Rip Curl’s Wade Carmichael barrel-rode his way to his biggest career victory by taking out a close and high scoring final at the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Billabong Pro Junior Asia in excellent 4-5 foot surf at the famed Keramas River-mouth in Bali.
Rip Curl International today launched its new "Rip Curl Planet" website, helping to showcase and outline the company's many environmental priorities - past, present and future. Rip Curl prides itself on being one of the world's most environmentally-conscious companies, stamping "respect for the environment" as a key value ever since Brian Singer and Doug Warbrick founded the brand in Torquay, Australia in 1969. "We're really excited about unveiling this website…
Californian and former Olympian Andy Finch has confirmed he will be competing in this year’s Rip Curl FreeRide Pro. We caught up with him about his thoughts on the unique event format, his preparations for it and his advice for young Australian snowboarder Nate Johnstone.....
The 2010 Rip Curl FreeRide Pro and ThrowDown will host an array of elite athletes including former Olympic snowboarder Andy Finch (USA), one of the world’s most exciting young snowboarders Nate Johnstone (Mona Vale, NSW), and renowned free-snowboarding Olympic participant Mitch Brown (NZ), boosting the its prestige as one of the premier events on the Australian Calendar. In its fourth year, the Rip Curl FreeRide Pro and ThrowDown is a…
From Hawaii to Costa Rica to Tahiti, Heather Brown paints her exotic wanderings on Rip Curl’s latest eco range. She is the latest to join Rip Curl’s Artist of the Search series creating art-inspired surfwear. Last year Rip Curl sent Heather on a conservation tour to Tahiti together with Tahitian free-surfer Hanalei Reponty. Not only did they raise awareness for the plight of the Pacific Ocean coral, Heather Brown also…
Three-time ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore has been nominated for Cosmopolitan magazine’s ‘Fun, Fearless, Female’ awards. And we need you to get behind her and vote! With a total of 11 categories, the awards strive to encourage, support and celebrate women from all walks of life. Stephanie is nominated under the ‘Sportswoman’ category and is up against the likes of Stephanie Rice (Olympic gold-medallist swimmer), Torah Bright (Olympic gold-medallist snowboarder)…
Phillip Island’s Nikki Van Dijk has hit the big screen in her debut movie “First Love”. At just 15 years old, Nikki is focused on her Pro Junior career and has already shown she is ready to tackle the world’s best. Not only did she claim the gold medal in the 2009 Rip Curl National and International GromSearch Finals, she also won a spot into the 2009 Rip Curl Women’s…
