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. Surfline and wave forecasting guru sean collins mastered the art of. Its with a heavy heart that were reporting that sean collins, the founder of surfline, passed away from a heart attack on monday. 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. Sean collins, founder of surfline, passes away at 59. Surf guide secrets to finding the best waves sean collins on. Since residing in the uk, sean quickly established himself as a strong performer. Surflines california surf guide secrets to finding the best waves. Surflines california surf guide secrets to finding the. No where was this more evident than in the story of sean collins, an icon in the surfing community and founder of.
Forecasters at surfline monitor surf conditions and weather around the world to formulate surf forecasts. 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. I moved to the myrtle beach area in 2002 to work for the city of myrtle beach fire department. 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. Collins served as president, chief surf forecaster, and. The third result is sean s collins age 50s in bettendorf, ia. There is medicine in this book, says sean s dad, chris collins, holding up a copy of ten. Sean collins, founder of and considered the godfather of surf forecasting, died at the age of 59. Collins earned a bachelors degree in chemistry cum laude from washington and lee university in lexington, va in 1993.
Softspoken, datacrunching surf forecaster from long beach, california. Subscribe to the play index and get access to more data than you can imagine. Collins, the founder, president and chief forecaster of surfline. Surflines california surf guide secrets to finding the best waves ringbound 2005 by sean collins author. He is survived by his parents, michael and judy collins. 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. 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. Collins created, whose forecasts and realtime views of beaches reach 1. I am going to cook and film every recipe in the french laundry cookbook. Sean collins, 59, the founder of and a seal beach resident, died monday. Sean collins explains where waves come from, why, and how to forecast their arrival. Sean is related to daniel r collins and kimberly sue collins.
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Sean collins is a canadian standup comedian who is a resident of the uk. I am a real estate professional dedicated to providing the highest level of service. He then moved to new mexico, and enjoyed hiking and the outdoors there before moving to australia. Rip sean collins surf news, fantasy surfer, photos.
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 freelance writer amazon kindle linkedin. 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. A gidget character named lord gallo, introduced in the 1957 book as. This book has information about how to read the waves and also about the. This profile of sean collins appeared in the register on jan. Join facebook to connect with sean collins and others you may know. Sean collins 2012 surf culture surfing walk of fame. Sean collins was born on 03121968 and is 52 years old. Boy writes book before losing battle with cancer ctv news. All professional baseball statistics for sean collins. They have also lived in las vegas, nv and walcott, ia. A short documentary about the life of sean collins and the creation and evolution of surfline. Get full address, contact info, background report and more.
In august 2012, sean collins was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the sima watermans ball in laguna niguel, california. Sean robb collins april 8, 1952 december 26, 2011 was the american founder of surfline. Collins served as president, chief surf forecaster. Sean collins specializes in the treatment of prostate, bladder and kidney cancers with minimally invasive surgery. He has mediated over 2000 cases involving highconflict situations. In 1984, collins took a squad of about a dozen top surfers and surf. The surf culture honor goes to the late sean collins largely regarded as the original pioneer in surf forecasting. Sean collins we found 863 entries for sean collins in the us. Sean collinson mediator divorce and civil sean collinson. Sean collins surfology 101 the original surfline forecaster gives a masterclass on the basics of surf science.
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. View sean collins profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. You can leave condolences in the guest book, buy sympathy flowers, and pay your respects. 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. He was interested, like all serious surfers, in weather and wave forecasting. Collins was born 1952 in pasadena, the son of a navy navigator, grew up in long beach, and began surfing in the mid60s. Surfline presents california surf guide by sean collins. He was born on october 19th, 1980 in tuscaloosa, al to terence and rose mary collins of gainesville, fl. But where others ended their information search with the weather page. For the rest, heres a glimpse into surf science basics written by the godfather of modern surf forecasting. Sean has done high profile shows such as just for laughs and bbc comedy. So respected was collins that surflines forecasts are used by a wide range of people and organizations.
Sean collins phone, address, background info whitepages. 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. Hello, my name is sean collins, a proud member of the berkshire hathaway homeservices myrtle beach team. 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.
Sean also answers to sean r collins, and perhaps a. This book isnt about teaching you how to become a surf forecaster, because if youre a. The sean collins memorial paddle out at huntington beach pier. A 144 page full color hard cover book second printing available now. 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. Sean charles collins, 37, of studio city, ca, passed away unexpectedly on sunday, june 10th. Collinss surf report hotline made surfing safaris obsolete.