Laird Hamilton, dripping wet and in board shorts, is exactly what you would expect: Tall, tan, ridiculously good-looking. That shock of blond hair, chiseled physique and masculine presence have ...

From the first time I saw Laird Hamilton using a jet ski to tow into waves too big to paddle into, I was fascinated. How could anyone surf waves that giant? Laird is a huge guy, but he looked ...

Doerner did, but he got pummeled again. He ended up stranded on a shelf of jagged rocks, awaiting helicopter rescue alongside his friend Laird Hamilton, who had towed him into the wave on a Jet ...

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 ...

It takes a lot of work to be a surf bum. “Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton,” the latest documentary from Rory Kennedy (“Last Days in Vietnam”), is partly the life story of ...

Perpetual youth is a whimsical notion suited to screen writers and 16th century Spanish explorers but a career requirement for Laird Hamilton. In the ocean as many as five hours most days ...

Surfer Laird Hamilton has faced down waves up to 70 feet high, but for Rory Kennedy’s documentary “Take Every Wave,” he had to completely open himself up. “Laird approached this project ...

Their knight in a shining wetsuit? None other than surfing legend Laird Hamilton. The famous big wave surfer has spent days coordinating rescues after severe rain struck last weekend, causing ...

Some people grow old gracefully, some fight it every step of the way. Big-wave surfing icon Laird Hamilton would fall into the later category. Celebrating his 60th birthday, the man’s as active ...

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 ...