Rip Curl
| Type | Private company. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1969 |
| Headquarters | Torquay, Victoria |
| Key people | Doug Warbrick Brian Singer |
| Website | Rip Curl's homepage |
Rip Curl is a major Australian manufacturer and retailer of surfing sportswear (also known as boardwear.) The company was founded in 1969 by Doug Warbrick and Brian Singer in Torquay, Victoria, Australia and initially produced surfboards. In 1970, they decided to begin production of wetsuits, with emphasis on transforming diving technology into a wetsuit suitable for surfing. Rip Curl has become one of the largest boardwear brands in Australia, Europe and South America and is also active in North America. [1][2]
Rip Curl remains a private company. François Payot is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rip Curl International.
In addition to selling to independent retailers worldwide, Rip Curl operates corporate stores in Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Europe, USA, Canada, Peru and Israel.
The name "Rip Curl" was taken from a vee-bottom surfboard that cofounder Warbrick bought in 1968, upon which he'd written "Rip Curl Hot Dog." The words didn't mean anything, he later admitted. "Except ripping was groovy; surfing the curl was groovy; we wanted to be groovy — so that was it."
— Matt Warshaw, "Encyclopedia of Surfing"[3]
Contents |
[edit] Sponsored ASP World Tour events
- Rip Curl Pro - Bells Beach - Jan Juc, Victoria, Australia
- Rip Curl Boardmasters - Fistral Beach - Newquay, Cornwall, England
- Rip Curl Pipeline Masters - Banzai Pipeline in Oahu, Hawaii
- Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle - France
- Rip Curl Pro Search- Floating License
- Rip Curl Pro Portugal - Supertubos Beach, Peniche, Portugal
[edit] Sponsored athletes
- Alana Blanchard
- Dean Brady
- Matthew Collier
- Tom Curren
- Ben Dunn
- Mick Fanning
- Andy Finch
- Bethany Hamilton
- Nathan Hedge
- Taylor Knox
- Jackson Lock
- Jessi Miley-Dyer
- Dillon Perillo
- Enrique Salvadore
- Bruno Santos
- Pancho Sullivan
- Matt Wilkinson
- Owen Wright
- Tyler Wright
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (September 2007) |
- ^ Alison Aprhys (24 March 2008). "Rip Curl executives happy to be wet behind the ears". The Age (Melbourne). http://business.theage.com.au/business/rip-curl-executives-happy-to-be-wet-behind-the-ears-20080323-213x.html. Retrieved 01-03-2009.
- ^ Paul Ham (4 June 2006). "Aussie who has board meetings on the beach". London: Sunday Times. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/article671305.ece. Retrieved 01-03-2009.
- ^ Matt Warshaw (2005). The Encyclopedia of Surfing. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 508. ISBN 0156032511
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