Nazaré: the Holy Grail of big-wave surfing

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Meet legendary big wave king Garrett McNamara. Garrett is an internationally recognized big wave surfer who commanded global attention by surfing one of the world’s largest waves in Nazaré, Portugal, and popularizing Nazaré’s now famous surf break. He has also accomplished a myri ...  Show more

This week, we're joined by a very special guest - the legendary big wave surfer Laird Hamilton. He tells us about his off-the-rails friendship with the founder of Bally Total Fitness, the invention of tow-in surfing, and what it was like to ride the historic Millennium Wave at ...

Laird Hamilton is in studio! We're going deep on the heaviest wave of all time that changed surfing history on a very special episode of Waves with Names. Laird joins us on the couch (1:57). We go back to August of 2000 (39:37). We profile Laird & his team as well as Teahu ...

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Marine scientist Ben Fitzpatrick is fi ...