Sean Mattison
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Sean Mattison | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. | March 24, 1969
Residence | Oceanside, California U.S. |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
Surfing career | |
Years active | 1988-1995 |
Best year | 1990 mid season rated #2 Bud Surf Tour, 1990 finished 7th Bud Surf Tour (PSAA)[1] |
Major achievements |
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Surfing specifications | |
Stance | Natural (regular) foot |
Favorite waves | Right hand pointbreaks |
Favorite maneuvers | Front side carves and hacks |
Sean Mattison is an American former professional surfer and current professional surf coach, known mostly for designing "The Nubster",[2] a fifth surfboard fin.[3] Mattison is also the designer of his own alternative high performance surfboards and surfboard fins named Von-Sol.[4]
In 2009, Mattison worked as Assistant Coach alongside Head Coach Ian Cairns to coach the USA Surf Team of the 2009 ISA World Championships. The team scored a gold medal, prior to which the USA had not won a Gold Medal since 1996.[5]
Athletic career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Mattison was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States on 24 March 1969.[6] Mattison moved to Atlantic Beach, Florida in 1973 and started surfing in 1974. By 1977, Mattison started competing in surf competitions in Jacksonville Beach, Florida when he was only 8 years old. Mattison grew up surfing on the east coast in the ESA (Eastern Surfing Association). In 1980, Mattison was a member of the ESA All-Stars with fellow professional surfer and 11x ASP World Champion Kelly Slater.
Mattison also placed fifth overall at the NSSA Nationals and was a member of the NSSA national team.[7]
Professional achievements
[edit]- In 1988, Mattison established himself as an elite surfer and earned himself a spot in the top 30 ranked surfers in the (PSAA) Bud Surf Tour on his rookie year.[8]
- Mattison had his best year in 1990 when he was rated #2 in the (PSAA)Bud Surf Tour mid-way through the season and finishing #7 in the (PSAA) Bud Surf Tour.
- Mattison won second place in the 1990 Body Glove Memorial Surf Classic.[9]
- Mattison was on the cover of Surfer Magazine in 1993.[10]
- Crowned 2003 United States Surfing Champion.[7]
- Mattison was on a cover of a controversial Longboard Magazine in 2006 which had him surfing a "fish" rather than a longboard.[11]
- Mattison won a gold medal with Team USA in the 2011 ISA World Championships in Punta Roca, El Salvador[12][13] Mattison was part of the USA Master's Team with former three time ASP world champion Tom Curren and fellow professional surfer Jim Hogan.
- Mattison is a member of the Jacksonville Surfing Hall of Fame.[14]
- Mattison won the U.S. Open of Surfing Master's Division the same year that his wife won fourth in the women's.
Brand and personal life
[edit]Retail surf industry
[edit]Sean Mattison was the General Manager and Chief Board Buyer for Surf Ride Inc. in Oceanside, California from 1997 through 2007.[15] Mattison was featured in a Surfing Magazine article titled "Lord of the Boards".[16] When Clark Foam, a surfboard foam manufacturer that supplied 90% of blank surfboards in the United States, closed its doors,[17] Surfer Magazine ran its only cover in history to have just a surfboard on its cover. The cover featured the tagline "This Changes Everything", a quote created by Mattison.[18]
Surfboard design
[edit]Mattison is the designer of his own surfboard label Von-Sol Surfboards. Mattison, having a former background in design, collaborated with Mike Hynson to make the "Black Knight Quad" a four fin surfboard that had much success in design.[19][20][21] Mike Hynson is co-star of the hit 1966 surf movie "The Endless Summer" directed by Bruce Brown.[22][23]
Another notable design of Mattison's was Kelly Slater's "nubster", a fifth fin that some critics have credited as helping Kelly Slater win his 11th ASP World Championship.[24][23]
Personal life
[edit]In 1990, Mattison married, and in 1993 had his first child.[25] Mattison and his wife are now parents of three children.
Mattison and his family were in an article for Coastal Living Magazine called Hang Ten Holidays.[26]
References
[edit]- ^ "Professional Surfing Association Of America".
- ^ "ESPN Kelly Slater's Fifth Wheel". 26 March 2012.
- ^ "ESPN Fifth Wheel". Archived from the original on October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Von Sol Surfboards".
- ^ "Surfline, Team USA Takes Top Honors at Billabong ISA World Games".
- ^ "Atlantic Video".
- ^ a b "Surf Coach USA Experience".
- ^ "Surfline, Professional Surfing Association of America".
- ^ "Rookie Wins Body Glove Surfing". Los Angeles Times, 1990 Body Glove Classic.
- ^ "Surfer Magazine 1993 Cover".
- ^ "The Man Behind The Boards".
- ^ "Surfline, ISA World Masters El Salvador".
- ^ "ISA World Masters Punta Roca, El Salvador".
- ^ "Jacksonville Surfing Hall of Fame".
- ^ "Drift Magazine".
- ^ "Surf Coach USA Media".
- ^ "Surfer Magazine, Clark Foam Closes Its Doors".
- ^ "Surfer Magazine, This Changes Everything".
- ^ "Surfride, Black Knight Quad".
- ^ "Boardworks, Mike Hynson".
- ^ "Boardworks, Von Sol".
- ^ "Surf Science".
- ^ a b "DEEP Surf Magazine".
- ^ "FCS Fins".
- ^ "Eastern Surfing Association".
- ^ "Coastal Living Magazine".