For Immediate Release: Costa Mesa, CA (May 28, 2009): The blending of function and fashion, the balance of necessities and wants, the go-to summer boardie: Rip Curl presents the Pixelate boardshort (US$56). Keep reading →
Rip Curl’s Pixelate Boardshort Released
May 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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Tagged: 2009, Boardshort, Guide, Pixelate, Review, Rip Curl, Shorts, Surfing
Shaper Wade Tokoro Joins Rip Curl
March 31, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Wade Tokoro is a surfer/shaper in the truest sense of the words. He charges Pipeline like a Tour pro, and he shapes for some of the world’s top surfers, like 2008 ASP Champion, Stephanie Gilmore, and four-time Triple Crown Champion, Andy Irons. Rip Curl announced today Keep reading →
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Tagged: DHD, Hawaii, Rip Curl, Shaper, SURFBOARDS, Wade Tokoro
Rip Curl Releases Mick Fanning’s WLP Next Strike Boardshort
March 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Check out Mick Fanning's signature boardshort by Rip Curl.
Costa Mesa, CA: The 07 ASP World Champion and 2009 surefire title contender, Mick Fanning, will be heading into this season donning the latest in his signature boardshort series: The WLP Next Strike. The 3rd generation of his signature boardie series, Mick teamed up with the talent on the Rippy boardshort design posse to create the perfect balance between function and style. Donning Rip Curl’s authentic Coreflex fabric, the ultimate combo of strength and stretch, Mick’s signature yardage print, as well an embroidered Fanning family crest for good measure, the WLP Next Strike is undoubtedly a go-to piece in Rip Curl’s Spring ’09 boardshort lineup. The WLP Next Strike is in stores now at authorized Rip Curl dealers. For more info, go to www.ripcurl.com
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Tagged: Boardshorts, Mick Fanning, Rip Curl, WLP Next Strike
Kelly Slater’s “Deep Six” Surfboard Specs
February 1, 2009 · 1 Comment
Most surfers would have said that Kelly Slater was “under-gunned” (riding too small of a board) when he paddled out at the 2008 Billabong Pipeline Masters on a 5′11.” Pipe’s heaving barrels traditionally send professional surfers running for a board in the seven-foot range. But Slater has been tinkering with board shapes, and through “guessing” (in his own words) and trial and error, he came up with the surfboard he dubs “Deep Six.” Keep reading →
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Tagged: Channel Islands, Deep Six, Kelly Slater, Pipeline, Surfboard
Channel Islands Announces Dane Reynolds “Proton” Surfboard
January 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Twenty-three-year-old Dane Reynolds has turned the surfing world upside-down, almost by accident. By 2004, surfers like Andy Irons (and later Kelly Slater) had pegged the Ventura, California local as the “best free-surfer in the world,” and videos like First Chapter (2006) and Quiksilver’s Young Guns series (see clip below) only solidified the claim. Keep reading →
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Tagged: Al Merrick, Channel Islands, Dane Reynolds, Proton, Surfboard, Ventura
Stephanie Gilmore And Her WCT-Winning Surfboards
January 25, 2009 · 2 Comments
Steph Gilmore selects a board during the Hawai'ian leg of the 2008 World Championship Tour. Photo: Sparkes
Surfboard shapes and materials are proven by professionals on the World Championship Tour (WCT). But how much of this upper-end insight trickles down to the rest of the surfing population? SURF Buyer’s Guide caught up with two-time ASP Champion, Stephanie Gilmore, to find out.
Steph grew up surfing Australia’s Gold Coast and, at just twenty years old, she’s known as a powerful and versatile surfer. Steph’s exact board specs may not work for more average surfers (or women of different builds), but as she talks us through her travel/contest quiver, it’s clear Keep reading →
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Tagged: 2008, Base, Darren Handley, DHD, Stephanie Gilmore, Surfboards For Women, Tokoro, World Champion
