Patience was rewarded at Padang Padang Thursday for the Finals of the 2018 Rip Curl Cup. After playing coy last year and withholding the world-class waves required to hold the WSL specialty event, Padang Padang returned with a vengeance in 2018, producing one of the most spectacular two days of barrels ever seen at The Rip Curl Cup.
Semifinalists Josh Kerr, Jacob Willcox, Mega Semadhi and Jack Robinson give us their thoughts on the upcoming Finals Day Swell Of The Decade headed to Padang on Thursday, July 19th.
Josh Kerr, Jacob Willcox, Gearoid McDaid and Jack Robinson keep the adrenaline high at a nearby slab while waiting for a HUGE Finals Day swell heading to Padang for Thursday.
The following is an exclusive excerpt from the latest edition of Transfer Magazine. It’s titled The Subtle Art of Moving On, and it’s all about ushering in the end of an era, with Aussie snowboarding icon Nate Johnstone.
"Nothing particularly excited our crew about testing Rip Curl's wetsuit. Why? Expectation. They knew it would be the highest quality suits in our rubber quiver, and it didn’t disappoint."
At the end of the competition it was Torquay’s Xavier Huxtable (AUS - Rip Curl athlete) and Kauai’s Keala Tomoda-Bannert (HAW) who came out on top, taking down the duo from the NSW Central Coast, Finn Hill (AUS - Rip Curl athlete) and Kirra-Belle Olsson (AUS - Rip Curl athlete).
Published by the esteemed Baptist World Aid Foundation, Rip Curl has received a B+ score in the 2018 Ethical Fashion Report, which has improved from a C+ score in 2017.
BELLS BEACH, Victoria/AUS (Thursday, April 5, 2018) - Today, Stephanie Gilmore and Italo Ferreira won the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Stop No. 2 of the World Tour. After an exciting week of competitive drama, upsets and emotion, the final day of competition ran in 4-to-6ft conditions at the world renowned Bells Beach… 2018 marks the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach’s 57th year around the sun.
Kelly Slater, Stephanie Gilmore, Tyler Wright, Gabriel Medina, Julian Wilson and more… the world’s best surfers came out to celebrate the retirement of 3x World Champion Mick Fanning.
