Surfboards Competitors

What started in 1969 as a vision or ‘Search’ of two friends has grown into a philosophy and way of life for surfers and boardsport enthusiasts worldwide. Rip Curl remains committed to the mission of being regarded as the Ultimate Surfing Company in all that we do. Now designing, producing, and distributing a variety of innovative products in more than 60 countries worldwide, Rip Curl takes pride in our world-class roster of surfers and the simple objective to Live The Search.

Since 1969, Channel Islands Surfboards has been dedicated to performance and quality through hard work, innovation, and originality. Over the last 43 years, Channel Islands has grown from a local grass-roots operation to a cutting edge organization, catering to the best surfers in the world. It started with hard-core surfing and quality in mind and these guidelines have brought us through four decades of constant change in the surf industry. Channel Islands will shape the new millennium with innovative design and quality as our main focus. “The driving force behind Channel Islands Surfboards is the demand on design created by the world’s greatest surfers, allowing for the highest performance surfing possible. To provide the most dedicated surfers with the most advanced, performance designs is my passion” - Al Merrick, Designer/Shaper CI is a privately held organization focused on rider-driven product and manufacturing the best possible equipment available. Located in a state-of-the-art facility just blocks from Rincon Del Mar, the CI HQ represents a foundation for developing, testing, and building boards while providing jobs in Santa Barbara for many years to come.

Founded in 2006 with a mission to elevate the surfing experience with innovative designs, new materials, and advanced construction methods, Firewire Surfboards is the only global surfboard manufacture to build 100% of our surfboards for retail within Sustainable Surf's ECOBOARD Standard, representing an approximate 30% reduction in carbon footprint per board, when compared to surfboards made with traditional materials. In partnership with Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Dan Mann and more of today's most forward thinking surfboard designers, Firewire Surfboards are built with EPS foam and Epoxy Bio Resin in proprietary build technologies such as Helium, I-Bolic and Volcanic, each representing material increases in performance across durability and flex control from previously accepted surf industry standards. With an emphasis on supporting traditional surf retail as the foundation of our surfing culture, Firewire seeks to excite, educate and inspire surfers globally in partnership with our retail base and online partners around the world with sharp focus on putting #TheFutureUnderYourFeet.