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 ...

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 ...

Get a sneak peek at this amazing episode where Pete gets to meet up with Rob Machado and comes away from the encounter with ...

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 ...

On Sept. 10, the San Diego Surfing Hall of Fame held its annual induction ceremony at Mission Bay Boat & Ski Club.

“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 ...

Twenty-five years after their original release, "Thicker Than Water" and "The Sessions" are coming back to the big screen.

For passionate surfers, the call of the waves is as irresistible as the pull of the tide, and nothing can help them answer that call more promptly than a well-equipped camper van. Part roving home, ...

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 ...