Colin McPhillips

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Colin McPhillips
Personal information
BornColin Patrick McPhillips
(1975-04-18) 18 April 1975 (age 49)
Santa Monica, California,
Flag of the United States.svg  United States of America
NicknameCol
ResidenceLives in San Clemente, California with wife Amy and family
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Surfing career
Years active1992 - present
Best yearRanked 1st - 1999, 2001 and 2002, 3rd - 2000 ASP World Tour Ranking
Sponsors Oxbow (surfwear), Hobie Polarized sunglasses, Hobie Surfboards and Hobie Stand Up Paddleboards, Sex Wax, Rainbow footwear and Soleo Organics
Major achievements ASP Longboard World Champion
(1999, 2001 & 2002) [1]
US Open of Longboarding
(1994 & 2007)
U.S. Pro Longboard Tour (2002,2004,2005). [2]
5 times US Champion
Surfing specifications
StanceNatural
Shaper(s)Bill Stewart, Hobie
Quiver9'0" x 22 1⁄2" Board Dimensions
Favorite waves Jeffreys Bay, Indo and Middles
Favorite maneuversGet barrelled or make a powerful rail turn, and carving roundhouse
Website

Colin Patrick "Col" McPhillips (born 18 April 1975, Santa Monica, California) is an American professional longboard surfrider and three times ASP Longboard World Champion. [3]

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Early years

Colin was raised in San Clemente, California, United States, where his parents taught him how to surf at the age of five. He started out as a shortboarder, finishing fourth place in the 1992 United States Surfing Championship in Huntington Beach, California. As a longboarder, he was more successful, Duke Boyd mentioned in his book Legends of Surfing that his shortboard style ripping methods and dynamic power moves proved successful in longboard competitions. [2] He soon won the NSSA National longboard Championship for San Clemente High School in 1992 & 1993. His brother Iain won the NSSA Explorer Men’s event in 1996. [4] [5]

Pro career

Colin won his first professional title winning the US Open of Longboarding in 1994. In October 1999, he defeated Marcelo Freitas from Brazil at One Mile Point, Australia to win his first ASP World Tour title. [6] In 2000 he finished 3rd, but came back to win 2 world titles in a row by defeating local surfer Jason Ribbink in the final at J-Bay, South Africa in 2001 [7] and in August 2002, he narrowly defeated Hawaiian Bonga Perkins to retain the world title at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. [8] [9] In the same year he took the U.S. Pro Longboard Tour(2002,2004,2005). [2] In 2007, he reclaimed the US Open of Longboarding title by defeating Taylor Jensen in the final. [10] [11] In 2009, he was nominated "O.C. Surfers of the Year". [12] [5]

Other projects

Colin started out designing longboards for Stewarts. He currently designs longboards and paddle boards for Hobie and features in surf documentaries (see below for details). [13]

Results

Documentaries

McPhillips featured in the following as himself:

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References

  1. ↑ Longboard Event Champions
  2. 1 2 3 Legends of Surfing by Duke Boyd, published by MVP Books in 2009, p.84 ISBN   978-0-7603-3599-4
  3. ↑ ASP Colin McPhillips profile Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ The Grom Who Could Be King By Rebecca Nordquist Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  5. 1 2 The Encyclopedia of Surfing Matt Warshaw, published by Harcourt Books in 2005, p.376 ISBN   0-15-603-251-1
  6. ↑ LA Times
  7. ↑ "Boarding.net :: Oxbow World Longboard Championships Finals Surf Surfing Longboarder".
  8. ↑ McPhillips Defeats Perkins To Retain Titles
  9. ↑ 123 sport Archived November 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Huntington Beach Independent
  11. ↑ "CJ Hobgood crowned Honda US Open of Surfing champ". www.surfersvillage.com. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  12. ↑ Orange County profile Archived 2009-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ Surfers Village Colin McPhillips Signs for Hobie
  14. ↑ Colin McPhillips at IMDb
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