Rob

         Rob Machado was born in October of 1973. He was born in Australia and raised in southern California. As a kid he played many different sports, but his uncle and his dad were hard-core surfers. He soon gave up the other sports just to surf. Now he lives in Encinitas California. He competes in some events such as the x-games and pipe masters. Some of his sponsors include reef, dragon optics, gotcha clothing, and Al Merrick surfboards. He is an amazing surfer and his success is still growing.