Rip Curl USA

Featured Riders

Mick Fanning

Mick Eugene Fanning was born in the Western Sydney suburb of Penrith in 1981, but has called the north coast…

Taylor Knox

Taylor shares the same enthusiasm: “Rip Curl has been one of the world’s top brands in our industry forever and…

Koa Smith

One thing is for sure, if for some oddly, inexplicable reason Koa Smith doesn’t make it as a professional surfer,…

Rip Curl In The Press

US Weekly

Rip Curl featured in US Weekly's July 14, 2008 Issue!…

Women's Adventure

Rip Curl featured in the July/August 2008 Issue of Women's…

Foam

Check out page 38 of Foam's August/September 2008 Issue. The…

Cosmopolitan

Rip Curl featured in Cosmopolitan's July 2008 Issue! Check out…

Glamour

Rip Curl featured in Glamour's July 2008 Issue! Check out…

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The 2008 Rip Curl GromSearch

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Mick Fanning

ASP World Champion 07

Mick Fanning is the 2007 ASP World Champion. Click here to check out his road to glory.

Steph Gilmore

ASP Women's World Champion 07

Steph Gilmore is the 2007 ASP Womens World Champion. Click here to check out her road to glory.

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Owen Wright & Stuart Kennedy at Trestles

(07/16/08) Australian imports and rising superstars, Owen Wright and Stuart Kennedy, took some time out of their busy day planners to grace the USA with their presence. What was on the…

TANNER HENDRICKSON EQUALS RIP CURL GROMSEARCH MAUI CHAMPION

(07/15/08) Costa Mesa, CA (July 14, 2008): This past Saturday, July 12, the best young surfers form around the Aloha State brought their A-game to Lahaina, Maui for the right to…

RIP CURL GROMSEARCH MAUI BOUND THIS SATURDAY (7/12)

(07/11/08) Locked and loaded, all cylinders firing, it’s game time. Stop #4 of the 2008 Rip Curl GromSearch proudly presented by Boost Mobile is dialing up the 808 this weekend, as…

RIP CURL'S TAYLOR KNOX TO BE FEATURED ON FOX 6 NEWS THIS FRIDAY!!!

(07/10/08) Costa Mesa, CA (Thursday, July 10, 2008) – Current world ranked #19 and Rip Curl flag waver, Taylor Knox, will be locking in some air time on San Diego Fox…

Win Watkins Gear

(07/08/08) Win a pair of Daniel Watkins' signature boardshorts and wakevest! Check out Wakeboarding Mag at http://www.wakeboardingmag.com/winwatkinsgear to find out how.

Rip Curl's Stephanie Gilmore nominated for ESPY Award: "Best Female Action Sports Athlete"!!!

(07/07/08) Costa Mesa, CA (Thursday, July 3, 2008) – Happy Gilmore now has more to be happy about. As if winning the ASP Women’s World Title in her rookie year wasn’t…

Rip Curl's Koa Smith Scalps 2 NSSA National Titles; Scores Perfect 10 in Finals!!!

(07/02/08) Costa Mesa, CA (Tuesday, July 1, 2008) – One month ago, Rip Curl team rider and Kauai representer, Koa Smith celebrated reaching the 5' mark in height. Today, the 13…

Rip Curl Celebrates International Surfing Day

(06/26/08) Costa Mesa, CA (Tuesday, June 24, 2008) – June 20th has a whole new meaning. Typically known as the official first day of summer, June 20th has taken on a…

Rip Curl USA juniors come together as the NSSA Nationals brings in the troops

(06/24/08) It is not often a team of sponsored surfers can come together and truly unify, while strengthening as a whole, and making the connections to offer up support from a…

RIP CURL RELEASES EPISODES 1 & 2 OF SEARCHTV SEASON 6 – THE 2008 RIP CURL PRO AT BELLS BEACH

(06/20/08) Rip Curl’s SearchTV has launched into Season 6 this year and to kickstart this Series with a bang, Rip Curl has produced two high-action episodes from the 2008 Rip Curl…

"First Hand: Mick Fanning" on Fuel TV

(06/19/08) Airing Sunday June 22, 2008 at 8:00pm and 11:00pm Eastern Time (5:00pm and 8:00pm Pacific Time), and re-airing seven more times over the next month, FUEL TV will showcase “Firsthand:…

Kekoa Bacalso Claims SriLankan Airlines Pro in Pumping Maldives

(06/17/08) PASTA POINT, Maldives (Saturday, June 14, 2008) – Hawaii’s Kekoa Bacalso has won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star PRIME SriLankan Airlines Pro in fantastic…