verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message rip curl type private company industry retail founded 1969 1969 headquarters torquay victoria key people doug warbrick founder brian singer founder fran ois payot founder and director michael daly ceo kelly gibson president and ceo of rip curl usa products surfing gear & apparel website rip curl website rip curl is a major australian designer manufacturer and retailer of surfing sportswear also known as boardwear and accompanying products and a major athletic sponsor . rip curl has become one of the largest board wear brands in australia europe and south america and is also active in north america and south africa . globally rip curl is considered a member of the big three of the surf industry alongside quiksilver and billabong . 1 2 rip curl is a private company and as of december 2013 michael daly is the chief executive officer ceo of rip curl group . 3 contents 1 history 2 the search 3 awards 4 retail stores 5 sponsored asp world tour events 6 sponsored athletes 7 references 8 external linking history edit the name rip curl was taken from a vee bottom surfboard that co founder warbrick bought in 1968 upon which he d written rip curl hot dog . the words didn t mean anything he later admitted . except ripping was groovy ; surfing the curl was groovy ; we wanted to be groovy so that was it . matt warshaw encyclopedia of surfing 4 the company was founded in 1969 by doug warbrick and brian singer in torquay victoria australia and initially produced surfboards . in 1970 they decided to begin production of wetsuits with an emphasis on transforming diving technology into a wetsuit suitable for surfing . citation needed alan green co founder of quiksliver was a rip curl employee in 1969 and developed the first quiksilver boardshorts at the rip curl factory in april 1970 . 5 in mid 2012 singer and warbrick engaged the services of bank of america merrill lynch to sell the brand but the plan was abandoned in march 2013 . 6 the search edit rip curl is responsible for one of the most powerful campaigns in surfing history the search . 7 pivotal surf films by legendary filmmaker sonny miller were created as part of the search campaign the search 1992 the search ii 1993 beyond the boundries the search iii 1994 feral kingdom 1995 tripping the planet 1996 and searching for tom curren 1996 which was awarded video of the year by surfer magazine in 1997 . 8 in 2015 rip curl relaunched the search . 9 awards edit rip curl is known for manufacturing technical products and innovation in the surf industry . rip curl s flashbomb wetsuit won three consecutive sima surf industry manufacturers association awards for wetsuit of the year in 2011 2012 and 2013 . 10 11 rip curl s marketing campaign my bikini took home the sima award for women s campaign of the year in 2013 and 2014 rip curl received 2015 sima awards for 12 women s marketing campaign of the year my bikini wetsuit brand of the year flash bomb zip free accessory product of the year searchgps watch women s swim brand of the year men s boardshort of the year mirage mf driven retail stores edit australia new zealand 61 13 south america most are licensees 94 14 north america 29 15 africa and middle east 21 asia indonesia thailand singapore malaysia 72 europe 55 16 sponsored asp world tour events edit rip curl pro bells beach jan juc victoria australia rip curl boardmasters fistral beach newquay cornwall england rip curl pipeline masters banzai pipeline oahu hawaii us rip curl pro mademoiselle france rip curl pro search floating license rip curl pro portugal supertubos beach peniche portugal sponsored athletes edit alana blanchard luke griffin mark sudden dean brady matthew collier tom curren ben dunn mick fanning gabriel medina andy finch bethany hamilton nathan hedge taylor knox jackson lock jessi miley dyer dillon perillo enrique salvadore bruno santos dylan rickard pancho sullivan matt wilkinson owen wright tyler wright tom sullivan mason ho bethany hamilton tom curren a legend and iconic surfer won the world title in 1985 1986 1990 . mick fanning has won the asp world title three times in 2007 2009 and 2013 . gabriel medina won the asp world title in 2014 . australia portal water sports portal references edit alison aprhys 24 march 2008 . rip curl executives happy to be wet behind the ears . the age . melbourne . retrieved 1 march 2009 . paul ham 4 june 2006 . aussie who has board meetings on the beach . london sunday times . retrieved 1 march 2009 . michael daly 13 december 2013 . michael daly . linkedin . linkedin corporation . retrieved 13 december 2013 . matt warshaw 2005 . the encyclopedia of surfing . houghton mifflin harcourt . p. 508 . isbn 0 15 603251 1 . timeline 1969 . quiksilverinc.com . quiksilver inc. retrieved 2 september 2015 . andrew warren 25 september 2013 . regaining their cool can the big three surf brands recover . the conversation australia . retrieved 25 september 2013 . http www.tracksmag.com rip curl relaunches the search http www.surfline.com surf news sonny miller 1960 2014 111877 http www.surfingmagazine.com video are there any waves left to find e6prj6q01mle9prj .97 kailee bradstreet 14 february 2014 . surf industry names best of 2013 at sima image awards . transworld business . ten . retrieved 9 october 2014 . kailee bradstreet 8 february 2013 . the 2012 sima image awards winners & photo gallery . transworld business . ten . retrieved 9 october 2014 . http sima.com 2016 02 13th annual sima image awards given to surf industrys top innovators rip curl stores . rip curl australasia . rip curl international pty. ltd. 9 october 2014 . retrieved 9 october 2014 . lojas rip curl . rip curl brasil . rip curl international pty. ltd. 9 october 2014 . retrieved 9 october 2014 . rip curl surf center . rip curl . rip curl international pty. ltd. 9 october 2014 . retrieved 9 october 2014 . rip curl ceo on annual financial results 2014 . external linking edit official website rip curl on twitter retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rip curl & oldid 742861722 categories sportswear brandsretail companies of australiasporting goods manufacturers of australiaprivately held companies of australiaclothing companies of australiaclothing brands of australiaswimwear manufacturerssurfwear brandssurfing in australiasnowboarding companiesskateboarding companieswatch brandsretail companies established in 1969underwear brandsclothing brandsaustralian fashionmultinational companies headquartered in australiashoe companies of australia1969 establishments in australiacompanies based in victoria australia hidden categories engvarb from october 2013articles needing additional references from september 2007all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with 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