RIP CURL TEAM
Meet the team
A Rip Curl athlete is much more than a brand ambassador. Since the beginning, Rip Curl has strived for nothing short of the best – the World’s Ultimate Surf, Snow and Wake teams. Rip Curl athletes are World Champions. They are innovators, dreamers, role models and Searchers.
From global elite athletes to regional rising talents, no matter where you are in the world, the best surfers, snowboarders, skiers and wakeboards will be riding with a Rip Curl sticker on the nose of their board.
Steph Gilmore
The greatest women’s surfer of all time. With 8 World Titles, she sits alone at the top of the sport.
After bursting onto the scene in 2005 with a CT win as a wildcard, Steph qualified for the 2007 World Tour and won the next 4 World Titles, becoming the only surfer in history to win in their ‘rookie’ season. Adding 4 more titles, Steph is widely celebrated as a sporting icon, possessing amazing style, skill, and power in the water, along with a genuine and engaging personality on land. Through her career she has defined surfing at the elite level and inspired every surfer on the planet.
The greatest women’s surfer of all time. With 8 World Titles, she sits alone at the top of the sport.
After bursting onto the scene in 2005 with a CT win as a wildcard, Steph qualified for the 2007 World Tour and won the next 4 World Titles, becoming the only surfer in history to win in their ‘rookie’ season. Adding 4 more titles, Steph is widely celebrated as a sporting icon, possessing amazing style, skill, and power in the water, along with a genuine and engaging personality on land. Through her career she has defined surfing at the elite level and inspired every surfer on the planet.
Mick Fanning
Mick Fanning is an Aussie hero. Mick Fanning is a legend. And right now, after retiring from the World Tour in 2018, Mick Fanning is officially on The Search.
It’s difficult to sum up a man like Mick Fanning in just a few short sentences. A surfer? Yes. A brother, a son? A 3x World Champion? One of our sport’s greatest athletes? Yes. Yes. Yes. The unlucky surfer who got knocked off his board by a white pointer during a Final at Jeffrey’s Bay, broadcast live around the world? Yes.
Mick Fanning is an Aussie hero. Mick Fanning is a legend. And right now, after retiring from the World Tour in 2018, Mick Fanning is officially on The Search.
It’s difficult to sum up a man like Mick Fanning in just a few short sentences. A surfer? Yes. A brother, a son? A 3x World Champion? One of our sport’s greatest athletes? Yes. Yes. Yes. The unlucky surfer who got knocked off his board by a white pointer during a Final at Jeffrey’s Bay, broadcast live around the world? Yes.
tom curren
The greatest women’s surfer of all time. With 8 World Titles, she sits alone at the top of the sport.
Tom Curren is, without a doubt, one of the greatest surfers of all time. A true Californian, Tom grew up surfing the long walls of Rincon in Santa Barbara, and developed a smooth, sweeping style that trademarks his career in surf.
Tom is much more than a 3x World Champion, he was one of the pioneers of progressive competitive surfing. He was one of the original Searchers, travelling to the ends of the earth on a mission to find perfect, un-surfed waves. Enigmatic, slightly reclusive and incredibly eccentric, Tom is a legend and holds an almost mythical presence in surfing history.
The greatest women’s surfer of all time. With 8 World Titles, she sits alone at the top of the sport.
Tom Curren is, without a doubt, one of the greatest surfers of all time. A true Californian, Tom grew up surfing the long walls of Rincon in Santa Barbara, and developed a smooth, sweeping style that trademarks his career in surf.
Tom is much more than a 3x World Champion, he was one of the pioneers of progressive competitive surfing. He was one of the original Searchers, travelling to the ends of the earth on a mission to find perfect, un-surfed waves. Enigmatic, slightly reclusive and incredibly eccentric, Tom is a legend and holds an almost mythical presence in surfing history.
gabriel medina
Gabriel Medina is an enigma…
3 X WSL world surfing champion, social media sensation with over 14m followers on IG alone and now Olympic medallist Paris 2024 Games, the 30-year-old goofy foot is either a bright star or dark lord to surf fans world-wide depending on the day.
Unafraid to do things his own way and with an unstoppable will to win when on a roll, Rip Curl’s #1 team rider is not like anybody else.
Gabriel Medina is an enigma…
3 X WSL world surfing champion, social media sensation with over 14m followers on IG alone and now Olympic medallist Paris 2024 Games, the 30-year-old goofy foot is either a bright star or dark lord to surf fans world-wide depending on the day.
Unafraid to do things his own way and with an unstoppable will to win when on a roll, Rip Curl’s #1 team rider is not like anybody else.
mason ho
Often referred to as the biggest personality in surfing, Mason Ho is a one-of-a-kind human.
Son to legendary Michael Ho, nephew to World Champion Derek Ho, brother to World Tour athlete Coco Ho… Mase comes from a long line of Hawaiian surfing legends, and he’s done his best to
follow in their footsteps.
Often referred to as the biggest personality in surfing, Mason Ho is a one-of-a-kind human.
Son to legendary Michael Ho, nephew to World Champion Derek Ho, brother to World Tour athlete Coco Ho… Mase comes from a long line of Hawaiian surfing legends, and he’s done his best to
follow in their footsteps.
Tyler Wright
Tyler Wright is more than just a professional surfer, a great human, a loving sister. She is a force to be reckoned with.
At 14 years old, she became the youngest surfer to win a WCT event, ever. At 15, she made the World Tour. By 17, she was fighting for her first World Title. At 21 years of age she was taking care of her older brother Owen, after he suffered a major head trauma at Pipeline. Then at 22, she won her first World Title. Fast forward to today, just two years later, and she’s a 2x World Champion.
Tyler Wright is more than just a professional surfer, a great human, a loving sister. She is a force to be reckoned with.
At 14 years old, she became the youngest surfer to win a WCT event, ever. At 15, she made the World Tour. By 17, she was fighting for her first World Title. At 21 years of age she was taking care of her older brother Owen, after he suffered a major head trauma at Pipeline. Then at 22, she won her first World Title. Fast forward to today, just two years later, and she’s a 2x World Champion.
molly picklum
At 22, she has won her first World Title at the 2025 WSL Finals.
A teenage surf prodigy, Molly Picklum's trophy cabinet is filling up rapidly, despite the Australian's career having only just begun.
There are few surfers in Australia who've garnered as much recognition as Molly Picklum over the last few years. And for good reason. At just 18-years-old, Molly already has two back-to-back Australian Championships titles to her name, won the Australian Pro Junior in 2019 and was also named Female Rising Star at the Australian Surfing Awards in 2020.
At 22, she has won her first World Title at the 2025 WSL Finals.
A teenage surf prodigy, Molly Picklum's trophy cabinet is filling up rapidly, despite the Australian's career having only just begun.
There are few surfers in Australia who've garnered as much recognition as Molly Picklum over the last few years. And for good reason. At just 18-years-old, Molly already has two back-to-back Australian Championships titles to her name, won the Australian Pro Junior in 2019 and was also named Female Rising Star at the Australian Surfing Awards in 2020.
owen wright
The second eldest of the Wright clan, Owen grew up in a small town on the South Coast of NSW, spending as much time as possible in the water. wr
From a young age he was poised to become a professional surfer – his tall and powerful frame an asset to his surfing, his love for the ocean and thirst for adrenaline pushing his skills to new limits.
In 2010 Owen cracked the QS and entered the elite ranks of the World Tour, leading by example for his younger sister Tyler. More than anything in the world, Owen loves getting barrelled – and will push his limits to do so.
The second eldest of the Wright clan, Owen grew up in a small town on the South Coast of NSW, spending as much time as possible in the water. wr
From a young age he was poised to become a professional surfer – his tall and powerful frame an asset to his surfing, his love for the ocean and thirst for adrenaline pushing his skills to new limits.
In 2010 Owen cracked the QS and entered the elite ranks of the World Tour, leading by example for his younger sister Tyler. More than anything in the world, Owen loves getting barrelled – and will push his limits to do so.
morgan cibilic
Morgan Cibilic is the current Rookie of the Year result for 2021 season. He was a competitor on the 2021 WSL CT now after his Rip Curl WSL Finals appearance.
Morgan Cibilic is known for his smooth, fast and powerful style. Morgs generates speed off the bottom where others can't and drives into critical sections with abandon. He spent his time growing up between the surfing hubs of Angourie and Merewether.
Morgan Cibilic is the current Rookie of the Year result for 2021 season. He was a competitor on the 2021 WSL CT now after his Rip Curl WSL Finals appearance.
Morgan Cibilic is known for his smooth, fast and powerful style. Morgs generates speed off the bottom where others can't and drives into critical sections with abandon. He spent his time growing up between the surfing hubs of Angourie and Merewether.
Crosby Colapinto
Crosby is the full package. He’s funny yet humble, can throw huge airs, weave incredible tubes and lay down proper man hacks.
It’s no wonder he was able to bring his childhood dream to life, making the World Tour in 2024 as a part of the 2% Crew from San Clemente, California.
‘The Croz’ grew up honing his freakish surfing abilities at his home break of Trestles, among that hotbed of talent (including his older brother Griffin). Crosby is his own man though, and his own surfer, ready to take on the world with a unique combination of power, excitement and grace.
Crosby is the full package. He’s funny yet humble, can throw huge airs, weave incredible tubes and lay down proper man hacks.
It’s no wonder he was able to bring his childhood dream to life, making the World Tour in 2024 as a part of the 2% Crew from San Clemente, California.
‘The Croz’ grew up honing his freakish surfing abilities at his home break of Trestles, among that hotbed of talent (including his older brother Griffin). Crosby is his own man though, and his own surfer, ready to take on the world with a unique combination of power, excitement and grace.
Samuel Pupo
Surfing is in Sammy Pupo’s blood. Better known as Samuca in Brazil, he’s the son of national surfing icon Wagner and brother of WSL competitor Miguel.
Sammy started riding waves at the age of three and was competing at the age of five. He won Kelly Slater’s Young Guns wavepool event in 2018, took out his first Qualifying Series win at the EDP Billabong Pro Ericeira in 2019, and clinched Rookie of the Year in 2022, finishing top 10 during his first year on the World Tour.
Surfing is in Sammy Pupo’s blood. Better known as Samuca in Brazil, he’s the son of national surfing icon Wagner and brother of WSL competitor Miguel.
Sammy started riding waves at the age of three and was competing at the age of five. He won Kelly Slater’s Young Guns wavepool event in 2018, took out his first Qualifying Series win at the EDP Billabong Pro Ericeira in 2019, and clinched Rookie of the Year in 2022, finishing top 10 during his first year on the World Tour.
Alyssa Spencer
Alyssa is a surf junkie and competitive beast in equal measure.
As a teen, she spent almost every weekend competing, sometimes surfing in three local contests leagues, across as many divisions as organizers would allow.
That passionate obsession saw her rise quickly, beating older surfers with a focus which made her look like a veteran already.
Alyssa is a surf junkie and competitive beast in equal measure.
As a teen, she spent almost every weekend competing, sometimes surfing in three local contests leagues, across as many divisions as organizers would allow.
That passionate obsession saw her rise quickly, beating older surfers with a focus which made her look like a veteran already.
Jacob Willcox
xpect him to be topping the world stage in a comp rashie and freesurfing for years to come.
Jacob ‘Chippo’ Willcox surfs better than anyone you know. He spent his grom years alternating between nailing event wins and enjoying surf holidays with his beloved family in Western Australia.
xpect him to be topping the world stage in a comp rashie and freesurfing for years to come.
Jacob ‘Chippo’ Willcox surfs better than anyone you know. He spent his grom years alternating between nailing event wins and enjoying surf holidays with his beloved family in Western Australia.
Erin Brooks
Erin Brooks, born on July 17, 2007, in Boerne, Texas, grew up far from the ocean, with little knowledge of the surfing world.
Her journey into surfing began at the age of nine when she moved to Hawaii. It was here that Erin experienced her first encounter with the waves, an event that ignited a passion that would change her life forever. From that moment, she was determined to excel in the sport.
Erin Brooks, born on July 17, 2007, in Boerne, Texas, grew up far from the ocean, with little knowledge of the surfing world.
Her journey into surfing began at the age of nine when she moved to Hawaii. It was here that Erin experienced her first encounter with the waves, an event that ignited a passion that would change her life forever. From that moment, she was determined to excel in the sport.
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