"We Only Have one planet" - Laird Hamilton

A short little video in which Laird talks briefly on conservation and protection of the earth, our oceans and our way of life. If you love surfing and the ocean then take a minute to watch this.Laird and the NRDC

Laird Hamilton - A Tribute

Greatest Moments in Surfing 1950-Now

Well it is official, YOUR LOCAL has reached it's 50th posting! So to celebrate in a cliche way I have decided to do a greatest moments in surfing post! Theses are my top 10 greatest surfing moments between 1950 and today:1953- Woody Brown, Buzzy Trent and George Downing, make the drop on a massive (for the time) 15ft+ wall at Makaha and make the cover of the newspapers in california and around

Laird saves Lickle from huge 80ft wipeout naked

WAILUKU, Maui — Ever in search of the 100-foot wave, extreme surfing star Laird Hamilton came to the aid of a fellow surfer off Maui.Brett Lickle, who was rescued by Hamilton, his dramatic rescue "the most intense thing I've been through."Lickle said Hamilton stripped naked so he could tie his surf trunks into a tourniquet after Lickle suffered a huge gash on his leg in a wipeout on what he said