Island Surf & Sail, the boardsport retailer on the Boulevard at 33rd Street in Beach Haven Gardens, is about to phase into its next chapter.

Terry Deakyne, owner of Island Surf and Sport, prepares for the next chapter. (Photo by Jon Coen)

Over the last nearly 40 years, owner Terry Deakyne has endured a lot. Shortly after opening the shop with his father in 1986, Deakyne’s father passed unexpectedly. At the age of 19, Deakyne shouldered the responsibilities of the business by himself. He’d barely gotten established when the Halloween Storm of 1991 completely flooded his store and inventory.

Then $20,000 in debt (the equivalent of $50,000 today) and 23 years old, he thought about throwing in the towel.