See the complete profile on linkedin and discover seans. Surflines california surf guide secrets to finding the. Sean collins ice hockey defenceman born 1983, american former ice hockey defenceman who played for the washington capitals sean collins ice hockey forward, born 1983, american former minor pro ice hockey forward drafted by the colorado avalanche sean collins ice hockey, born 1988, canadian ice hockey player who has played for the columbus blue jackets. The surf culture honor goes to the late sean collins largely regarded as the original pioneer in surf forecasting.
This book isnt about teaching you how to become a surf forecaster, because if youre a. The musical 1988 and you dont look 40, charlie brown. Surflines california surf guide secrets to finding the best waves ringbound 2005 by sean collins author. Forecasters at surfline monitor surf conditions and weather around the world to formulate surf forecasts. He was born on october 19th, 1980 in tuscaloosa, al to terence and rose mary collins of gainesville, fl. They have also lived in las vegas, nv and walcott, ia. He was interested, like all serious surfers, in weather and wave forecasting. Sean collins, 59, the founder of and a seal beach resident, died monday. He then moved to new mexico, and enjoyed hiking and the outdoors there before moving to australia. So respected was collins that surflines forecasts are used by a wide range of people and organizations. Collins, the founder, president and chief forecaster of surfline. Sean collins surfology 101 the original surfline forecaster gives a masterclass on the basics of surf science.
Rip sean collins surf news, fantasy surfer, photos. Collins earned a bachelors degree in chemistry cum laude from washington and lee university in lexington, va in 1993. Surfers, friends and family of sean collins have paddled out at huntington beach pier to pay their respects to the 59yearold surf forecaster who passed away on december 26, 2011, of a heart attack while playing tennis with his wife, daren the founder of transformed surfing by developing, in the last 20 years, advanced maritime forecasting techniques for wave riders. Softspoken, datacrunching surf forecaster from long beach, california. Sean collins phone, address, background info whitepages. He is survived by his parents, michael and judy collins.
A gidget character named lord gallo, introduced in the 1957 book as. Sean collins is a canadian standup comedian who is a resident of the uk. Sean collins explains where waves come from, why, and how to forecast their arrival. Sean collins, the founder of surfline, has passed away on december 26, after suffering a heart attack while playing tennis with his wife, daren collins, 59, was probably the best surf forecaster in the world. Sean robb collins april 8, 1952 december 26, 2011 was the american founder of surfline.
Sean was born in portland, march, 20 1985 and graduated from lincoln high school. I am going to cook and film every recipe in the french laundry cookbook. Sean is related to daniel r collins and kimberly sue collins. All professional baseball statistics for sean collins.
Sean charles collins, 37, of studio city, ca, passed away unexpectedly on sunday, june 10th. In 2012, collins was inducted into the surfers walk of fame and received the surf culture award in huntington beach, california. Collins served as president, chief surf forecaster. In august 2012, sean collins was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the sima watermans ball in laguna niguel, california.
Bush over tax policy and then produced a book critical of. Announcement and tribute from surfline surfline founder sean collins of seal beach, the mellow surfersailor who turned his love for the ocean into the worlds first major wave forecasting. You can leave condolences in the guest book, buy sympathy flowers, and pay your respects. The sean collins memorial paddle out at huntington beach pier. Boy writes book before losing battle with cancer ctv news. Sean collins was both an athlete and businessman with a love for the ocean and creating a source for other surfers to accurately anticipate swells, plan trips and even call in sick for the. Collins was born 1952 in pasadena, the son of a navy navigator, grew up in long beach, and began surfing in the mid60s. In 1984, collins took a squad of about a dozen top surfers and surf. Get full address, contact info, background report and more. Join facebook to connect with sean collins and others you may know. Remembering sean collins, eight years after his passing. Sean collins was born on 03121968 and is 52 years old. Sean has done high profile shows such as just for laughs and bbc comedy. Sean collins, founder of surfline, died at the hoag hospital in newport beach, california after suffering a heart attack while playing tennis with his family in orange county.
He has mediated over 2000 cases involving highconflict situations. I moved to the myrtle beach area in 2002 to work for the city of myrtle beach fire department. Sean collins, a hall of fame surfer whose online company revolutionized the way surfers tracked waves, has died at the age of 59. Sean collins created a way for surfers to learn about where the best waves are just about anywhere in the world and in the process became a. Surf guide secrets to finding the best waves sean collins on. Collins served as president, chief surf forecaster, and. Collins served as president, chief surf forecaster, and founder for surfline. But where others ended their information search with the weather page. Hello, my name is sean collins, a proud member of the berkshire hathaway homeservices myrtle beach team. Collinss surf report hotline made surfing safaris obsolete. The story of surflines founder sean collins youtube. Select this result to view sean s collinss phone number, address, and more. Canadian sean collins has 25 years experience in stand up comedy, with initial success leading to best male stand up nominations at the canadian comedy awards, a just for laughs gala set at montreal and his own hour long special on canadian television.
This book has information about how to read the waves and also about the. Sean collins surf forecaster from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia sean robb collins april 8, 1952 december 26, 2011 was the american founder of surfline and a noted figure in the areas of surfing and surf forecasting. Sean collinson mediator divorce and civil sean collinson. Sean also answers to sean r collins, and perhaps a. Surfline and wave forecasting guru sean collins mastered the art of. Inspired by the life and work of rich harbour, this book traces rich harbours shaping career, artistic endeavors, and surf shop business from the beginning of the modern surfing era in the 1950s to the present day. A short documentary about the life of sean collins and the creation and evolution of surfline. Since residing in the uk, sean quickly established himself as a strong performer. Sean collins, who created, whose forecasts and realtime views of beaches reach 1. Its with a heavy heart that were reporting that sean collins, the founder of surfline, passed away from a heart attack on monday. A 144 page full color hard cover book second printing available now. I am a real estate professional dedicated to providing the highest level of service. This profile of sean collins appeared in the register on jan. Sean collins, founder of surfline and one of the most influential surfers of our era, passed away on monday.
Drafted by the kansas city royals in the th round of the 1989 mlb june amateur draft from kansas state university manhattan, ks. Collins created, whose forecasts and realtime views of beaches reach 1. Sean collins freelance writer amazon kindle linkedin. The full color, richly detailed literary work uses a combination of special swell model graphics, high quality photographs, unique local illustrations and collins narrative to reveal every mile of the california coast. There is medicine in this book, says sean s dad, chris collins, holding up a copy of ten. Before surfline, dedicated surfers would hang out on the beach for weeks at a time, dropping everything, including work and relationships, when the surf came up. Surflines california surf guide secrets to finding the best waves. Sean collins, who told surfers where to go for the best waves. Sean collins sean collins, who has died aged 59, brought the light of scientific inquiry to bear on one of modern sports most mystical quests the surfers search for the perfect wave. Sean collins we found 863 entries for sean collins in the us. For the rest, heres a glimpse into surf science basics written by the godfather of modern surf forecasting. View sean collins profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The third result is sean s collins age 50s in bettendorf, ia.
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