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	Seaspecs - Laird Hamilton Links
		Laird was raised on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii from a very young age, two years after the departure of his birth father before his first birthday.
		Laird thus grew up in the 1960s and 1970s with one of the greatest surfing locations in the world on the north coast of Oahu as a playground with a legendary big wave surfer as a father and coach to mould him into the art of conquering big wave surf.
		Hamilton's climb to fame was greatly helped by Gabrielle Reece's expertise in the media machine who "knew all about being in a sport where you had to create something out of nothing," as she says.
	www.seaspecs.com /html/link_cats/LairdHamiltonLinks.html (1225 words)

	Laird Hamilton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Laird Hamilton (born Laird John Zerfas) is one of the most influential big wave surfers as of August 2000.
		Hamilton thus grew up in the 1960s and 1970s with one of the greatest surfing locations in the world on the north coast of Oahu as a playground with a legendary big wave surfer as a father and coach to mould him into the art of conquering big wave surf.
		However, it was Hamilton's death-defying drop into Tahiti's Teahupoo break on the morning of August 17, 2000 which undoubtedly became the benchmark in his career and his life, and cemented his status as a legendary big wave surfer, one of the greatest surfers that has ever lived.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laird_Hamilton (1268 words)

	The Hydroponic Dreams of Laird Hamilton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Hamilton, in heavy work boots and a pair of old board shorts the color of his tan, is already coated with a layer of Saturday-morning lawn-mowing grime.
		Hamilton is standing beside a bevy of mud-crusted trucks parked in a sandy cove, conversing with Da Boys, his scruffily distinguished partners in a handful of businesses formed, at least in part, to subsidize their big-wave obsession.
		In 1964, when JoAnn Hamilton was pregnant with Laird, she was one of 300 expectant mothers enrolled in an experiment at a San Francisco hospital to determine the effects of reduced gravity on newborns.
	www.geocities.com /Pipeline/1597/lairdhamilton.html (4736 words)

	Laird Hamilton: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Laird Hamilton (born Laird John Hamilton 1964 San Francisco[For more, click on this link]) is one of the most influential big wave surfers Surfing quick summary:
		Tow-in surfing is a surfing technique pioneered by laird hamilton and others in the late 1990s where a surfer is towed into a breaking wave by a partner driving...
		Laird's explanation is that tow-in surfing is the only way to catch the really big waves such as those seen at Jaws (Peahi) off the coast of Maui[For more info, click on this link].
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/la/laird_hamilton.htm (1029 words)

	ESPN.com: Page 3 - 10 Burning Questions: Laird Hamilton
		Hamilton, the son of legendary surfer Bill Hamilton, is considered the best and most innovative big wave rider in the world.
		In 10 Burning Questions, Hamilton, who was born in San Francisco and grew up in Hawaii, talks about the film, his passion for surfing and his way of life.
		Laird Hamilton: It was a huge honor to get this film made first of all.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/page3/story?page=10bqs/hamilton (1317 words)

	Laird Hamilton - Surf - Lat34.com
		Laird came into the world in 1964, an experimental water birth – surprise surprise – to a father who left the family when Laird was five months old and a mother who loved surfing and Hawaii.
		When Laird was two, a chance meeting on the North Shore of Oahu with surfer/shaper/stylist Billy Hamilton lead to Laird being adopted by Billy and nurtured by the world’s greatest surfers of the 60s, 70s and 80s.
		Laird and his friends were way ahead of the game, and Laird set an incredibly high bar in August of 2000 when he towed into a monster barrel at Teahupoo and survived.
	www.lat34.com /surf/laird_hamilton (530 words)

	The Movie Chicks - Interview - Stacy Peralta, Greg Noll, Jeff Clark, and Laird Hamilton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Laird is very similar to Greg in that he's been very diligent about documenting the steps that they've taken and every winter when the waves get good, they make sure that they document it for the future.
		Laird: Like peak surfers that are dedicated to the sport, there are a lot of photographers that are dedicated to capturing the surfers doing the sport.
		Laird: Our sport needed this film because most every other sport people are educated about who the people were that founded the sports and why did they have an attachment to it.
	www.themoviechicks.com /mid2004/mctridinggiants.html (3032 words)

	Laird hamilton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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	www.plarchiv.cz /lairdhamilton.html (372 words)

	Transcript: Wild ride (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This is what Laird Hamilton considers a big wave — a wall of water, up to 70 feet high, the equivalent of a seven-storey building.
		Laird was playing by himself on the beach outside his home in Hawaii when a pro surfer named Bill Hamilton, then 17 years old, came walking by.
		LAIRD HAMILTON: Doesn't care — just says "Jump." And I'm going, "No, if I jump off I can't make it." And there is a lot of time to think.
	sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au /sixtyminutes/stories/2004_05_02/story_1100.asp (1305 words)

	LAIRD HAMILTON AND THE PERPETUAL TAN
		Laird Hamilton is a true Brink gentleman and our kind of philosopher.
		By the age of twenty, Laird had already become an accomplished surfer and could have easily left modeling to pursue the well-worn path from clothing endorsements to dominance on the prized World Championship Tour.
		One of Laird’s early quests was to be the first surfer to complete a 360 loop while strapped to his board.
	www.brink.com /story/2382 (654 words)

	Laird Hamilton - Surfing Pioneer and Legendary Waterman - Nationwide Speakers Bureau
		Laird Hamilton is known as the guiding genius of crossover board sports, and he is truly amazing in the water.
		‘Laird is the elder son of 60’s surfing legend Bill Hamilton, and is a throw back to that time when surfers prided themselves on being all-around waterman.’ His mother, Joann, gave birth to him in a “bathysphere”; with reduced gravity as part of an experiment at the UC Medical Center in San Francisco.
		Laird is featured on TV as a host in Fox Sports Net’s, ‘Planet Extreme Championships’ (2000) on the Outdoor Life Network (1999), and “The Extremists” (1996-97), in which he took incredible risks while air boarding, rock climbing, kite surfing, jet-ski surfing, and much more.
	www.nationwidespeakers.com /speaker/946/laird-hamilton/surfing-pioneer-and-legendary-waterman (680 words)

	Laird Hamilton
		Laird Hamilton (born Laird John Zerfas is of Greek origin and one of the most influential big wave surfers as of August 2000.
		Laird was born on February 3,1964 in San Francisco to L. Zerfas and JoAnn Zyriek but, he was raised on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii from a very young age.
		Laird Hamilton is often accredited for being such a successful big wave rider because of his sheer physical stature, enabling him to take on larger waves which many smaller surfers could not physically handle.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/NewSport/LairdHamilton.html (608 words)

	MyWestTexas.com - Surfer Laird Hamilton:'The power of cool'
		Hamilton is the man in those sexy ads for Coty's Davidoff Cool Water -- the ones where this buff, 6-foot-3-inch surfer emerges from the water in a light blue mist.
		Hamilton: You don't need to see the ocean or surf to appreciate the magnitude of them, and there's the diversity of who can do it -- really it's 2 to 92.
		Hamilton: I don't like "puffery." I don't have to wear a lot of makeup because I've got a good tan but sometimes we have to cover up a sunburn.
	www.mywesttexas.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=16899859&BRD=2288&PAG=461&dept_id=475591&rfi=6 (682 words)

	Laird Hamilton's pedal and paddle exploit a success..
		Laird Started from London on a bike, he made the 148 kilometers until Dover under a strong rain in 5.5 hours: "The rain slowed me down and it was rather cold at the beginning of the ride.
		After a one and half hour rest for food Laird Hamilton began the crossing of the english channel in stormy conditions on his own signature board and paddle he is producing with surftech.
		Before his crossing Laird Hamilton was at the International Surf Film of Saint Jean de Luz to promote BamMan’s and his latest film “All Aboard the Crazy Train”, a hymn to big wave surfing at Jaws but also an analysis of the consequences of the sport today.
	www.surfersvillage.com /surfing/22186/news.htm (686 words)

	MJ FEATURE: Last Man Standing - Surfer Laird Hamilton
		Laird was not even three when, trying to bodysurf, he caught the eye of a 17-year-old surf star named Billy Hamilton, one of the most graceful men ever to hang five.
		Laird was already trying to beat it two years later: At age seven he took one look at a 40-foot waterfall and got Billy to take him to the top.
		Laird is a powerful man, but every surfer who sees that footage has the same reaction: You start out thrilled, then your jaw drops, then you get worried, and then you get a guilty kind of nausea, watching a man flirt with on-camera suicide.
	www.mensjournal.com /feature/0407/lairdHamilton.html (4865 words)

	Laird Hamilton Surfing : Surf Supplies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Featuring breathtaking surfing action laird hamilton surfing and some of the most dangerous waves on Earth, "North Shore" is an adrenaline-powered look into the high-performance sport of big wave surfing.
		But with help from a surfing guru (Gregory Harrison) laird hamilton surfing and the love laird hamilton surfing and support of a local girl (Nia Peeples), Rick conquers his fears, gains the respect of his adversaries, laird hamilton surfing and discovers the real secret to mastering the powerful waves of this island paradise.
		Featuring old school skating footage, exclusive interviews laird hamilton surfing and a blistering rock soundtrack, "Dogtown And Z-Boys" captures the rise of the Zephyr skateboarding team from Venice's Dogtown, a tough "locals only" beach with a legacy of outlaw surfing.
	www.larnedwindsurf.com /107-Laird-Hamilton-Surfing.html (530 words)

	K38 Water Safety Forum - Laird Hamilton-Big Wave Surfer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Hamilton also had the looks: At 17, he was discovered by a photographer for L'Uomo Vogue (Italian Men's Vogue) on a Kauai beach; the images landed him a 1983 photo shoot with Brooke Shields.
		Hamilton quickly learned not just to survive 80-foot waves but to carve gorgeous arcs across walls of water that could literally sink ships—putting high drama back into a sport long preoccupied with small-wave tricks.
		Hamilton knows perfectly well, of course, that he's at the peak of his physical powers, and that now is the time to capitalize.
	www.shawnalladio.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=466 (1779 words)

	Surf's Up! , Lesley Stahl Talks To Big-Wave Surfer Laird Hamilton - CBS News
		Hamilton considers a big wave a wall of water up to 70 feet high, the equivalent of a seven-story building.
		Hamilton was playing by himself on the beach outside his home in Hawaii, when a pro surfer named Bill Hamilton, then 17, came walking by.
		Hamilton argues that towing in is actually safer, because the jet ski is there to race in and pull a fallen surfer out before the next wave hits.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/07/21/60minutes/main630937.shtml (1505 words)

	Laird Hamilton - ArticleWorld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Laird’s ability to tackle such feats has often been attributed to his impressive physical size.
		Laird is recognized as one of the innovators of tow-in surfing.
		Laird was towed in on August 17, 200.
	www.articleworld.org /index.php?title=Laird_Hamilton&printable=yes (340 words)

	Laird Hamilton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Laird Hamilton is known as the guiding genius of crossover board sports, and he is truly amazing in the water.
		'Laird is the elder son of 60's surfing legend Bill Hamilton, and is a throw back to that time when surfers prided themselves on being all-around waterman.
		Laird Hamilton stood where no man has ever stood before ::more::
	www.laird-hamilton.com (130 words)

	Surfline \| Laird Hamilton (March 2, 1964-)
		Born is San Francisco but raised on the North Shore, with the Pipeline beach as his playground, he experienced the last of the original big-wave pioneers -- Greg Noll, Butch Van Artsdalen and Jose Angel -- and inherited their bravado and all-around skills.
		Having the legendary Billy Hamilton as his stepfather afforded him a hall pass into surfing's elite.
		Like most things in Hamilton's life, this pursuit was discarded upon mastery, and he turned his sights to a bigger quest.
	www.surfline.com /surfaz/hamilton_laird.cfm (610 words)

	Laird Hamilton... Laird Hamilton is the one of the most well-rounded waterman in the world. He’s mastered every ...
		Laird Hamilton is the one of the most well-rounded waterman in the world.
		INTERVIEW BY JEFF HO Laird Hamilton is the one of the most well-rounded waterman in the world.
		Laird Hamilton is setting new standards and his accomplishments have changed the history of surf as we know it.
	www.juicemagazine.com /lairdhamilton.html (1766 words)

	Laird Hamilton Interview Peahi Foilboards Training Towboards Design
		Laird Hamilton is a unique amalgamation of pioneer test pilot and waterman, a sort of Chuck Yeager meets Duke Kahanamoku, if you will.
		Laird came by the SURFER magazine office to discuss the Purchase the new DVD The Ride / The Day: A two-part expose into the world of Maui's most notorious surf spot and the principals who claim her as their own.
		LAIRD: Well, our weights are fluctuating between 15 and 16 pounds, up to 21 or 22 pounds, depending on the performance you are looking for from the board and conditions you are riding in.
	www.surfermag.com /features/onlineexclusives/lairdintrvu (1285 words)

	He baby-sat a future star, Laird Hamilton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		When he was a really little kid, Laird would play in the shorebreak and ride pieces of boards that had broken in half and been left by their owners.
		During the years when Laird was probably about 6 to 10 years old, I used to baby-sit him quite a bit during the winters when I would be on the North Shore.
		But Laird forgot about the "vog." This is a condition that sometimes happens on the big island when the volcano is active.
	www.ocregister.com /ocr/2005/01/01/sections/local/local_columns/article_363671.php (1057 words)

	Satiric Press - Viktor Yushchenko: The Uncanny Y-Man; Laird Hamilton, Tsunami Victim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Laird learned how to surf between the ages of two and three by balancing on the end of a piece of wood.
		Hamilton does not want anyone to be left with the impression that all he cares about is money.
		Hamilton continued, "People ask me what I would have done differently had I known the Boxing Day disaster was going to occur.
	www.satiricpress.com /sp/archive/2005/01-03/a_lairdhamilton.asp (1419 words)

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