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Rob Machado claims to be an environmentalist in a commercial where he is selling sandals. I don't understand how anyone can call themselves an environmentalist when they selling leather/meat sandals. I am a surfer and yes that commercial didn’t make any sense. |
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| Rob Machado | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | October 16, 1973 Sydney, Australia |
| Residence | San Diego, CA |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) |
| Surfing career | |
| Sponsors | Hurley, Channel Islands |
| Surfing specifications | |
| Stance | Goofy |
| Shaper(s) | Al Merrick |
| Quiver | everything |
| Favorite waves | Cardiff Reef, Uluwatu |
| Website | www |
Robert Edward Machado (better known simply as Rob Machado) (b. October 16, 1973 Sydney, Australia) is an American professional surfer from Cardiff-by-the-Sea, a community in Encinitas (San Diego County), California.
Machado attended San Dieguito High School, and is known for his casual, "laid-back" style both in and out of the water. Though he rides a modern tri-fin shortboard, he could still be considered a "soul-surfer" because of his smooth cut-back style that has earned him the nickname "Mr. Smoothy". He is one of the best-known goofy-foot surfers in the world today.
Rob has won many of pro surfing's most prestigious contests, including Hawaii's Pipeline Masters (Triple Crown of Surfing),[1] and the U.S. Open of Surfing,[2] the largest surfing event held on the U.S. mainland. His 2006 win in that competition was only his latest at Huntington Beach, and it came on the heels of his victory at the 2006 Monster Energy Pro (also held at Pipeline) on Oahu's North Shore. Also, Rob was on the "West" team that won the 2006 Summer X Games surfing competition, called "The Game", held each year in Mexico.
He is now retired from the WCT (World Championship Tour), but was among the top contenders until injuries began plaguing him in the past few years. Nevertheless, he's finished in the top three of the world in the year-end rankings twice. Since retiring, he has concentrated on a select few of surfing comps that are close to his heart. The surfing magazines and his videos and films keep him in the public eye by showing his great skill.
Rob hosts and participates in an annual event held at his home reef called the Rob Machado Surf Classic and Beach Fair, which is an amateur competition for the locals of all ages, and it includes demo sessions with Rob and other pros, as well as a lunchtime break he takes with kids to give them tips and pointers. The competition crowns a King and Queen of the Reef for the best overall performances in a combination of surf-related events over the weekend.
Currently, Rob is still frequently voted in surf magazine polls as readers' favorites , and has many sponsors, including Hurley, Reef, and Nixon. Machado is a very good friend of and served as an inspiration to quadriplegic surfer Jesse Billauer of the Life Rolls On Foundation.
Just like Kelly Slater, he played "himself" in the 2007 animated picture "Surf's Up".
Machado was featured in Vogue magazine's summer issue (June 2010) with Blake Lively, in photographs which were taken in Cardiff and Encinitas, California.
Machado is a 2011 inductee into the Surfing Walk of Fame in Huntington Beach, California in the surf champion category.[3]
References
- ^ Arritt, Dan (2003-08-01). "Machado Is Left With Nowhere to Look but Up". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ Thomas, Pete (2006-07-31). "Machado Rules Pier – and Peers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ Carroll, Corky (June 9, 2011). "Walk of Fame inductee list one of the best ever". The Orange County Register.