporting fields of skiing,

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surfing Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitabl ...

, windsurfing, kiteboarding, and

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History

Dakine was founded in 1979 in Haiku, Maui, Hawaii, by Rob Kaplan. In 1986 Dakine moved its base of operations to Hood River, Oregon, U.S., and has remained there since. In August 2009, Dakine was acquired by Billabong International Limited. for about US$100 million. The company moved into a new headquarters along the

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in Hood River in June 2013. Also in 2013, Billabong sold Dakine for $70 million to Altamont Capital Partners. As of 2016 Dakine has offices in Oregon, Oahu, Haiku, Tahiti, and

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Products

Dakine sells backpacks, clothing, outerwear, luggage, and accessories for men, women, and children.

Team

Surf

Skate

Snowboard

Ski

Bike

*Andrew Shandro *Yoann Barelli *Cecile Ravanel *Airs Jack *Darcy Turenne *Geoff Gulevich *

Graham Agassiz Graham Agassiz (born 8 January 1990) is a Canadian freeride mountain biker from Kamloops, British Columbia. Agassiz travels internationally, and has participated in mountain bike films and competitions. He is a bronze medalist from 2015 Red Bu ...

*James Wolf *Matthew Slaven *René Wildhaber *Steffi Marth * Thomas Vanderham *Carson Storch

Windsurf

Kite

Social compliance standard

The company has adopted the social compliance standard "Social Accountability International's SA8000"—the standard "is based on the primary international workplace rights contained within the International Labour Organisation conventions, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child."

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External links

Official WebsiteGerman WebsitePolish Website
Sporting goods manufacturers of the United States Windsurfing equipment Kitesurfing Companies based in Hood River, Oregon