When I was a kid I had a self made recording on VHS of a contest at Seaside Reef where Rob just put on an absolute clinic. Not only was it a way bigger than average day so the waves were amazing, but he just had what looked to my teenaged eyes, the perfect ride, every time. I must have watched that contest 100 times back in the day. That summer he became my favorite surfer to watch and try (failed) to emulate.
Fluid power surfing at its best. Love watching RM on any size wave/any size board. Radical yet smooth - exactly how I try to surf. Sometimes I actually pull it off, not like Rob who does it every ride
I recognized you from a Jack Johnson show I was at in San Diego. Jack had you come out to play and sing a song. I think you were to shy to sing in front of everyone, but still jammed. Stoked to see you talking about September Sessions in this video too! Thanks for sharing your memories!
I remember the Surfer issue when Rob and Kelly were guest editors. I gave it to my local hospital. Hopefully some kid got stoked on it and took up surfing. Love ya Rob.
I have a lot of those mags... That's the time where they were really questioning Californian surfers on the CT on whether or not their days were over. Little did I know Rob was going to call it. Rob's style is my favorite. Can we please have a Kelly edition for the aggressive surfers who just shred a wave to pieces?!
My 7-8th grade science teacher Bill Parker is good friends with his parents Rob use to come into are class a couple times during the school year it was awesome
Just so you know Rob, your trend did catch on a little. I was nomadic Aussie living and surfing in the Pacific Northwest around that time and everywhere I went there were dudes wearing boardies over their wetsuits.
In this video he's using his FCS Tri Keel set. This is his favorite fin set up on this board. Dan Mann likes it as a quad, and Kevin Schulz prefers it as a 2+1. When Dan and Rob created the fin cluster and concave setup, they did it specifically to accommodate all three fin setups. They wanted something that gave everyone as many options as possible.
Whenever I see Rob it makes me want to move to Encinitas, but then I look at the house prices and think about what a nightmare California has become it's depressing. I grew up in Newport and used to surf down there all the time. I moved four years ago to Texas and we're free here. I hope California can overcome the tyranny that it's under.
@@andrewiida3802 In this video Rob is riding the Mashup - it's his brand new model designed in collaboration with Dan Mann. Its a mashup of the Seaside and the Dominator, and you size it right between both shapes. Fo example if you ride a 5'7 Seaside and a 6'1 Dominator, you probably ride at 5'10 Mashup. We're sharing a lot more about this new model over the coming weeks.
@@firewiresurfboards ahhh! Thanks for the response! I tried to buy a dominator but the wait was too long so I went with a seaside and it turned into the best decision, I love it. But now I gotta know about this Mashup!
Yeah but Rob's a midget. He's a very good surfer, sure, but he is VERY small and light. There is no mistake that 95% of pros are very slim in weight and stature, and the few bigger guys don't get above 80kg or so (Jordie, JJ & Owen might get up to 85kg max maybe). The best guys (arguably) are all well under 75kg or even under 70kg or 65kg - what a normal 14-16-year-old would weigh. What's the point? These guys can get up and going fast FAR easier than heavier guys. They can paddle into waves far easier because they are not dragging weight. They tend to have more stamina because they aren't dragging weight. They can ride far shorter surfboards ... which are of course looser and the waves allow the shorter boards to perform. They can do airs whereas big guys don't fly through the air very well at all (or their boards separate from their feet more easily). When it gets big, sure, bigger guys come into their own but because everyone is going fast the lighter guys can also do it due to having shitloads of readily suitable and changeable equipment. Their "long" boards are the bigger guy's short boards. You know when you go surfing locally or overseas and your board just doesn't suit the conditions so you can't really surf to your potential? These guys often don't have these problems. The Mashup's widest point is too far up the board (above half way) but it has decent rocker - and the Dominator II's widest point is further back behind half way but it has very little rocker. You need to bring the Mashup's widest point back below half way so you have the rocker too. The Seaside is too tear-droppy, too rounded. Sure in a decent wave you could surf it off the back rails/tail more.
