Rip Curl, the legacy surf brand born in late 1960s Australia, has found itself in the crosshairs of the controversial debate surrounding transgender athletes. Following a post featuring transgender ...

The dust has yet to settle following a single social media post from Rip Curl, which promoted a transgender surfer in a series celebrating woman athletes. Fallout quickly ensued after the post went ...

Surfers have a reputation for being chill and accepting. That, however, may not entirely be true. KMD Brands, the parent of Rip Curl, has lost money for the year and has blamed some of its woes on ...

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 ...