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Laird was born Laird John Zerfas in San Francisco on March 2, 1964, in an experimental salt-water sphere at UCSF Medical Center designed to ease the mother's labor. [3] His biological father, L. G. Zerfas, immigrated from Greece to California and left the family before his first birthday. [4]
Tamayo Perry (April 15, 1975 – June 23, 2024) was an American professional surfer, lifeguard and actor. [1] [2] He was a regular fixture on Oahu's Banzai Pipeline, [3] [4] [5] one of the world's most notable reef surf breaks, and was considered as one of the most prominent pipeline specialists of all time. [6]
A reef break is an area in the ocean where waves start to break once they reach the shallows of a reef. Pipeline is known for huge waves that break in shallow water just above a sharp and cavernous reef, forming large, hollow, thick curls of water that surfers can tube ride.
Surfer at Lance's Right, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia Lance's Right (also known as HTs ) is a surf reef break located in Indonesia, off Sipore Island, part of Sumatra 's Mentawai Island chain. A reef break is an area in the ocean where waves start to break once they reach the shallows of a reef .
The Cribbar is best known for creating annual big waves, popular with experienced big wave surfers from across the world. Wave faces can be in excess of 30 ft (9.1 m). [2] The Zorba is a reef 2 miles (3.2 km) further off the coast and can create even higher waves. [3]
Machado is a 2011 inductee into the Surfing Walk of Fame in Huntington Beach, California in the surf champion category. [ 7 ] On December 31, 2019, Machado announced he would no longer be associated with Hurley International after having been sponsored by the surf company for nearly 20 years, due to the new ownership group's desire to cut ...
The Reef. The Reef, like many of its shark flick counterparts, starts innocently enough.A group of five friends embark on a water-bound voyage to chart a yacht to its owner and decide to anchor ...
Chevron Reef, also known as Pratte's Reef, was an artificial reef constructed in 2000 in Santa Monica Bay, offshore from Dockweiler State Beach. It was the first artificial surfing reef in the United States and was the second to be built worldwide. [ 1 ]