THE FOUNDER OF A WEBSITE, THAT CHANGED THE WAY SURFERS HUNT FOR THE “GOOD WAVES”, HAS DIED. 59 YEAR-OLD SEAN COLLINS, WHO LIVED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, REPORTEDLY COLLAPSED WHILE PLAYING TENNIS YESTERDAY IN NEWPORT BEACH. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD A SHORT TIME LATER.
COLLINS, WHO was named 1 of the 25 Most Influential Surfers of the Century by Surfer Magazine in 1999; the 8TH Most Powerful Surfer in the Surf Industry by Surfer Magazine in 2002, AND WHO WAS INDUCTED INTO THE HUNTINGTON BEACH SURFERS’ HALL OF FAME IN 2008, IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE AND 2 SONS.