In 2015, after a seemingly perfect forecast, Capitulo Perfeito found itself without barrels on contest day, leaving organizers with a tough call to make.
Rob Machado, one of surfing’s most stylish and beloved shaggy-haired goofyfooters, retired from full-time competition on the Championship Tour back in 2001. Since then, he’s done specialty events, like the Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy, but mostly, he’s been a dad, an entrepreneur, .