Laird Hamilton is larger than life, within the surf world and without. He pioneered tow surfing at Jaws in the nineties; he surfed a wave that is still considered a benchmark for slab surfing today at ...

Laird Hamilton is a man of legend and lore. Despite some light mockery in the modern era, his impact on surfing is palpable. He pioneered tow surfing; he stunt-doubled for James Bond; he rode a wave ...

MALIBU, Calif. (KABC) -- Surfing legend Laird Hamilton came to the rescue of a distressed surfer in Malibu Wednesday morning. The surfer had to be rescued after losing his board in the strong waves ...

Laird Hamilton is best known as an American big-wave surfer and pioneer in the world of action water sports. In addition to his affinity for the water, Laird is labeled as an inventor, author, stunt ...

MALIBU, Calif. -- On a sunny weekday afternoon, a lone surfer skims across the water at one of America's most famous coastlines. But this is no normal surfer, nor is he riding a typical board. Armed ...

In a very basic analogy, surfing is somewhat like riding a bike. Once you learn, once you ride that first wave all the way to shore, or once you successfully make a loop around the cul-de-sac on two ...

Love him or hate him, there is no doubt that Hamilton’s vision questing while sliding sideways on water helps provide the foundation of surf riding as we currently know it. From the above-the-lip ...

WAILUKU, Maui -- Big-wave star Laird Hamilton used his head and his shorts to rescue a surfing partner after he wiped out in a monster wave. Hamilton stripped naked to tie his surf trunks into a ...

From letting go of the two rope to rocketing into the channel in a gale of compressed air and spray the apex of one mans life all came together in a mere ten seconds which shook the surfing world In ...

Late last year, Laird Hamilton, big-wave surfer and longevity machine, told Men’s Health that “everything I do is about supporting the system.” The system is mental, emotional; it’s about buttressing ...

Hours before the Gwilliam family would leave the Hawaiian island of Kauai, they became stranded. According to CNN affiliate KHNL, a deluge washed out a bridge, cutting the San Diego family's vacation ...

Surfing legend Laird Hamilton makes daring rescue in 25-foot "Wedge" waves. — -- Thousands of spectators lined the beach as surfers, bodyboarders, and other brave athletes went headlong into ...