ARTICLES
JAWS! Undoubtably the most spectacular, breath-taking sport on Earth, the radical tow-in movement has been spearheaded by a daring and talented group of experienced watermen at the legendary Jaws Break in Hawaii. Read their amazing story here.
Tow-in Surfing: Is it legit? There are those who argue that tow-in is artificial and not legitimate surfing. Some say its just a money-making scam. But, according to tow-in master Laird Hamilton, its not how you get out to your waves but what you do on them that counts. Sam George investigates and tries it out for himself...
Tow-in World Championships The innaugural 1997 tow-in surfing world championships have been postponed till later in '98 due to money matters (boo, hiss!)
Breaking the Law Possible problems for tow-in and other watersports in the States as a reult of new legislation governing the use of personal watercraft.
PROFILES
Laird Hamilton Born in a bathysphere, baptized in surfboard resin, raised in the rainforest in Hawaii. Who else is ready to ride the biggest waves on the planet? Bucky McMahon uncovers the ultimate waterman, the ring-leader of the tow-in brigade.
Dave Kalama Interview Dave Kalama - everyone's seen the photos of him ripping down 40 foot faces, but what makes the man tick and keeps him so stoked on surfing and life?
Shane Dorian Interview Shane is another of the hardcore tow-in brigade from Pe'ahi. He talks candidly to Greg Wunderlich, about surfing professionally, home-life, religion and his recent movie 'In God's Hands'.
Darrick Doerner Originally one of the old-school longboarders, Darrick is pioneering the tow-in movement at Peahi. Here he talks about surfing, the aggressive North Shore crowds and the recent film, "In God's Hands".
Tow-in hard men chill out at voleyball! What do you do for kicks when you're not riding the biggest, most dangerous waves in the world? In the case of the Jaws brigade on Maui, when not towing each other into hell-waves, they're honing their terrestrial teamwork - on the volleyball court.
