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 ...

Rip Curl began making wetsuits back in 1970 when Brian Singer and Doug "Claw" Warbick were simply looking to stay warm in the cold waters of Bells Beach Australia. Rip Curl is still owned and operated ...

If you were to play a little game of word association with, say, a brand like Rip Curl, the next word that’d likely come to mind is: performance. Which sure makes a lot of sense. Check the roster.