Rip Curl

Australian-based wetsuit/surfwear/surfboard company, headquarted in Torquay, Victoria, founded by Doug Warbrick and Brian Singer. Rip Curl Surfboards began as a backyard board-making operation in 1968; wetsuits were introduced the following year. The company was a half step behind Torquay neighbor Quiksilver in the great Australia-to-America surf culture export of the late '70s and early '80s, whe...