Surf World Gold Coast chairman and Surfing Hall of Fame inductee Rod Brooks also shared a statement, saying that Green helped introduce Rip Curl wetsuits and quickly switched to his own new Quiksilver ...
Picture: Alison Wynd Today, Quiksilver is an “industry leader” in wetsuits, outerwear, apparel and boardshorts, according to its website. A tribute to Mr Green was posted on social media ...
“Ripcurl was much the same way and in fact Alan helped introduce the wetsuit range for them when he was about 21. “He absolutely had huge impact on the industry.” Rod Brooks worked at ...
Green first started making wetsuits in 1969 with friends and Rip Curl co-founders Brian Singer and Doug “Claw” Warbrick, aged 22, out of a small rented holiday home in Torquay. He is often ...