An interview with Rob Machado Rob’s latest film the Drifter may well be his final contribution of significance to surfing as a paid professional. It’s been some twenty years since we first met that emaciated teenager with hair like broccoli. In that time Rob has witnessed some seismic shifts in the game of pro surfing, …
Parker Coffin Wins NSSA Southwest Conference Open Season #4 hits Oceanside Pier! 2
The 2009-10 Southwest Conference Open Season resumed on the north side of Oceanside Pier for the fourth stop of the season. Conditions remained very good throughout the two day event with fun chest to head high surf and warm daytime temperatures. Youth prevailed at the contest where three Open Junior age competitors overwhelmed their older …
Curren Places 3rd in ASP WQS Womenfs 5-Star Rio Surf Pro Intfl 2
[Photo credit: ASP/CI/Cestari via Getty Images] Lee-Ann Curren (Anglet, FRA), 20, got a significant equal 3rd place finish in Brazil last week and now sits 11th on the ASP Women’s World Qualifying Series (WQS) ratings, a position that puts her in the race for next year’s ASP Women’s World Tour CAPBRETON, France (Monday, October 12, …
Encounters with Rob Machado and MGMT 0
Encounters with Rob Machado and MGMT By Travis Ferré This is weird. It’s 2:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon in New York City. Gotham. The greatest congregation of humanity in all the world. It’s nice outside. 72 degrees. I love it here. I’m the editor of a big fancy surf magazine. I’ve been scheduled for a …