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On June 4th, immediately after Laird’s plane landed from Tahiti he headed to the beach to join the Ocean's Initiative of the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), sponsored by the Chanel J12 watch at the Malibu home of Ron and Kelly Meyer. Chanel and the NRDC put together two amazing events that connected supporters both in and out of the water. At sunset Laird and Dave Kalama led a gigantic Peace Paddle that was formed by passionate ocean lovers. It was a chilly afternoon but that didn’t stop the 250+ participants that showed up. They had to B.Y.O.B. (bring your...

Heal the Bay celebrated the ultimate beach party at our annual Bring Back the Beach gala benefit on May 19, 2011 at The Jonathan Beach Club in Santa Monica. Legendary Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson, one of the most influential composers and performers in rock and roll history, played a full-length set of hits. Big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton and his wife Gabrielle Reece, the beach volleyball star and model, made a special appearance. Also recognized was the eco-accomplishments of this year's three honorees: the California State Coastal Conservancy, TV and live-event production company Homerun Entertainment, and Don Smith, the former...

The 47-year-old pro surfer and co-inventor of tow-in surfing, an insane version of the sport whereby the surfer is towed by a motor craft, on what it takes to catch a big wave By Cal Fussman Originally published in the April 2011 Extreme Health issue Just because people are doing extraordinary things doesn't mean they're not ordinary people. One of my favorite things to do in the morning is to stand on golf balls and roll them along my arches. You have seventy-four hundred nerve endings on your feet, so you stimulate your whole metabolism when you do that. When...

Dear Laird Hamilton, ALMA SURF magazine has the honor to communicate that you – Laird Hamilton – were the great winner of the MELHORES DA PRAIA 2010 AWARDS, action that celebrates and commemorates the 10 years anniversary of the magazine, and consecrates the best ones of surf and beach of this last decade. LAIRD HAMILTON: BEST Waterman IN THE LAST 10 YEARS OF ALMA SURF, 10 YEARS OF 21st Century. 39 categories had been placed under voting of a select group of thinkers of the segment that formed the Commission of Notables that chose the main names, facts, brands and...

Thomas J. Barrack, Jr. August 18, 2010 Today is the ten-year anniversary of Laird Hamilton’s mammoth and infamous forty-foot, tow-in wave at ferocious Teahupoo in Tahiti. As most of you know, Laird was the guest speaker at our Investors Conference in 2008 and he and his amazing wife Gabby have become great personal friends of mine. Laird is probably the best all-around waterman on earth and also one of the best all-around gentlemen on earth. I am increasingly impressed by his philosophy and commitment to evaluating and conquering “risk envelopes” as well as his gentle and compassionate nature with all...