Notable:
Rob Machado is a surfing icon. His smooth style is legendary. His win at the 2000 Mountain Dew Gerry Lopez Pipe Masters event at Pipeline, in arguably the best waves the competition has ever had, has sealed his place in the history books.

Quote:
"I think a lot of my style came from growing up where I grew up. there's so many guys around my neck of the woods that surf so good. And for them its all about style. They're all older guys who don't really care about how hard they can hit the lip or how much spray they can throw... they're more concerned with the lines they're drawing and how they look when they draw them. These guys had a big influence on me... also... it was guys like Tom Curren,Tom Carroll,Occy, the whole 80's crew... they took the style-based surfing and took it to the next level..."