Sunny Garcia
| Sunny Garcia | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Vincent Sennen Garcia January 14, 1970 Mā'ili, Oahu, Hawaii |
| Residence | Sunset Beach (Oahu), Oahu, Hawaii |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) (as of 2004) |
| Surfing career | |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Best year | Ranked 1st on the ASP World Tour, 2000 |
| Career earnings | $1,118,655 (as of 2009) |
| Sponsors | Versasurf Traction |
| Major achievements | ASP World Championship Tour Victories:9 World Qualifying Series (WQS) Victories: 22 |
| Surfing specifications | |
| Stance | Regular (natural) foot |
| Shaper(s) | Spider Murphy |
| Favorite waves | Pipe and Mākaha |
Sunny Garcia (born Vincent Sennen Garcia on January 14, 1970 in Mā'ili, on the Westside of Oahu, Hawaii) is a professional surfer. He grew up in Wai'anae and, after leaving school, debuted on the 1986 Gotcha Pro at Sandy Beach, Oahu, beating the 1984 champ Tom Carroll.
His top surfing achievement was becoming the ASP WCT World Champion in 2000 but Garcia also holds the record for most WQS event wins, 22, and holds six Triple Crown of Surfing titles. In addition, he was the second professional surfer to win over $1 million in prize money. He initially retired in 2005 but is now competing again, although in 2008, his hopes for ASP World Tour qualification were dashed with early elimination in the O'Neill World Cup of Surfing.
Following his parents' divorce, Garcia lived with his mother near Mā'ili point, close to the beach. He was a dominant force in the Hawaiian Surfing Association and soon made the grade, as a 17-year-old, on the 1986 WCT, beating former champion Tom Carroll and threatening to cause an upset to the top 16. Despite this early promise he just failed to break into this elite group on his debut season but the following year he finished in 16th position.
Garcia showed great consistency throughout the 1990s, finishing in the top ten every year and coming third four times during that period. However, in 1995 it seemed that he might have reached the climax of his career. Failing to win the Pipeline Masters to claim the title Sunny ended up finishing third behind Kelly Slater and Rob Machado. With a host of talented young blood set to qualify for the 1996 Dream Tour and declining fitness levels, it seemed Garcia's era was over.
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