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S U R F B O A R D S

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“The Search is the driving force that led to the creation of Rip Curl. We love charging into the unknown and the journey that awaits. It’s about the great sense of adventure,

anticipation, curiosity and the chance to score great uncrowded waves. Rip Curl helps us live this life.”

-- Doug “Claw” Warbrick (Rip Curl Founder)

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DHDT. PATTERSON

BYRNETOKORO

EMERYALLAN BYRNE

OWL CHAPMANDAVE LEWIS

YUGUNTHER ROHNRICHARD EVANS

HOEY

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Without the surfboard, there is no surfing.

Strip down the experience to its essence and all you have is the wave, the surfer, and the board that connects the two. Rip Curl was built on the surfboard. Before the clothing label, before the global surf contests, even before the wetsuits. It all started more than 40 years ago during the height of the “shortboard revolution,” when two young surfers in the coast-al village of Torquay, Australia joined forces to produce the first Rip Curl surfboard – the original product of The Search. Their vision was to create a better-performing, longer-lasting

surfboard. Made by surfers, for surfers.

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Today, that tradition continues here in Bali. Rip Curl is now the leading surfboard manufacturer in Indonesia, having recently built a world-class surfboard factory in

Bali to meet the needs of dedicated surfers living The Search throughout the archipelago.

With a state-of-the-art digital shaping machine and an

international team of A-List shapers to choose from, Rip Curl can provide you with a custom surfboard

based on proven designs from proven craftsmen. If you prefer to buy your board straight off the rack and

out the door, simply drop by one of the many Rip Curl board shops around Bali. They are always stocked

full of boards in a range of shapes and sizes. You can even head into the newest Rip Curl surf shop on Jalan

Legian in the heart of Kuta, place an order for a cus-tom board, and watch while your new stick is shaped

before your eyes at the in-store shaping room.

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Rocker is the amount of curve from the nose to the tail and determines the turning characteristics of your board. The more curve the board has the easier it will turn, but it will also mean you have less drive. Generally, if you are surfing tight in the pocket or hollow, punchy waves you’ll need a board with more rocker. If the waves are fat and slow, then a flatter rocker will be better for maintaining speed through the dead sections.

A thicker board will be very buoyant and easy to paddle, but will be sluggish and hard to

The wider the board the more stable it will be, as well as giving it extra planing area. Tail width will determine how loose your board is. Shortboards tend to have wider tails while guns will have narrower tails for more drive and stiffness.

ROCKER

THICKNESS

BOARD WIDTH

KNOW YOUR WEAPON

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The bottom contour is the curve from rail to rail and is perhaps the most complex and debatable element of board design.CONCAVE: Feeds water under your board and out through the tail, giving it more speed and acceleration. Varieties include single concave, double concave and single to double concave (single under the front foot feeding into a double under the back foot).CHANNELS: Designed primarily for clean surf, channels will give your board Road Runner - like speed and are great for power carves. The negative is they can tend to “track” on the wave face if too deep.VEE: Designed to guide the board from rail to rail quickly, the Vee design is increased movement compensates it’s lack in speed.

BOTTOM CONTOUR

ROUNDED SQUARE TAIL: The most popular design for performance short boards, the rounded square is smooth and forgiving in all conditions.SQUARE TAIL: Not a really common tail shape, the square is primarily for small waves but the sharp, square corners aren’t as forgiving as the rounded square.SWALLOW TAIL: Allows for good drive and leverage with the extra rail length but with a nice squirt of looseness with the reduced tail area. Great tail for a Fish.ROUND TAIL: Good on the rail, the round tail promotes smoother turns. Suits a surfer who tends to be more frontfooted.PIN TAIL: Traditionally a bigger wave tail. Holds in well and rides smooth, great for holding a line in a sick pit.

TAILS

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DEPTH: The depth is the length of the fin from base to tip,or the distance it protrudes into the water. It affects the hold the fin has in a turn and the greater the depth the more control a board will have.BASE LENGTH: Base length affects the amount of drive and speed the board has. The greater the base length, the greater the drive.RAKE: The rake is the angle that the fin top’s trailing edge sweeps back beyond the fin’s rear point. Fins with plenty of rake cut through the water well and are good for big turns. Less rake means tighter turning arcs.FLEX: Stiff fins with a small amount of flex have more speed and feel. Heavy flex fins are more forgiving and are better for novice surfers.

LOW RAILS: Very sensitive and tend to bite into the wave face. Good for bigger or hollow waves and longer, smoother turns.

BOXY/FULL RAILS: More forgiving and suited for shorter, quick turns. Good for small-wave surfing and they also give the board more volume.

FINS

RAILS

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Surfboards for your Search...

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“The quality of the boards in the Rip Curl factory on Bali is second to none. I was so impressed when I went there and saw what these guys are turning out.

The weight is perfect, the sand jobs are perfect, it’s all off the charts. I’m just so proud to have my name on the boards.”

– Darren Handley

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In 2011 Rip Curl opened the doors to the most technologically advanced surfboard factory in Asia. The new 750-square-meter facility on Bali’s surf-drenched Bukit peninsula rivals any surfboard factory in the world. It’s now an annual destination for the best shapers in the business. Darren Handley, Wade Tokoro, Timmy Patter-son and Phil Byrne are among the respected craftsmen who have visited the factory this year to shape boards and test their new designs in Bali’s world-class surf, just like they have done every winter on the North Shore of Oahu for decades. Rip Curl uses only the highest quality foam, fiberglass and resin at its new factory. They are the exact same materials used by leading manufacturers in Australia, Europe, Hawaii and California. In the past, it was difficult for board builders in Bali to import these materials from abroad because of costs and customs regulations. Rip Curl has cut through the red tape and secured a reliable flow of the best materials out there, resulting in the most durable, highest quality surfboards available in Indonesia.

THE FACTORY

“I’ve shaped throughout America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, and without a shred of a doubt it’s the best factory I’ve ever been in. I’m blown away by the quality of the glass jobs the local guys are producing. I’m fastidious about everything being just right on my

boards... I would say the boards being made in Bali are as good as any in the world.” – Allan Byrne

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“It’s as good a factory as I’ve ever worked in. I’ve been making surfboards for 43 years now, and

the quality here is as high or higher than anywhere in the world.”

– Richard Evans

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DARREN HANDLEYBred in the legendary pointbreaks of Queensland’s Gold Coast, Darren Handley has lived and breathed surfing his entire life. At the age of 12 he started sweeping floors at the local surfboard factory, which eventually led him to Murray Bourton’s infamous Pipedream shop where Darren learned all the aspects of board production. After ten years with Pipe-dream Surfboards, he branched out to launch his own label, DHD (Darren Handley Designs). Darren has traveled the globe, surfing every type of wave imaginable to help him create the perfect surfboard. But it’s the long sand-bottomed barrels of his famed home break, the Superbank, that has provided the unrivaled high-performance en-vironment for Darren to develop the fastest, most responsive boards in the world. At any given stop on the WCT tour, you’re sure to spot several of the world’s elite surfers paddling out for their heat on a DHD board, the most famous being two-time world cham-pion Mick Fanning. Mick has relied on Darren’s equipment for over 12 years. Darren is constantly working with Mick throughout the contest season to deliver specially-tailored boards to suit each wave on tour. Whether it’s two-foot Brazilian beachbreak or ten-foot Teahupoo, DHD’s got a magic design to get the job done.

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Two-time world champ Mick Fanning depends on his DHD.

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MF SWIVEL - Mick wanted a fun board to play around on when he wasn’t competing on the tour. The result was the Swivel. This wide nose hybrid is all about having fun. Ride it 3-4 inches shorter and 3/4 - 1 inch wider than your normal short board. Ride it as a thruster or twinny, either way it’s going to be one of the best fishes you have ever owned. I have made a few changes to the 2010 Swivel. There is a touch less rocker and more thickness throughout. This extra volume allows Mick to ride a smaller board in smaller waves and still have the carry and speed to throw the board around in small waves

The Jelly Bean keeps you in the water on even the smallest of days. You can get either a round tail, small squash or a swallow tail. A perfect board to have in your quiver for those small days when you still want to get wet.

5’6” to 6’6” 5’6” to 6’4”

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PISTAL WHIP-This board is what our customers have been wanting us to shape them, they said fast, short, wide and easy to surf in all waves especially small surf. So I took the best bits if all my models and came up with the Pistol Whip. Enjoy! DH

RCDC - An all time favourite. Over the past 10 years the RC/DC has stood the test of time. A perfect blend of rocker curve combined with a subtle single into double concave, releasing into a vee through the tail, makes this board the perfect all rounder.

5’6” to 6’4” 5’11” to 6’6”

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MF PRO- This year we have made a few slight changes. Nose a touch fuller, more volume in the rails and tail. This has made the Mick Pro more user friendly to all those surfers who want to feel what it is like to surf one of Micks boards.

MF COFFEEBEAN - This is Micks step down board for waves under 4ft. The cof-fee bean flies in all types of conditions. Its versatility lies within its wide nose/ tail combo and Micks signature small wave rocker. A great high performance grovellor. For 2010 we have realised that the rocker on this board is that fast, we had to reduce the tail and nose width a bit. Allowing the board to be a step down board and all rounder.

5’10” to 6’6” 5’10” to 6’4”

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THE COMMANDER is the big guy s short board. Extra volume for paddling pow-er ,whilst maintaining rocker and con-cave for performance surfing.The wave catcher bulit to tear!

THE ANIMAL- . After 6 months of de-veloping and fine tuning, the animal is a direct reflection of what aggressive, powerful and raw surfing is all about. This years animal provides extra buoy-ancy without sacrficing performance. A refined round tail with a subtle single to double concave provides accelaera-tion through turns, making this board perfect for any type of wave. 2 INCHES SMALLER, FOR BIGGER BLOKES TO COME DOWN TO THE NEWER GENER-ATION. ALSO A GREAT INTERMEDIATE BOARD.

6’4” to 7’0” 5’10” to 7’0”

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Shaping performance surfboards is in Timmy Patterson’s DNA. His fa-ther and grandfather were both accomplished board builders, and they schooled Timmy in the family craft from a young age. Timmy was practi-cally raised in the storied Hobie Surfboards factory in Dana Point, Cali-fornia, where he learned how to shape from legends like Dale Velzy, Mickey Munoz and Terry Martin. By age 18, Timmy’s boards were in such high demand around San Clemente that he started his own label. Twenty five years later, T. Patterson is a leader in the cutthroat Southern Cali-fornia surfboard industry. When a swell hits the Golden State, the best surfers in the lineup from Huntington to Salt Creek to Lowers can be found ripping on a Patterson. Working closely with his stable of top-tier pro riders, Timmy Pat-terson has refined his shapes, contours and rockers, and is currently producing some of the most sought-after performance shortboards in the world.

T. PATTERSON

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The Rising Sun has been our best seller since it was first designed. A team fa-vorite. Has low full semi down rails that allow you sink the rail off your bottom turns. Has a flat deck with low tail and nose rocker.The bottom comes with a double vee concave off the tail

When it comes to surf-ing really good waves, u need a really good board. From heavy waves like G-LAND , DESERT POINT or big ULUWATU we have u covered. Timmy spe-cializes in high perfor-mance boards for any kind of waves...pin tails and round tails and even baby swallow tails are available. tri fins or quad set up.

The RC PRO is the go to board for high perforamce surfing in all conditons,it has a steady rocker with pulled in performance rails.the bottom has a single concave running though it.perfect board for your canguu or kra-mas sessions.

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you need confidence in your shaper...

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to have confidence in the water

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No matter the era, it seems like the best surfers of the day are always shredding on a Byrne. In the seventies, it was guys like Shaun Tompson and Larry Bertleman pushing the limits on Byrne single fins. In the eighties it was Tom Carroll winning two world titles rid-ing Phil Byrne shapes. Presently, it’s Aussie wonderkid Owen Wright blowing minds and reinventing the sport on Phil’s highly refined shortboards. In 2010, Owen and Phil’s years of work together culminated in a WCT Rookie of the Year season for Owen and cemented Phil’s 35-year legacy as one of the world’s premier surfboard craftsmen.

PHIL BYRNE

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“I love my Byrne thumbtails. It’s the perfect mix between a squash and a pintail, loose but still fast in the barrel.”

– Owen Wright

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When the world’s best surfers make their an-nual winter migration to the North Shore of Oahu, their first stop is Wade Tokoro’s east side surfboard factory. Tokoro, who’s been making boards for over 25 years, is hands-down the most respected shaper in Hawaii. Some of the biggest names in surfing rely on Tokoro’s experience for their Hawaii quivers, includ-ing CJ Hobgood, Dusty Payne, Jamie O’Brien, and the late Andy Irons, who won mul-tiple Triple Crown titles on Tokoro pintails. It’s his credentials in the water in addition to his expertise in the shaping room that make Tokoro the go-to shaper for legions of surfers when they need a board to ride the biggest barrels of their life. Arguably the most skilled surfer of any shaper in the busi-ness, Tokoro knows first-hand what it feels like to bottom turn into a huge Pipeline pit. During the winter, it’s not uncommon to see Tokoro charging second reef Pipe bombs, and he’s been known to air drop into a heaving Teahupoo pit or two.

WADE TOKORO

Viper5’8” to 6’4”

Reef Hawk6’4” to 7’2”

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made by surfers, for surfers

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EMERY is a big part of Stuart Kennedy’s Search...

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Alan Emery grew up surfing the perfect righthanders of Lennox Point in north-ern New South Wales, Australia. Over the years, Al’s boards have been the choice of numerous Australasian Pro Junior, WQS and WCT surfers. When he’s not out surf-ing with his teamriders, you can find Al in the lab working with new materials, de-veloping new designs and overseeing the production process. Recently, Al has been shaping boards for many of the best surfers in Bali, including 2010 Indonesian Surfing Champion, Putra Hermawan. The full range of Emery models are available in Bali. Check www.emerysurfboards.com

AL EMERY

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Allan Byrne is an old-school ripper. In 1981 he finished 23rd in the world and took second place at the Pipe Masters. He was also national surfing champion of his native New Zealand for a decade. Despite his competitive success, Allan has always considered himself a surfboard shaper before a professional surfer. “I only went in the comps so that I could surf Pipe with just five other guys,” admits Allan. “I wasn’t going to throw away the opportunity to get all those empty waves.”

Now Rip Curl has succeeded in building the first-rate Bali board factory Allan envisioned 30 years ago. After visiting the facility and break-ing in the new shaping bay, Allan has bestowed his seal of approval. “I’ve shaped throughout America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, and without a shred of a doubt it’s the best factory I’ve ever been in,” says Allan. “I’m blown away by the quality of the glass jobs the local guys are producing. I’m fastidious about everything being just right on my boards. I wasn’t prepared to let anything go wrong and give customers a second-rate product with my name on it. But I would say the boards being made in Bali are as good as any in the world.”

A gifted craftsman, Allan is renowned for his origi-nal hand-shaped channel-bottom boards. He start-ed shaping surfboards on the west side of Oahu in 1969. A few years later he moved to his present lo-cation on Australia’s Gold Coast, where he shaped for many of the best surfers of the day like Wayne “Rabbit” Bartholomew and Gary “Kong” Elkerton. In the early eighties, Allan was part of a crew of surfboard manufacturers looking to set up the first-ever board factory in Bali. “It never worked out because customs wouldn’t release the materials,” says Allan. “So we ended up giving up and going on a boat trip to G-Land instead. There were only two people staying in the camp and we got a ten-foot swell. I’ve never seen anything like it to this day.”

Allan Byrne

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“The channels are like having a jet engine on my board... so fast!” – Garut

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Allan Byrne

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6’2” = GT. Your Small wave, up to 6’0” Board. Hi Performance short arc turns, great hold in the barrel and projection out of turns.

6’5” = Yellow Fin Tuna. If its 4’ to 6’ with bigger sets grab this one. It has a wider range of usage and can double as a small small wave performer.

6’8” = Spanish Mackeral Much like the 6’5” but capable of dealing with more size and power. If I could only take one board, this would be the one. Using the Shapers AB 1’s to surf the larger waves and Shapers AB 2’s to make the board feel smaller and surfing tighter arcs it becomes an extremely useful piece of equipment.

7’2” = Wahoo Starting to reach into full Gun range. Drag this out at 6’-10’, fast, grip on the face and speed to burn. Now we are talking. It’s 10’ already and we need paddle and penetration. Still highly manouverable but secure in the power. A full blown Indo Gun but still feels like you are driving a sports car.

7’6” = Blue Marlin Bloody Serious, take it to Outside Corner, Lighthouse, Nusa Dua, as well as Sunset Beach and Pipeline. You are ready. With all quivers, keep your width the same from 6’2” to 7’6”. This way each board has similar rail to tail characteristics. Just fatten them up for more paddle. Now your ready to call Scardy (International Surf Travel organiser and expert) off the bomb at Speedies. But don’t say “I told you so”. AB.

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Coming to the North Shore of Oahu and ordering a custom Sunset gun from Owl Chapman is a long-standing rite of passage for any young surfer seeking to prove himself. An apprentice to Dick Brewer, Owl is a legend of the early seventies North Shore surf scene who’s been making beautiful and function-al boards for 38 years. His trademark sleek, finely-crafted single-fin guns are some of the most revered

boards in all of surfing, and the perfect weap-on for tackling a big day at Outside Corner or G-Land. At 60, Owl still rides big Sunset Beach with style and still turns out some of the best big-wave boards around. He’s more than excited to be collaborating with Rip Curl Surfboards. Owl and Rip Curl have had a good re-lationship ever since he showed up at Bells Beach one year straight off the plane from Hawaii with nothing but boardshorts. “The Rip Curl guys gave me some great wetsuits at Bells,” says Al. “They were really good to me. Those were some really warm suits and I couldn’t have done it without ‘em. It’s so damn cold at Bells, it’s impossible to surf there without a good wetsuit.” Owl is looking forward to returning to Bali, where he’s logged plenty of memorable sessions over the years. “The first day I showed up in Bali, I caught Uluwatu 12 feet and beautiful, and I was the only guy in the water,” recalls Owl. “I was on the cliff with 30 Australians and they all ran away and went to Padang and left me all alone.”

Owl Chapman

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“These are replicas of what we were riding in 1975.”

OWL SOLOING OUTSIDE CORNER

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Throughout his native Western Austra-lia, Dave Lewis’ surfboards are well-re-spected among underground big wave surfers and slab hunters. With more than a quarter century of experience shaping boards and surfing heavy waves all over the globe,

Dave is now one of the premier big wave and tow board designers in Australia. Dave considers it both his passion and duty to regularly test his shapes in the offshore bommies of West Oz. “It’s about credibility,” says the former WA surf-ing champion. “I shape the boards, and I have to get out there and test them as well.”

Dave Lewis

Step - Up Model Carbon Rail Epoxy

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“ I shape the boards, and I have to get out there and test them as well.”– Dave Lewis

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It’s hard to think of a shaper who has worked inside more shaping bays than Gunther Rohn. Since he began making his own boards in 1971, Gunther has shaped for practically every respected surfboard label under the sun, from Lightning Bolt in Hawaii, to Town & Country in Australia, and now internation-ally for Rip Curl.

Working with so many different manufacturers has kept Gunther’s finger on the pulse of the latest surfboard design and construction technologies. Meanwhile, traveling around the globe to Hawaii, California, Indo, Japan, Europe, South Africa and the Pacific has kept him in touch with what surfers want and need from their boards. Gunther has shaped for a myriad of pro surfers over the years, including Kelly Slater and nine other world champions, keep-ing his boards at the forefront of modern surfing

Gunther Rohn

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The man in Japan, Yoshinori Ueda has been crafting flawless boards for 40 years. YU’s creden-tials include apprenticing under Gerry Lopez at the iconic Light-ning Bolt label and early trips to G-Land when the place was just a few tents in the jungle. He’s also been a long-time supporter of up-and-coming Indonesian surfers.

YU’s most successful Indone-sian team rider is Bali kingpin Rizal Tanjung, who has been getting spat out of Padang bar-rels on YU boards since he was a skinny little grommet. Rip Curl is proud to be the ex-clusive YU distributor in Indo.

Yoshinori Ueda

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The Rip Curl Core Boards are made by our local shapers, HOEY and RICHARD EVANS, and some of the gypsy shapers we have coming through Bali. These guys know all about making money last while on the road to prolong their vagabond surf travels. That’s why the Core Boards are priced for the hardcore surfer on a shoestring budget. With a wide range of models, there is something for everyone.

If there isn’t something on the rack for you, you can get any of these models custom made for a price that will help keep you on the SEARCH....

RIP CURL CORE BOARDS

5’ 4” to 6’8” RC REEF FISH

5’6” to 6’6” RC BURNER

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5’10” to 6’8” RC/SB

6’3” to 7’0” THE BIG TUNA

6’8” to 8’0” FUN BOARD

6’8” to 8’0” THE EQUALIZER

8’6” to 9’6” LONGBOARD

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One of the first shapers to make boards for Rip Curl, Richard Evans began his career in 1969 after being hired on-the-spot at Bells Beach by RC founder Brian Singer. Back then Richard was getting paid just $10 per board, but the average wage was only around $30 per week, so he wasn’t complaining. “It was the perfect setup for a young surfer,” says Richard. “I made enough money to survive every week, and was able to surf a lot.”

Richard has been coming on surf trips to Bali since 1977. In 2009, after learning about Rip Curl’s new board manufacturing de-velopment in Bali, he decided to move here permanently and get in early on the impending surfboard boom. Now Rich-ard is the resident full-time shaper for Rip Curl Surfboards in Indo. He works closely with many of the top professional In-donesian surfers to refine their equipment, and is always available for a shaping appointment to talk design and what you want from your next board. “It’s really a shaper’s dream,” says the 43-year shaping veteran of working in Bali. “We’re in an en-vironment where there’s good surfers coming through all the time and the waves are always perfect to test out new designs.” Richard has also been instrumental in establishing the highest standards of production inside the new factory. “It’s as good a factory as I’ve ever worked in,” he says. “I’ve been working with surfboards for 43 years now, and the quality here is as high or higher than anywhere in the world.”

Richard Evans

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Raised in Newport Beach, California, Don Johnston relocated to the North Shore of Oahu in 1977, after a two-week vacation to Hawaii turned into 29 years. Don has always been a seeker of quality waves and maximum perfor-mance in his surfing equipment, which explains why he’s made regular shaping and surfing pilgrimages to Japan and Indonesia since the early 80’s. After shaping for practically every top label on the North Shore, Hoey relocated again, this time to Bali. For the past two years, he has shaped boards for Rip Curl in Indo and helped get the manufacturing process running seamlessly. “It’s on par with any great manufacturing setup I’ve seen anywhere in California, Japan or Hawaii,” says Don of the Rip Curl Surfboard factory in Bali. “These guys have stepped right up.”

Hoey

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CUSTOM ORDERSIf there’s something you can’t find on the shop rack, you can order a custom board at any Rip Curl board shop. One of the surfboard sales crew can help you, or you can make a shaping appoint-ment with any of the Rip Curl team of shapers. Any board in this catalog can be tailored to suit your specific board dimensions. From retro resin tints to mod-ern color schemes, order your next board exactly how you want it.

If you are planning a surf trip to Indonesia and wish to have a custom quiver ready for you upon arrival, simply email

[email protected] to place your order. Rip Curl can have your boards finished and ready for pickup in either Padang, Sumatra or Bali. No lugging boards around the airport. No excess baggage fees. Just a brand-new custom quiver waiting for you in paradise.

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Stop by any Rip Curl board shop on Bali and check out Rip Curl’s test-drive program. Try out an entire rack’s worth of Rip Curl’s most popular models before you throw down your hard-earned cash. If you’re only in town for a short time and need a board for the day, Rip Curl has the best-looking rental rack on the island. No other surf shop on the island let’s you “try before you buy.” It’s all about helping you to find the best board for you and your Search.

The full range of FIREWIRE and AL MERRICK boards are also availible at RIP CURL BOARD SHOPS.RIP CURL is also the exclusive distributor of GERRY LOPEZ SURFBOARDS here in Bali. Handcrafted surfboards made by the man himself.

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY

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RIP CURL BOARD SHOPS Rip Curl Memorial Jl. Legian No 62, Kuta, +62-361-754238

Rip Curl Sun Rise Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rai No.121 XX +62-361-283835Rip Curl Legian Jl. Legian Kelod no.191 Kuta 80361, +62-361-765889/765890

Rip Curl Sunset Road Jl. Sunset Road 69 Kuta, Badung, +62-361-750459Rip Curl Kuta Square, Komplek pertokoan Kuta Square, +62-361-756305/756305Surf Factory Outlet, Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rai no.417 B Kuta, +62-361-766646/766647

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“Shaping and making surfboards is a lifestyle. And to be able to do it in Bali, it just doesn’t get any better than that.”

– Darren Handley

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