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Colin McPhillips
Colin McPhillips
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Personal information
Nickname	Col
Residence	resides in San Clemente, California with his wife Amy and two sons
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Surfing career
Years active	1992 - present
Best year	Ranked 1st - 1999, 2001 and 2002, 3rd - 2000 ASP World Tour Ranking
Sponsors	Oxbow (surfwear), Stewart surfboards, Sex Wax, Rainbow footwear and Soleo Organics;
Major achievements	ASP Longboard World Champion; (1999, 2001 & 2002); US Open of Longboarding; (1994 & 2007); Pro Surfing Tour of America Champion (2002) .; 5 times US Champion
Surfing specifications
Stance	Natural
Shaper(s)	Bill Stewart
Quiver	9’0” x 22 ½” Board Dimensions
Favourite waves	J-Bay, Indo and Middles
Favourite maneuvers	Get barrelled or make a powerful rail turn, and carving roundhouse
Website	Stewart Teamrider; Facebook

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Colin Patrick "Col" McPhillips is an American professional longboard surfrider and three times ASP Longboard World Champion.^[4]

Biography

Surf career

His parents taught him how to surf at the age of 5, but he wasn't always a longboader. He started out as a shortboarder, finishing fourth place in the 1992 United States Surfing Championship in Huntington Beach, California.^[5] As a longboarder, he was more successful, Duke Boyd mentioned in his book Legends of Surfing that his shortboard style ripping methods and dynamic power moves proved successful in longboard competitions. ^[6] He soon won the NSSA National longboard Championship for San Clemente High School in 1992 & 1993. His brother Iain won the NSSA Explorer Men’s event in 1996.^[7]

Colin soon won his first professional title winning the US Open of Longboarding in 1994.^[8] He then went on to win The ASP Longboard World Championships in 1999, 2001 & 2002 and in the same year he took the Professional Surfing Tour of America Championship.^[9] In 2007, he reclaimed the US Open of Longboarding title.^[10] He was also 5 times US Champion^[11] and In 2009, he was nominated "O.C. Surfers of the Year".^[12]

Other Projects

He currently designs longboards for Stewarts and Paddle boards for Hobie and reguarly features in surf documentaries (See Below for Details).

Recent Results

2008 ASP North America Longboard Tour Results:
2008 ASP North America Longboard Rating: 9
U.S. Open in Huntington Beach: Equal 9th place finish
Costa Del Mar Pro Championships: Equal 5th place finish
2009 ASP North America Longboard Tour Results:
2009 ASP North America Longboard Rating: 7
PLA Longboard 9th St. H.B.: WINNER
PLA Ventura: Equal 9th place finish
Yakult HB Pro: 2nd place finish
PLA Oceanside: Equal 9th place finish
2010 ASP North America Results:
PLA Ocean Beach: 4th place finish
PLA Costa Rica :
PLA Huntington Beach:
PLA Oceanside:
PLA San Diego:

Documentaries

McPhillips featured in the following as himself:

Log:Redefine the Stereotype(2006)
From This Day Forward(2005)
Longboard Habit
Fin (2005)
Longboard Fever
Wordz
Unsalted: A Great Lakes Experience (2005)
Costa Rica: Land of Waves (2001) (V)
The Daily Habit: Colin McPhillips (#1.103)" (2006) TV Episode^[13]^[14]

References

^ http://www.aspworldtour.com/2009/pdf/wlt_eventchamps.pdf
^ Legends of Surfing by Duke Boyd, published by MVP Books in 2009, p.84 ISBN 978-0-7603-3599-4
^ Oxbow Riders
^ ASP Colin McPhillips profile
^ Legends of Surfing by Duke Boyd, published by MVP Books in 2009, p.84 ISBN 978-0-7603-3599-4
^ Legends of Surfing by Duke Boyd, published by MVP Books in 2009, p.84 ISBN 978-0-7603-3599-4
^ The Grom Who Could Be King By Rebecca Nordquist
^ Huntington Beach Independent
^ Legends of Surfing by Duke Boyd, published by MVP Books in 2009, p.84 ISBN 978-0-7603-3599-4
^ Huntington Beach Independent
^ Oxbow Riders
^ Orange County profile
^ Colin McPhillips at IMDb
^ McPhillips Filmography

External links

[1] ttp://www.aspworldtour.com/2009/pdf/wlt_eventchamps.pdf

[2] Legends of Surfing by Duke Boyd, published by MVP Books in 2009, p.84 ISBN 978-0-7603-3599-4

[3] Oxbow Riders

[4] ASP Colin McPhillips profile

[5] Legends of Surfing by Duke Boyd, published by MVP Books in 2009, p.84 ISBN 978-0-7603-3599-4

[6] Legends of Surfing by Duke Boyd, published by MVP Books in 2009, p.84 ISBN 978-0-7603-3599-4

[7] The Grom Who Could Be King By Rebecca Nordquist

[8] Huntington Beach Independent

[9] Legends of Surfing by Duke Boyd, published by MVP Books in 2009, p.84 ISBN 978-0-7603-3599-4

[10] Huntington Beach Independent

[11] Oxbow Riders

[12] Orange County profile

[13] Colin McPhillips at IMDb

[14] McPhillips Filmography

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 ==Biography==
 ===Surf career===
-His parents taught him how to surf at the age of 5, but he wasn't always a longboader. He started out as a shortboarder, finishing fourth place in the 1992 ''United States Surfing Championship'' in [[Huntington Beach, California]].<ref>Legends of Surfing by Duke Boyd, published by MVP Books in 2009, p.84 ISBN 978-0-7603-3599-4</ref> As a longboarder, he was more successful, winning the ''NSSA National longboard Championship'' for [[San Clemente High School (San Clemente, California)|San Clemente High School]] in 1992 & 1993. [[Duke Boyd]] mentioned in his book ''Legends of Surfing'' that his [[shortboard]] style ripping methods and dynamic power moves proved successful in [[Longboard (surfing)|longboard]] competitions. <ref>Legends of Surfing by Duke Boyd, published by MVP Books in 2009, p.84 ISBN 978-0-7603-3599-4</ref> His brother Iain won the ''NSSA Explorer Men’s event'' in 1996.<ref>[http://sanclementetimes.com/view/full_story/6696790/article-The-Grom-Who-Could-Be-King The Grom Who Could Be King By Rebecca Nordquist]</ref>
+His parents taught him how to surf at the age of 5, but he wasn't always a longboader. He started out as a shortboarder, finishing fourth place in the 1992 ''United States Surfing Championship'' in [[Huntington Beach, California]].<ref>Legends of Surfing by Duke Boyd, published by MVP Books in 2009, p.84 ISBN 978-0-7603-3599-4</ref> As a longboarder, he was more successful, [[Duke Boyd]] mentioned in his book ''Legends of Surfing'' that his [[shortboard]] style ripping methods and dynamic power moves proved successful in [[Longboard (surfing)|longboard]] competitions. <ref>Legends of Surfing by Duke Boyd, published by MVP Books in 2009, p.84 ISBN 978-0-7603-3599-4</ref> He soon won the ''NSSA National longboard Championship'' for [[San Clemente High School (San Clemente, California)|San Clemente High School]] in 1992 & 1993. His brother Iain won the ''NSSA Explorer Men’s event'' in 1996.<ref>[http://sanclementetimes.com/view/full_story/6696790/article-The-Grom-Who-Could-Be-King The Grom Who Could Be King By Rebecca Nordquist]</ref>
 Colin soon won his first professional title winning the [[U.S. Open of Surfing|''US Open of Longboarding'']] in 1994.<ref>[http://articles.hbindependent.com/2010-07-29/sports/tn-hbi-0729-pastwinners-20100729_1_san-clemente-hawaii-cardiff  Huntington Beach Independent]</ref> He then went on to win The [[ASP World Tour|''ASP Longboard World Championships'']] in 1999, 2001 & 2002 and in the same year he took the ''[[Professional Surfing Tour of America Championship]]''.<ref>Legends of Surfing by Duke Boyd, published by MVP Books in 2009, p.84 ISBN 978-0-7603-3599-4</ref> In 2007, he reclaimed the [[U.S. Open of Surfing|''US Open of Longboarding'']] title.<ref>[http://articles.hbindependent.com/2010-07-29/sports/tn-hbi-0729-pastwinners-20100729_1_san-clemente-hawaii-cardiff  Huntington Beach Independent]</ref> He was also 5 times US Champion<ref>[http://www.oxbowpro.com/us/maldives/riders.html Oxbow Riders]</ref> and In 2009, he was nominated "O.C. Surfers of the Year".<ref>[http://beach.freedomblogging.com/oc-surfer-of-the-year-profile-colin-mcphillips/ Orange County profile]</ref>