Marvin Winkler is putting his Gotcha surf wear company under the aegis of an interactive media company he helped found three years ago and recently acquired, an executive for the operation said.

In 2017, when Gotcha was relaunched, at least for a blip, as a women’s line exclusive to Urban Outfitters, the late founder Michael Tomson told the retailer: “Gotcha’s impact on the surf world and ...

Gotcha rose to prominence in the 1970s, along with Quiksilver Inc. of Huntington Beach, now the world’s largest surf wear maker. The companies followed a path tread by pioneer brands Hang 10 and ...

Michael Tomson, a surf industry icon who co-founded the apparel brand Gotcha, died Wednesday evening, Oct. 7, after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 66. Tomson, a South African native ...

Gotcha was the first surf brand to open the door into department stores. The style was different than what existed in the surf world at the time, more fashion-forward with bright neon colors and ...

MT, Pipe charger and Gotcha founder, succumbs to cancer. “If I were to use one word to describe him, it’s committed,” says Shaun Tomson, who literally grew up surfing with his cousin Michael.