Rusty is an Australian surfboard and surfwear brand formed in 1985 by Rusty Preisendorfer. It also operates in the US under the name Rusty Surfboards. Notably, Rusty has worked with professional surfers such as Josh Kerr, Jamie O'Brien,

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, Wade Carmichael, Liam "Letty" Mortensen, and Jacob "Zeke" Szekely.

History

Rusty began as Rusty Surfboards, a

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-based surfboard company founded by surfboard maker Rusty Preisendorfer in 1985. Before starting Rusty Surfboards, Preisendorfer had worked for Canyon Surfboards in San Diego. In 1985, Preisendorfer also collaborated with local surfboard maker Mick Button on a series of surfboards. Professional surfer

C.J. Hobgood Clifton James "C.J." Hobgood (born July 6, 1979) is an Association of Surfing Professionals(ASP) World Championship surfer. He has a twin brother, Damien. They both compete in top-tier professional surfing events around the world. C.J. Hobgood e ...

became world champion in 2001, becoming the first athlete sponsored by Rusty Surfboards to become world champion. Rusty Australia was then renamed to just Rusty in 2006. In 2014, Rusty and

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teamed up to make a line of surfboards that are replicas of the board used by Mark "Occy" Occhilupo in 1984. Rusty released the surf film ''TUFF'' (2015), which starred Noa Deane, Josh Kerr, and Dylan Goodale. '' Surfer'' magazine released features on Rusty Surfboards' Chupacabra, SD, and Blackbird surfboard models in 2018, featuring designer Clint Presidendorfer. In 2020, the Rusty Boardhouse surf shop in

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closed down. During the 2020 Australian bushfire season, Rusty also made a bushfire relief T-shirt design whose proceeds went to the

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and WIRES Wildlife Rescue's relief efforts.

Surfboards and clothing

Rusty has released a variety of surfboard types such as fish, shortboard, longboard, and hybrid surfboards. Its surfboard models include the Rusty Keg, the Rusty Blade, and the Dwart. Rusty also makes clothing such as shirts,

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sandal Sandals are an open type of footwear, consisting of a sole held to the wearer's foot by straps going over the instep and around the ankle. Sandals can also have a heel. While the distinction between sandals and other types of footwear can so ...

s, and

swimwear A swimsuit is an item of clothing designed to be worn by people engaging in a water-based activity or water sports, such as swimming, diving and surfing, or sun-orientated activities, such as sun bathing. Different types may be worn by men, w ...

. Rusty also introduced shark deterrent patterns to its surfboards in 2017.

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Surfboards and clothing

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