For nearly two decades, Gabriel Medina has been a Rip Curl guy. But in 2026, the world champion and the the iconic brand will no longer be working together.

Rip Curl, the legacy surf brand born in late 1960s Australia, has found itself in the crosshairs of the controversial debate surrounding transgender athletes. Following a post featuring transgender ...

For 17 years now, the iconic breaking wave logo, coupled with the legacy Rip Curl brand name, has been perched on the beak of Gabriel Medina ’s surfboards. But after nearly a decade of sponsorship, ...

An angry mob, armed with virtual pitchforks and torches, is targeting Rip Curl. The iconic surf brand, formed in Torquay, Australia back in 1969, has come under fire following a since-deleted social ...

STAR-ADVERTISER FILE The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau big wave surfing contest was held at Waimea Bay in February 2016. John John Florence went on to win it. This is Ian Walsh. The surf company ...

The invention of the wetsuit in the 1950s allowed surfers to brave chilly water year-round, but it came with an environmental cost – the neoprene material used is a petroleum-based substance that ...

View post: BMW’s Hefty M5 Will At Least Look Better Next Year Click for photo gallery Renault and surf/snowboard company Rip Curl have teamed up to produce a Rip Curl-branded Renault Clio. The car, ...

Suzanne Bowdey is editorial director and senior writer at The Washington Stand. It’s been a week to forget for surf company Rip Curl, the latest brand to risk consumers’ wrath with a pro-transgender ...

The tide’s dropping, the swell rising, and the 22nd annual Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang is about to begin. Surfers and organizers awoke Wednesday morning to find the Bukit Peninsula pulsing with a ...