THE WIRE
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Ship of Fools: Episode 4 featuring Rob Machado
Press play above to watch 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟰 featuring Rob Machado's first R&D session on his all-new Groove model, a behind-the-scenes series giving backstage access to the creativity, ...
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Press play above to watch 𝗥𝗼𝗯 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼: 𝗕𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻, a short film created by David Malcom (@poorolddave) exploring the Pipe Master, free surfer, and world-class shaper’s story. Diving into Rob Macha...
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Restore the Stoke: Rebuilding Quivers for Those Affected by the Los Angeles Fires
Just this past weekend, we partnered with our friend Jeff Glass from Rider Shack in Venice Beach (@ridershack) to pre-qualify surfers who lost everything with pre-assigned Firewire Surfboards &...
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FRK+, FRK Swallow, FRK in France
FRKs head to France. 🥖 🇫🇷 Scroll below for a look thus far into the Slater Designs crew's trip to France for the Quiksilver Festival in Seignosse, Cabreton, Hossegor. Unlike last year's tube fest,...
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Machadocado at Surf Ranch with Rob Machado
Rob Machado's first pool party with his Machadocado. 🎉 🥑 Scroll below for a day with Rob Machado at Surf Ranch in Lemoore, CA on his all-new versatile hybrid shape, the Machadocado in Helium Techn...
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Rob Machado's Live Conversation on the Machadocado
Press play above for a live conversation with Rob Machado on his all-new versatile hybrid, the Machadocado in Helium Technology. Filmed last week up the coast at Huntington Surf & Sport, attend...
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Surfline Gear Review: Machadocado
"𝘼 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙨𝙮𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚."The crew over at Surfline just published a rad write-up on Rob's all-new hybrid model for summer, the Machadocado in Helium Technology. Have a read...
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