DJ,
These pics are awesome. I know what I'd be thinking at the top of that wave! And I think I need just a few more sessions in the surf before I could tackle that!! Ha!

Here's a couple more pics of laird at Teahupoo.

DJ

laird looks like he's on a mission to ride another bomb........but this time on a "SUP"

an aircraft carrier, a huge platform, a bluddy big chunk of "low performance" on the pinnacle of big wave spots.

he's dwarfing a lot of "extreme watermen"

whilst looking like a stocking stuffed with walnuts.

greenleader said...

whilst looking like a stocking stuffed with walnuts.

Ohhh, so they aren't pics of you Greeny, geez I thought you'd been working out.

Yeah Laird as an absolute legend..imo.

For those who don't know it..Laird SUP'd across the English channel in 06 to raise money for Autistic children...Google it and you will find heaps.

He actually rode a Mt bike from the center of London down to the water..paddled across the channel..(big swells, rough conditions, wind, big ships etc)..and when he got to France he then Mt biked to the center of Paris.

He did this because his good friend and neighbor Don King (the famous water cameraman) had an autistic child and wanted to make a film about it but could not get the money to do it..So Laird stepped up..and did the channel thing to raise money for him....What a guy.

Don's film is called "Beautiful Son"..Goole it and watch the trailer..but have the tissues handy..it's very sad..I've not seen the finished film.

DJ

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Oh yeah....Anyone into Laird should check out his latest DVD.."All aboard the crazy train"...It's brilliant...and even has some SUP'ing in it..



Here's a short youtube vid...

Winner: Best Short Film Documentary - Maui Film Festival (2005). Featured Music: Pearl Jam, Ben Harper, U2, and Beck. Special appearances by: Ben Harper and Ben Stiller.

aus301 said...

greenleader said...

whilst looking like a stocking stuffed with walnuts.

Ohhh, so they aren't pics of you Greeny, geez I thought you'd been working out.

I wish

The opposition is not happy I even mentioned it

Here's a couple more from that sequence.

DJ

DavidJohn said...

Does anyone else have any nice SUP pics?

This is a faverite of Laird SUP'ing at Teahupoo..

I imagine what he's thinking in this first pic.."naaar!...Too small..Give me a bigger one"..

DJ





is that the reef showing through on the bottom of the pic

aus301 said...

WINDY MILLER said...






is that the reef showing through on the bottom of the pic

Man thats some strange looking reef, looks more like a web address to me...

Sure its not a copyright

WINDY MILLER said...

DavidJohn said...

Does anyone else have any nice SUP pics?

This is a faverite of Laird SUP'ing at Teahupoo..

I imagine what he's thinking in this first pic.."naaar!...Too small..Give me a bigger one"..

DJ





is that the reef showing through on the bottom of the pic

Windy Miller...There is often no reef showing but at Teahupoo the wave often breaks on to about two feet of water..with very sharp reef underneath.

I have seen the odd pic with suck rocks popping up as the water gets drawn back towards the wave....Scary stuff..Here's a couple more pics..

DJ





and that classic shot of Laird that started it all....Glassy or what..

Yeah..It's a shame that he's a septic..and not an Aussie..

Here's a few more new pictures of Laird Hamilton.

Makes ya wonder how good his next dvd is gunna be..

DJ