What is a rip curl?

Question

What is a rip curl?

Answer 1

Rip Curl is a major Australian manufacturer and retailer of surfwear and surfgear, The company started from the humble beginings of two surfers in Torquay producing wetsuits from their garden shed. Rip Curl remains a private company

I hope this helps?

Answer 2

ripcurl, sort of a surfer brand. offers surfer stuff.

Answer 3

Wetsuit manutacturers

Answer 4

Is it a kind of f**t?

Answer 5

In surfing rip curl is part of a wave,  An Ozzie company that produces  surfing gear named itself after this.

Answer 6

Physically, a rip curl is the leading edge of a breaking wave that forms the mouth of a 'barrel' as it curls over.

As to the company, I have no idea as to the origins, so would probably agree with Ken J above.

Answer 7

It is a company.

Answer 8

Its a surfing company. Have a look on there site.

www.ripcurl.com

Answer 9

Rip Curl is a major Australian manufacturer and retailer of surfwear and surfgear (see surfing). The company started from the humble beginings of two surfers in Torquay producing wetsuits from their garden shed. Rip Curl remains a private company.

Answer 10

an  australian surf band

Answer 11

It is the most critical part of the wave in surfing...the curl is the part of the wave that throws over and you ofter see people getting 'tubed'.  The 'rip' part of it is the current or power of the water when it produces the 'curl' by going in to shallow water.  Hence the 'rip curl' is the most powerful, moving part of a ridden wave....

Answer 12

Agree with answer 2. Except the 'rip' part refers to the wave being caused by a rip-tide. Basically a beach sloping away from the shore, will mean an approaching wave will collapse over the retreating water beneath it (from the last wave).

Like when you get sucked back after being hit by a wave. If you new wave hits this water it collapses over it often creating the type of wave favoured by some surfers.

Not a surfer, just a beach-bum.

Answer 13

An austrailian company that makes wetsuits.