Blind Surfer Pete was in search of a new board and Rob Machado loaned him his personal custom 7’ Sunday. Rob asked for a full ...

Although neither of them could have known it then, fifteen years ago Rob Machado and Taylor Steele’s film The Drifter marked the birth of modern free surfing. Rob’s accomplishments on tour left little ...

Rob Machado did not build his latest surfboard model to be whipped around backside or launched into full rotations. But when the shoe fits like this, you might as well dance on it. And Rob’s new ...

“It’s still a bit of a hybrid, but it’s the closest thing I’ve ever shaped to a high-performance shortboard,” Rob Machado said of his latest creation. Indeed, through Firewire and his eponymous ...

Even Rob Machado had to stifle a laugh at the weather. “Doesn’t feel cold. Does it feel like winter?” he remarked while gazing at the sunshine around his home in Cardiff-by-the-Sea. Though the climate ...

Pro surfer Rob Machado is heading to the Troubadour this Thursday, April 14 for a rare performance and screening of his latest film, Melali -The Drifter Sessions. On this short-run tour, Machado will ...

Rob Machado is one of the most stylish and skilled wave riders out there and has won many of pro surfing's most prestigious contests. He shares stories about discovering the Blues, bonding with a ...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – This year’s Surfers’ Hall of Fame inductees are Pipeline Master Rob Machado, surf apparel giant Bob Hurley, legendary big wave rider Greg Noll, and six-time world champion ...

The Momentum Generation, a crew of teenagers all converging on Hawaii, who would go on to change the face of modern surfing, included a who’s who of the world’s best surfers: Kelly Slater, Shane ...

Who better to help Blind Surfer Pete find a new board to ride than the master himself, Rob Machado. As it turns out, Rob’s ...