95 GROHE Magazine 94 P u re F re u de an Was se r Hamilton is also the co inventor of tow in surfing which allows surfers to get onto even bigger waves As Laird Hamilton glides on his surfboard along a breathtakingly tall sheet of water it s hard to imagine what he might be thinking Regarded in the surfing community as one of the all time best at big wave surfing he s tackled some of the most monstrous waves in the world and always has an insatiable appetite for more How does he do it approaching this uncontrol lable force that could snap him in two at a mo ment s notice The ocean is my home he says simply Born in 1964 in an experimental saltwater sphere in San Francisco where else his man tra is never to let an opportunity pass him by a motto that has now been immortalized in a doc umentary of his life Take Every Wave direct ed by the Oscar nominated Rory Kennedy The film follows his career and personal life through crests and troughs beginning in the present day of 2016 He s shown on Kaua i island look ing longingly out at the terrific swells created by El Niño before rewinding to the earlier days of his career notably his legendary miracu lous surf over the heaviest wave every ridden at the notoriously hazardous Teahupo o reef in Tahiti Hamilton is pleased with how the film has been received so far The critics have been nice let s just put it that way he tells GROHE maga zine What s noticeable about the film is its transcendence of the surf genre and its focus on creating an intimate portrait of Hamilton and his wife Gabrielle Reece a professional volley ball player and model Once Rory Kennedy and her husband Mark got involved they want ed to do something more personal about my life he explains I wanted to get the film as much of a chance to have an impact as I could They re the storytellers so I followed their lead Hamilton is by now accustomed to being in front of the camera and not just when he s carving white trails into glassy blue waves on his surfboard Being model spotted on the beach at Kaua i at 16 led to shoots for Italian Men s Vogue and a spot in front of the camera next to Brooke Shields He s also appeared in a Carving through huge waves is Hamilton s speciality he s known for surfing the heaviest wave ever ridden at Teahupo o reef in Tahiti Born in 1964 Hamilton is one of the world s most famous big wave surfers despite avoiding compe titions

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