Rip Curl is a major Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n 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

Torquay, Victoria

Torquay is a township in Victoria, Australia, which faces Bass Strait, 21 km. south of Geelong and is the gateway to the Great Ocean Road. It is bordered on the west by Spring Creek and its coastal features include Point Danger and Zeally Bay...

, Australia and initially produced surfboard

Surfboard

A surfboard is an elongated platform used in the sport of surfing. Surfboards are relatively light, but are strong enough to support an individual standing on them while riding a breaking wave...

s. In 1970, they decided to begin production of wetsuit

Wetsuit

A wetsuit is a garment, usually made of foamed neoprene, which is worn by surfers, divers, windsurfers, canoeists, and others engaged in water sports, providing thermal insulation, abrasion resistance and buoyancy. The insulation properties depend on bubbles of gas enclosed within the material,...

s, 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.

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.

Sponsored ASP World Tour events

• Rip Curl Pro
  Rip Curl Pro
  Formerly the Bells Beach Surf Classic, The Rip Curl Pro is an ASP World Tour surfing competition held in and around Torquay, Victoria. The event is based at Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia...
  
   - Bells Beach - Jan Juc
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• Rip Curl Boardmasters - Fistral Beach
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  , Cornwall, England
• Rip Curl Pipeline Masters
  Rip Curl Pipeline Masters
  The Billabong Pipeline Masters is an event in surfing held annually at Banzai Pipeline in Oahu, Hawaii. It was established in 1970 and attracts the top 45 surfers from the Association of Surfing Professionals as well as 16 surfers who compete in walk on trials. The surfers compete for a share of...
  
   - Banzai Pipeline in Oahu
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  , Hawaii
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• Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle - France
• Rip Curl Pro Search- Floating License
• Rip Curl Pro Portugal - Supertubos Beach, Peniche, Portugal
  Portugal
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Sponsored athletes

• Alana Blanchard
  Alana Blanchard
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• Dean Brady
• Matthew Collier
• Tom Curren
  Tom Curren
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• Ben Dunn
  Ben Dunn
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• Mick Fanning
  Mick Fanning
  Michael Eugene "Mick" Fanning, nicknamed "White Lightning", is an Australian professional surfer and dual world champion. Fanning won both the 2007 and 2009 ASP World Tour.-Early years:...
  
  
• Andy Finch
  Andy Finch
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• Bethany Hamilton
  Bethany Hamilton
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• Nathan Hedge
  Nathan Hedge
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• Taylor Knox
  Taylor Knox
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• Jackson Lock
• Jessi Miley-Dyer
  Jessi Miley-Dyer
  Jessica Candice "Jessi" Miley-Dyer is a professional surfer from New South Wales, Australia. She currently resides in Sydney....
  
  
• Dillon Perillo
• Enrique Salvadore
• Bruno Santos
• Pancho Sullivan
• Matt Wilkinson
  Matt Wilkinson
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• Owen Wright
• Tyler Wright
  Tyler Wright
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