Surfer | Laird Hamilton Surf Teahupoo 17 August 2000

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  • @thePhished
    @thePhished 3 года назад +65

    i know everyones seen bigger and heavier sets at teahupo'o over the last 20 years but that wave was unprecedented back in 2000. The surfer magazine cover had everyones mind blown.

    • @themvmntmechanix
      @themvmntmechanix 2 года назад +4

      Code Red swells were only deemed possible now because of Lairds push back then

    • @michaelmcconnell7302
      @michaelmcconnell7302 Год назад +2

      "OH. MY. GOD." i'll never forget that picture.

  • @hawaiisurfingacademy
    @hawaiisurfingacademy 5 лет назад +12

    VERY honored to have met Laird. I have 2 sons who Laird knows Keiki and Kapono. I will say it now and have always said he is the Benjamin Franklin of Surfing ! Great Man hope to see him again one day! Aloha

  • @phillipsteiner3581
    @phillipsteiner3581 5 лет назад +9

    I never tire of Laird surfing Teahupoo! One of the greatest of all time!!!

  • @user-uo1qr6vn1q
    @user-uo1qr6vn1q Год назад +8

    Even 23 years later, these are still some of the most perfectly ridden waves ever at Teahupo’o. So many 🤯 moments. Like the wave at 2:50 … just insane. Nazaré is certainly the biggest. And Garrett & the guys who pioneered surfing that wave are living legends. But to ride a wave as big, and thick, and shallow, and heavy as Teahupo’o, like at 5:00 … is just on another level.

    • @Underpressure11
      @Underpressure11 Год назад

      nazaré is a shitty wave , while this absolute diamond

  • @starcrib
    @starcrib 6 лет назад +53

    Inspiration. This larid man, the Real Silver Surfer, has a totally Free life. He made his life mission happen. What a guy.

    • @cusoonmyfriend3738
      @cusoonmyfriend3738 2 года назад

      silver surfer is a jewish story
      Hamilton is not and he is real

    • @ryhk3293
      @ryhk3293 2 года назад +2

      @@cusoonmyfriend3738 Hey. What makes you think what you said is acceptable? That kind of nonsense is not welcome.

    • @cusoonmyfriend3738
      @cusoonmyfriend3738 2 года назад

      @@ryhk3293 acceptable ? are you a kind of council or lawyer or something ? stfu , the fact is , every fucking time a white is vs a non white, he is getting trashed

  • @griffenschimmel8316
    @griffenschimmel8316 Год назад +1

    so incredible to watch Laird surf with such finesse, it looks so natural.

  • @richardlopez7805
    @richardlopez7805 4 года назад +5

    Love to watch surfing vids and Laird proves by his control of the board and himself that he can handle any wave.

  • @kw7268
    @kw7268 5 лет назад +4

    He is just so good. It’s like he was born with a surfboard glued to his feet!

  • @markj8427
    @markj8427 4 года назад +3

    20 years later. still so gnarly. legend.

  • @craigtucker1921
    @craigtucker1921 2 года назад +3

    What a legend! Laird you have a place in history. End of

  • @elmoblatch9787
    @elmoblatch9787 6 лет назад +18

    His balance is just stunning. If Roger Federer has the best hand-eye coordination in the history of sports, it's possible that Laird has the best balance ever.

    • @ivanjulian2532
      @ivanjulian2532 2 года назад +1

      All human beings have balance. It's not even remotely possible that Laird Hamilton "has the best balance ever".

  • @872521
    @872521 7 лет назад +27

    at 4:36 - Hamilton is silent and watching where he just was.
    "God always has new in His mind." [chuckle]
    Respect the wave...

  • @Darrylizer1
    @Darrylizer1 6 лет назад +7

    He really makes riding that monster look easy, wow!

  • @badgrfan1256
    @badgrfan1256 6 лет назад +4

    damn he is badass and smooth on these man. that wave is freakin massive

  • @PooDotStinkPants
    @PooDotStinkPants 5 лет назад +27

    There are ordinary human beings....and then there's Laird

  • @xavtl1867
    @xavtl1867 3 года назад

    I feel Lairds physique is testament of hard work. I mean the build plus the fluidity of just throwing hinself into the barrel is 🤯. Once he thows himself into position who knows how much counterbalance hes holding? Respect.

  • @AX1A
    @AX1A 5 лет назад +11

    No one else out. Just Laird and DD. Just like at Peahi, early days, when everyone else thought Waimea was the biggest wave in the world. Laird opened these doors. The rest followed.

    •  4 года назад

      A. X Well we are at was not the first to ride and rule Waimea you have to know that but he is a fucking superstar no denying that

    • @charliedillon1400
      @charliedillon1400 2 года назад

      Waimea is now barely even in the top ten of big waves to watch. Waimea and Nazare are both just a huge drop and then kick out on the shoulder. Nobody really turns.

    • @ComedyByAlan
      @ComedyByAlan 2 года назад

      @@charliedillon1400 Its clearly an insane wave, same with a place like Todos Santos, but its boring as shit to watch. Even Mavericks on a lot of days but then it gets crazy and you see Peter Mel get a wave you can watch 100 times

  • @jonathanstill5661
    @jonathanstill5661 4 года назад

    Absolutely beautiful
    waves and water. Thank.you for sharing.

  • @sea2959
    @sea2959 6 лет назад +4

    legend...everytime you watch it,,

  • @preplan1
    @preplan1 2 года назад +1

    Dude he’s so good. Makes it look easy 😃

  • @mikemartin8088
    @mikemartin8088 4 года назад +1

    I will never forget that photo on the cover of Surfer magazine for the rest of my life! I said it too... when I picked it up, "Where and what is that?!!?!!?"

  • @extradutyfelt1
    @extradutyfelt1 6 лет назад +19

    Laird physical fitness level must be insane..! the guy is naturally bulked just for being an all around waterman!

    • @extradutyfelt1
      @extradutyfelt1 6 лет назад +2

      I have seen it! Laird has always been a beast physically! even as Lance Burkart in the movie North Shore in 1986-87 he was already ripped and built back then! And then in the film Endless Sumer 2 showing his open sea paddle boarding and 5 hour straight windsurfing from Maui to Oahu and tow in surfing, he's a beast in the water!

    • @cusoonmyfriend3738
      @cusoonmyfriend3738 2 года назад +1

      @@extradutyfelt1 in and out of the water

  • @Sidetrackification
    @Sidetrackification 4 года назад +7

    Thanks Laird for giving the Glory to God! For who is this that even the wind and seas obey Him?

  • @charlescharles8064
    @charlescharles8064 9 лет назад +3

    One of the best surfers still on earth.

  • @thedudeabides1881
    @thedudeabides1881 7 лет назад +98

    It really bugs me that people talk so much s*** about Laird Hamilton this was the year 2000 where in 2017 and guys are still not riding it even close to the same smooth Style

    • @austinoldfield5251
      @austinoldfield5251 6 лет назад +14

      Jetty Local who ever talks shit about this man has never stepped onto a surf board.........the man is a legend that deserves more respect than any of them

    • @fugbabylon7229
      @fugbabylon7229 6 лет назад

      Smooth Style *LMBO*

    • @jaceagolli
      @jaceagolli 6 лет назад +3

      who is talking shit about Laird? Fools!

    • @larjkok1184
      @larjkok1184 6 лет назад

      Settle down lady.
      What is it, that time of the month?

    • @CuntyMcCuntface-vc4do
      @CuntyMcCuntface-vc4do 6 лет назад +3

      hes not trying to do anything special hes connecting directly with the wave no bullshit no drama no style points no narcissism. hes surfing like a man. greatest sport on earth hes one of the best ever.

  • @davejohnsen8540
    @davejohnsen8540 4 года назад +1

    Wow! Makes that place look like the kiddie pool!

  • @misterfunnybones
    @misterfunnybones 2 года назад +1

    I think the English Channel crossing & that 44 mile Mediterranean paddle are far more insane than a tow-in, but either way it's been a lifetime of interesting water adventures. Dude's a total legend.

  • @guilhermebruno385
    @guilhermebruno385 2 года назад +1

    Watching this back after the Code Red 2 is insane, how much surf have evolved it insane

    • @joshsmith7999
      @joshsmith7999 Год назад

      In some ways these guys are surfing with so much more style with those layback backhand tubes.

  • @phillipsteiner3581
    @phillipsteiner3581 5 лет назад +1

    Love his style! Great man, great surfer.

  • @ninaschaefer9848
    @ninaschaefer9848 3 года назад

    love that you let your guard down.

  • @snapstring3134
    @snapstring3134 6 лет назад +1

    That was incredible

  • @raven2192
    @raven2192 4 года назад

    this just doesn't get old

  • @donmorris5878
    @donmorris5878 9 лет назад +1

    You are such an amazing person laird I wish I could do half of what you do

  • @drmindriot
    @drmindriot 7 лет назад +5

    Laird Hamilton dropping knowledge bombs.

  • @mas96
    @mas96 Год назад

    Been 23 years!!! Insane

  • @jameshunt1221
    @jameshunt1221 7 лет назад +16

    epic conditions; you are humble Laird.

  • @MrMunkfunk
    @MrMunkfunk 11 лет назад +2

    he makes it look so easy!

    • @Man-dd9fs
      @Man-dd9fs 4 года назад

      @Pete Pompies it's necessary with wave like this, especially with the big ones...unless you wanna fall to your death

  • @drwowdrummer
    @drwowdrummer 11 лет назад +4

    how does he just glide into it without any trouble? Laird will always be the best

    • @Man-dd9fs
      @Man-dd9fs 4 года назад

      @BC Bob just like a lot of big wave surfer. You can't paddle in, especially with the big ones unless you want to die

  • @koishooter
    @koishooter 6 лет назад

    Perfect Teahupoo all to himself. No human being has probably ever had so much fun, and it will be impossible to recreate. Is there another undiscovered Teahupoo out there? I'll have better luck finding it in heaven.

  • @ulrikreimann652
    @ulrikreimann652 6 лет назад +2

    Laird is an inspiration; I dream of sup surfing waves in Ericeira Portugal - Going there this summer to do just that! I will NOT look as smooth as Laird, I just hope to make it...

  • @jksinorbit
    @jksinorbit 3 года назад +1

    I remember seeing Laird on this wave on the cover of Surfer Magazine andit was like a punch in the guts, so heavy, almost impossible how thick the lip was. Scary

    • @ComedyByAlan
      @ComedyByAlan 2 года назад

      That and the Cory Lopez wave blew everyones minds

  • @anthonylemkendorf3114
    @anthonylemkendorf3114 Год назад

    Imagine being the perhaps the greatest Waterman and surfer in history and - a Gentleman at the same time.

  • @sportsport1654
    @sportsport1654 3 года назад

    This is so beautiful 😍😍😍😍😍

  • @jameshelm560
    @jameshelm560 4 года назад

    Best surfer ever. Period!

  • @hwn8088
    @hwn8088 3 года назад

    Laird Hamilton is a fkn man in surfing, no bull Charging 100%

  • @signjoey
    @signjoey 3 года назад

    Laird is really a man among boys...so solid

  • @MMASportsMaster
    @MMASportsMaster 3 года назад

    God I love that wave

  • @kw7268
    @kw7268 6 лет назад +1

    He’s amazing.

  • @justicekeyes308
    @justicekeyes308 4 года назад

    Awesome style!

  • @freakmoth
    @freakmoth 15 лет назад +1

    otra leyenda viva....un ejemplo a seguir

  • @freekick129
    @freekick129 Год назад

    And there’s NOBODY out there! Must have been incredible

  • @wackenthaljef
    @wackenthaljef 6 лет назад +1

    he is really massive at the time maybe still today...what a shape!

  • @lukebable
    @lukebable 3 года назад

    Laird, the most famous of all the shoulder riders...

  • @natbarron
    @natbarron 13 лет назад

    perfection exists

  • @leonflorence118
    @leonflorence118 3 года назад

    The style though!

  • @guitarsalert
    @guitarsalert 14 лет назад +2

    CLEAN!

  • @thealleys
    @thealleys 6 лет назад

    Laird is still jacked after all these years

  • @heathschmidt7516
    @heathschmidt7516 4 года назад +2

    Laird’s respect for God and creation is rad!!🙏

  • @peterthomas8850
    @peterthomas8850 9 лет назад +2

    how good is that bloke....awesome

  • @tankmaster1018
    @tankmaster1018 4 года назад +1

    4:31
    I'm guessing the wave he saw that looked like a cartoon was the one at 3:40 in the video. Couldn't really ask for a more perfect wave than that! That was the kind of wave that if you saw it in a movie and didn't know about Teauphoo, you would say it looked unrealistic. Teauphoo is up there with Pedra Branca, Shipsterns Bluff, The Right, and Cyclops for some of the most stunning and monstrous looking waves on the planet...

  • @wolfgang4136
    @wolfgang4136 4 года назад

    That is soo cool

  • @brookesd4979
    @brookesd4979 5 лет назад +4

    Laird "THE BODY" Hamilton

  • @murk1352
    @murk1352 3 года назад

    Greatest surfer who ever lived!!! Well him & Lance Burkhart lol....💪💯🏆

  • @silverspaceflyer
    @silverspaceflyer 4 года назад

    Old school laybacks in the barrel.

  • @timothybalentine3550
    @timothybalentine3550 3 года назад

    Beast mode

  • @orlyrabbit
    @orlyrabbit 14 лет назад

    @rockingrobot
    yeah this is the same session but the famous wave is at 3:10

  • @alphathemoonunit5390
    @alphathemoonunit5390 9 лет назад +7

    He signed my surfboard! So stoked

    • @theanswerisinthebackofyourhead
      @theanswerisinthebackofyourhead 6 лет назад

      SURFERS ARE LAZY BUMS THAT CANNOT MAKE IT IN THE REAL WORLD, AND SURFING IS NOT THE REAL WORLD, A WINNER IN LIFE IS A MAN WHO OWNS HIS OWN BUSINESS AND DRIVES TO WORK IN THE DARK AND DRIVES HOME IN THE DARK SACRIFICING TO MAKE HIS COMPANY SUCCESSFUL OR CLIMBING THE CORPORATE LADDER AND ON THE WEEKENDS SPENDS TIME WITH HIS WIFE AND KIDS AND WHO PAYS THE BILLS ON TIME, NOT LIVING IN MAMAS BASEMENT DOING BONG HITS AND WAITING FOR HIS PARENTS TO DIE SO HE CAN INHERIT THE HOUSE THAT HIS MOM AND DAD WORKED FOR 30 YRS TO PAY OFF, MANY SURFERS SEE LIFE THROUGH A HAZE OF POT SMOKE WHO WORK JOBS ON THE BEACH AS A CABANA BOY THAT MIGHT PAY 7.00 AN HOUR FOR MAYBE 4 HOURS A DAY AND 3 OR 4 DAYS A WEEK , AND WHEN THEY ARE 40 AND REALIZE THAT THE PARTY IS OVER THEN ITS TO LATE FOR THEM, MOST SURFERS DONT HAVE AN IQ THAT EXCEEDS THE LENGTH OF THE SURFBOARD ITSELF, AND THAT IS A STONE COLD FACT

    • @lizerd0
      @lizerd0 6 лет назад +1

      im gay

    • @theanswerisinthebackofyourhead
      @theanswerisinthebackofyourhead 6 лет назад

      BEACH PLS, I AM A REALIST AND AN INDEPENDENT THINKER, I RESEARCH THINGS, I WATCH THINGS VERY CAREFULLY. AND AN OUTSPOKEN SPEAKER. I THEN MAKE MY JUDGEMENT CALLS THROUGH THE LENS OF SOBRIETY, BEING DRUG FREE LOGIC, FACTS, AND COMMON SENSE, . I KNOW THAT IS TO MUCH FOR A MORON LIKE YOU TO UNDERSTAND. I KNOW THAT ALL YOU CARE ABOUT IS GETTING HIGH, MEDICATED AND LAID FROM WOMEN WHO ARE NOT WORTH A QUARTER IN RATS PISS. NOT EVERYONE SEES THE WORLD AS YOU DO AND THANK GOD. SO IF YOU DONT LIKE THAT THEN THAT IS TO DAM BAD AS YOU ARE POWERLESS TO STOP MY COMMENTARY THAT IS DEAD ON.........................................................................

    • @theanswerisinthebackofyourhead
      @theanswerisinthebackofyourhead 6 лет назад

      BEACH PLS, I RELIGIOUSLY KNOW HOW DONALD J TRUMP THINKS. I KNOW YOUR NOT HIM, AND MY SO CALLED MUM, I WOULD CALL HER MY MOM, DIED 31 YRS AGO. SO UNLESS SHE CAME UP FROM THE GRAVE, YOUR NOT HER. I ALREADY HAVE RESEARCHED THAT LAIRD HAMILTON DID NOT GO VERY FAR IN HIS EDUCATION, THE SAME AS MOST SURFERS. I HAVE LIVED VERY CLOSE TO THE BEACH IN MY LIFE BEFORE. I NOW LIVE ABOUT 200 MILES FROM THE BEACH IN THE GREAT STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND I HAVE SEEN MANY SO CALLED SURFERS OR WANNA BEES AND THEY ARE JUST NOT VERY SMART PPL. I HAVE BEEN AROUND MANY OF THEM AND HAVE OVERHEARD THEIR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHATEVER, AND MOST OF THEM ARE AS DUMB AS A ROCK AND THAT IS A STONE COLD FACT. I AM SURE YOU WILL TRY TO PROVE TO ME THAT 90% OF THEM ARE BRAIN SURGEONS AND SMART AS HELL??? RIGHT??? I AM SORRY I AM NOT BUYING THAT ONE. NOT FOR A SECOND.

    • @theanswerisinthebackofyourhead
      @theanswerisinthebackofyourhead 6 лет назад

      OK BEACH PLS, HERE IS A MORE DETAILED LOOK WITHIN. IF YOU SURF AND IGNORE YOUR EDUCATION AND LIVE OFF WHAT LITTLE MEANS YOU HAVE AND MKE AND THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY THEN THAT IS FINE. BUT IF YOU SURF AND IGNORE YOUR EDUCATION AND MAKE A BUNCH OF OTHER WRONG CHOICES LIKE HAVING BABYS YOU CANT AFFORD AND THEN FILE FOR FOOD STAMPS AND WELFARE AND ALL KINDS OF OTHER SERVICES THAT TAKE LOTS OF TAXES OUT OF MY PAYCHECK, THEN I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. CAUSE NOW YOUR LIVING OFF THE WAVES AT SOMEONE ELSE'S EXPENSE, AND I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH DEADBEATS LIKE THAT, AND IT COULD BE ANYTHING ELSE TO, LIKE TENNIS, BASKETBALL, HIKING, JUST PLUG IN ANY HOBBY AND I WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT.
      I AM 53 AND AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED COME FROM A DIFFERENT GENERATION. THE THINGS THEY TAUGHT US AS KIDS ARE NO LONGER TAUGHT AND AS A RESULT OF THIS, THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS ARE GOING TO HELL REAL FAST, BUT I WILL TELL YOU ONE THING THAT I DESPISE OR DISLIKE MORE THAN A SURFER, AND THAT IS THESE KIDS WHO SIT ON A COMPUTER FOR 16 HOURS A DAY, THEY ARE SO ADDICTED BECAUSE OF THE COMPUTER THAT IF YOU TOOK THE COMPUTER AND THERE CELL PHONE AND STOOD THEM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET,. THEY WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THEMSELVES, AND THAT IS A SAD PATHETIC STATE TO BE IN TO.

  • @kchungry821
    @kchungry821 6 лет назад

    I never SAW NO OTHER SURFERS OUT - Ohhhhhh the memories😂

  • @chrisnomad
    @chrisnomad 11 месяцев назад

    Lance Burkart just made that look so easy!

  • @davidlovett3077
    @davidlovett3077 3 года назад

    Even Laird knows, GOD is Amazing... HE made beautiful waves & Laird to conquer them😁!!!!!!

  • @S3MMY345
    @S3MMY345 Год назад

    Just when you think youve seen everything God has something new for ya, that sums it all up right there !

  • @heatherthyne2307
    @heatherthyne2307 8 лет назад

    It looks like he's riding a wakeboard. and wow I would be terrified to be the tow driver or the cameraman!

  • @RuzannaPalezyan
    @RuzannaPalezyan 9 лет назад

    this guy is awesome!

  • @WmJ-x7j
    @WmJ-x7j 4 месяца назад +1

    "It's a heavy wave." He could barely even process what he had just expreienced.

  • @CitrusandCapri
    @CitrusandCapri 12 лет назад

    Laird, you are awesome :) !!!

  • @sarahjones-jf4pr
    @sarahjones-jf4pr 3 года назад

    MY Goodness he is beautiful!....

  • @Albertosurf-v2x
    @Albertosurf-v2x Год назад

    Este es uno de los pioneros del surf de remolque , asi se le conocia .

  • @MichaelOdomwest16thAve
    @MichaelOdomwest16thAve 4 года назад

    How someone can feel compelled to risk their lives for one ride is just.......

  • @PeterSwan-so8qb
    @PeterSwan-so8qb Год назад

    Unreal

  • @Slowhand871
    @Slowhand871 6 лет назад

    The guy is a beast

  • @isaacbline4370
    @isaacbline4370 Год назад

    surfing is the only sport where you can be the best and as ready as possible , and it’s not up to you and for him to acknowledge that it might take 10-15 years for that one wave is a the perfect way to describe it surfing is almost like boxing in 1 day can change everything , one day where the swell is just perfect is like a first round ko. But in boxing it’s common , in surfing you have to wait and just always be ready

  • @richevans609
    @richevans609 Месяц назад

    There are innovators and there are others...

  • @noahmccormick525
    @noahmccormick525 6 лет назад

    I can see why they do it. Its so radical

  • @deborahbushard6493
    @deborahbushard6493 6 лет назад

    Surfn, Goat

  • @oldblueeyes805
    @oldblueeyes805 3 года назад

    Laird should walk around wearing a cape.. But being so humble, he'd probably cover a destitute person with it...

  • @briantrend1812
    @briantrend1812 6 лет назад

    have you seen the vids of him and his wife doing underwater training great stuff they are one fit couple

  • @candybanks8717
    @candybanks8717 7 лет назад +27

    Watching him you could get the idea that this is easy because he makes it look that way. But...nope...I'll pass. Instant death for me.

    • @mikemartin8088
      @mikemartin8088 4 года назад

      I've surfed 20ft faces, but that one ride was at least 30ft, and 10 of it was the lip! Not to mention the reef!!! He is a God in my book.

    • @hassannizar2561
      @hassannizar2561 4 года назад +1

      Dude it's not the height of waves there at teahupoo but it's how scary it becomes when it gets the size and that fat lip is the scariest thing unlike the other waves around the world its the only wave that has a lip like this and a barrel like this.

  • @claytondean7769
    @claytondean7769 7 лет назад

    Im no expert but this guy makes it look so easy.

  • @JohnHoulgate
    @JohnHoulgate Год назад

    He rides a most perfect line through the barrel.

  • @williamlowe7718
    @williamlowe7718 3 года назад

    Chuck Norris calls Laird to ask him how pissed off he should be at any given moment...

  • @frankymacf
    @frankymacf 3 года назад

    Has it ever been as big, clear and glassy since?

    • @Visschi
      @Visschi 3 года назад

      Yes bro ! look the wave of kauli vaast at teahupoo too

  • @Stobus44
    @Stobus44 8 лет назад +13

    That's the legendary spot with only 50cm depth?

  • @adrislopezalonso9117
    @adrislopezalonso9117 6 лет назад

    Impresionante ya an pasado 18 años

  • @joaofranciscojohnny3668
    @joaofranciscojohnny3668 3 года назад

    Man Power !!

  • @scottwyckoff5483
    @scottwyckoff5483 3 года назад

    Blessings

  • @joannawie
    @joannawie 6 лет назад

    Wow !!!

  • @cyclops74air11
    @cyclops74air11 2 года назад

    Our father, Mr Laird Hamilton... if you doubt... search Laird Hamilton " Pyramids"

  • @CaffeinatedDoggo
    @CaffeinatedDoggo 6 лет назад

    damn.. what a guy

  • @JWnFlorida
    @JWnFlorida 2 года назад

    No world titles but still the man. Soul surfer.

  • @Slowhand871
    @Slowhand871 3 года назад

    HEAVY