Hossegor Rip Curl Pro

World pro tour summer contest held in the mercurial beachbreak waves of Hossegor, France, a resort village just north of Biar- ritz; sponsored by wetsuit manufacturer Rip Curl. Australian Dave MacAulay won the first Hossegor Rip Curl Pro in 1987. A women's division was added in 1992. Tuberides are often a regular feature of the Hossegor Rip Curl Pro, as were the sweaty après-surf booze-ups at the ...