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, attendees enjoyed chips & guac, Easy Rider beer, and an afternoon with Rob Machado to chat all things surfing, shaping, and board design. In the live conversation, Rob spoke to his upbringing surfing and shaping, some of his older models and inspiration for newer ones, and shared some archival surfing from Indo and home in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, as well as a few unexpected surprises during a live Q&A session. Watch as Rob shares details on:

• The moment 14 years ago that eventually spawned the Machadocado shape today.
• Rob's thoughts on what avocados have to do with surfing.
• What it's like to have team riders today who come to him for shapes, and how he compares it to his prior experience growing up under Al Merrick.
• His thoughts on Kevin Schulz, and what he appreciates about working with him.
• What he thinks about longtime friend Shane Dorian's son, Jackson Dorian, and what it's like to see him riding a Machadocado today.
• How Rob achieved an impossible career - professional surfer, free surfer, and surfboard shaper; now designing fins as well.
• His thought process that inspired his groundbreaking Seaside Quad fin template.
• Why the Seaside will always be faster than the Machadocado.
• Why the Machadocado will always arc better in turns than the Seaside.
• The song that best pairs with surfing the Machadocado, according to Rob.
• What kind of surfboards Rob shapes for his son, Jaxon.
• The difference between designing surfboards for specific waves versus specific feelings on a wave.