Known as “Mr. Pipeline,” he was widely recognized as the best tube rider in the world. He became the Hawai‘i...
Considered one of the most influential surfers in the 1960s. He won the 1965 World Surfing Championships in the “Small...
A legendary big-wave surfer and 1968 World Surfing Champion, Hemmings founded The Pipe Masters and the Triple Crown of Surfing....
A big-wave surfer, he won the 1998 Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta de Lobos Big Wave Invitational, and surfed in the 2008...
Known as “Ace Cool,” he was known as the “Evel Knievel” of the big-wave surf world. He became famous for...
At 17, he won the Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship. Between the ages of 21 and 27, he won most...
An oceanographer and a top-ranked, big-wave surfer in the 1960s. He could be seen at Waimea with Eddie Aikau, and...
Now known as Laura Lee Ching, she won the 1972 Mākaha International Surfing Championships and became the first woman to...
At age 12, his father arranged a surfing lesson for him with Duke Kahanamoku. In 1957, he won the prestigious...