Sunny Garcia was born Vincent Sennen Garcia on January 14 1970 in Mā'ili, on the Westside of Oahu, Hawaii. 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 Sunny also holds the record for most WQS event wins(22) and holds six Triple Crown of Surfing titles. In addition, he was on...
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Sunny Garcia was born Vincent Sennen Garcia on January 14 1970 in Mā'ili, on the Westside of Oahu, Hawaii. 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 Sunny also holds the record for most WQS event wins(22) and holds six Triple Crown of Surfing titles. In addition, he was only the second professional surfer to win over $1 million in prize money (he is currently only behind Kelly Slater and Andy Irons in prize winnings). 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, Vincent 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...
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