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 ...

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 ...

“I don’t know how he does it,” says my friend Gene. “He just seems to have the Midas touch.” He’s talking about his son Marc Miller. On October 28th, Marc’s San Diego surfboard company, Isle Surf & ...

"Take Every Wave" lets you master big-wave surfing without ever getting wet You are not Laird Hamilton. You don’t ride 100 foot waves on a whim. You don’t travel ...

Laird Hamilton, Terry Chung, Luca Padua, and Benny Ferris tow-surf Lift Foils’ custom hydrofoil boards on the most infamous and dangerous waves ever surfed. There aren’t many activities that Laird ...

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 ...

It’s the winter of 1995 and the North Shore is taking a beating. Biggest swell in five years. Most of Oahu is unrideable, but for the deranged and death-adverse, there’s two options: Waimea Bay, or ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. This Sunday’s extended version of the Los Angeles Times hardcover ...

I was watching a surf film the other night and a shot of Billy Hamilton came on. The camera panned in on him and he introduced himself like, “Hi, I’m Laird’s dad.” A guy who was watching it with me ...

But this surprise would belie a fundamental misunderstanding about Hamilton because, for him, surfing has always been much more of an art, a creative process for which the motivation is intrinsic, ...

Jamas Gwilliam says that if it weren't for surfing legend Laird Hamilton, he and his family may not have made it out of their Hawaii rental home on Monday A California father says he feared he and his ...