Hailing from the North Shore of Kauai, young Alana Blanchard is destined to leave a mark in female professional surfing and well beyond...actually, she already has. At the young age of 15, Alana became the first female Pipeline Master dealing with conditions women surfers had yet to be given the chance to compete in. Today, she is one of Rip Curl's key talents - competing on the ASP Women's World Tour and starring in our global fashion shoots around the world.
Costa Mesa, CA (August 16, 2010): The 3rd pit stop on the 2010 Rip Curl GromSearch presented by H2O Overdrive saw 2 things: amazing conditions and top-notch performances, as the mid-Atlantic's top talent proceeded to tear apart Lillian St., Kitty Hawk on North Carolina’s famed Outerbanks this past weekend. Fresh off an Indo boat trip, Cam Richards came in full throttle. Cam meticulously tore apart the solid overhead selects on offer all day, and eventually took to the air stomping a massive fo...
Photographer Branden Aroyan puts together beautiful surf clips in this video montage.
Costa Mesa, CA (April 15, 2010): Former NSSA National Champion, the 2008 ASP World Junior runner-up, 2009 WQS ranked # 14, and Rip Curl team rider, Bethany Hamilton, will have a theatrical film released tentatively late 2010 based on her inspirational and courageous story.It's been over six years since Bethany lost her arm in a shark attack that changed her life forever. Since then, Bethany has inspired millions of people around the world, as she has not only continued her dream of becoming a ...
Injured Slater Bests Fanning to Claim Fourth Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Title JOHANNA BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Thursday, April 8, 2010) – Kelly Slater (USA), 38, former nine-time ASP World Champion, has claimed his fourth Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by SNICKERS title over reigning two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, in clean three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at the backup venue of Johanna Beach.
The 2009/10 Rip Curl International GromSearch boys and girls finals were completed at Bells Beach today as part of the Rip Curl Pro Surf and Music Festival. As if to prove the truly international nature of the GromSearch, the winner of the boys, Gabriel Medina, hails from Brazil, and the winner of the girls, Bianca Buitendag, is from South Africa. Both 16 years old, Medina and Buitendag beat some of the world's best junior surfers to take the boys and girls Gromsearch crowns. In the boy's fina...
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Australian Mick Fanning takes his second Rip Curl Pro Search title in Portugal and capped his third ASP World Tour win this year.
It’s the 1986 rematch the world has been waiting for. A true Clash of the Icons will be on the ultimate stage for the world to see March 30-April 10 at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.California style guru Tom Curren vs. Australian surf hero Mark Occhilupo. One heat. Two legends. Three reasons to be at Bells Beach this Easter.The rivalry between Occy and Curren produced the most exciting competitive clashes in the history of surfing. Their 1986 heat at Bells Beach is critically considered the bes...
Rip Curl congrats Stephanie Gilmore on her third ASP Women's World Title!