Rip Curl Mens A2547-MGO Gold Analog with Rotating Bezel
The Rip Curl Story brstrongbrThe year: 1969. A man called Armstrong is about to walk on the moon./strongbrbr(In fact, the day he does so, Bells Beach... more>>
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The Rip Curl Story brstrongbrThe year: 1969. A man called Armstrong is about to walk on the moon./strongbrbr(In fact, the day he does so, Bells Beach is ten foot and near perfect. Two Torquay locals, Charlie Bartlett and Brian Singer, surf their brains out before going home to watch the other momentous event on black and white TV.)brbrIn Australia, surfing is at a curious stage of its development. The Andldquo;short board revolutionAndrdquo; of 1967 has created a frenzy of experimentation in surfboard design and surfing technique. brbrIn the cool climate of Victoria, sanity prevails in design and technique, if not in the temperaments of the surfers. The cold, always a great leveller, has created a hardy breed of surfer who has no time for the hoopla and hype of the glitter beach capitals of the world. And by 1969 these like-minded souls have begun to gravitate towards the equally no-frills seaside town of Torquay, just a couple of kilometers away from Bells Beach, home of some of the most challenging waves in Australia.brAnd it is into this environment that Doug Andldquo;ClawAndrdquo; Warbrick and Brian Andldquo;Sing DingAndrdquo; Singer decide to pitch their fledgling surf company, Rip Curl. And yes, it will be called Rip Curl. brbrRip Curl Surfboards did well in a highly competitive market which had opened up in response to the revolution in design. Pioneers like Gordon Woods and Barry Bennett in Sydney and George Rice in Victoria had been joined by hundreds of wide-eyed hopefuls operating, like Rip Curl, out of garages and tool sheds.brbrIn many cases enthusiasm and innovation overshadowed technical expertise and quality, but Rip Curl concentrated on producing a small number of functional surfcraft for local waves. brbrIn 1970, however, Warbrick and Singer made the decision which changes forever the nature of their fledgling company. Looking at the essential needs of their fellow surfers in cold-water Victoria, they see that one
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