“Wish He Was More Like Him”: Resurfaced Picture of Legendary Father-Son Duo Creates Nostalgia in Surfing Community

Laird Hamilton is famous among fans for his tremendous acumen in surfing. With his 40 years of experience as a big wave surfer, he has seen many changes but stuck to his hardboard like always. But who helped him to master his field? Reportedly, this Hawaiian surfer took inspiration from his father Bill Hamilton, who taught him the sport. Recently, a fan shared a picture of the father-son duo on Facebook and that made the fans nostalgic about the legends once again.

The Waterman spent most of his childhood near the sea, loving it and thinking about conquering it one day. Getting help from his stepdad, the legend emerged to be a great surfer.

Fans reacted to Laird Hamilton’s picture with his dad

A fan named Timothy Connor Sullivan posted a picture of the two from Sunbreaker Surfer Magazine where his dad helped Hamilton to pose for an advertisement. She captioned it with, “Billy Hamilton and son Laird Hamilton photo…”.They wore “short shorts” and went for “regular surfing” instead of “pure surfing” as the waterman expressed. Followers always loved to see them together and Laird too forgave his dad based on past incidents.

The post managed to grab the attention of the followers. They loved the picture and some said, “Big up respect for these two”, “Gotta be the best water man ever”, “Ultimate stylist and ultimate charger”, and “Classics”.

Some veteran surfers recalled surfing with Billy Hamilton, as they commented-

“My dad grew up surfing with bill, wish he was more like him…never took me surfing, but i grew up surfing every day anyway. Far from Newport though or Kauai….brrr.”

“I was there. Used to surf Tunnels with Bill whenever it was good. ’72-’82.”

“I used to surf with Billy at Velzyland in the late sixties and early seventies. Graceful, powerful surfer. Similar to Wayne Lynch in style.”

People also observed the board and recognized it as they wrote, “Ace in a hole & Bear”, and “Note the Bear board. Billy Hamilton doubled for Jan-Michael Vincent in some of the Big Wednesday scenes.”

One fan seemed to have the back story in his mind as he said, “Sunbreaker was a brand launched in South OC Chris Carmichael brought Laird in as a team rider before he was well known. First and only guy I saw windsurf at Salt Creek and ripping it to shreds. Hugely popular brand around here for a short period, then out of business.”

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While the surfing world takes a trip down memory lane, tell us what you think of the Hamilton.

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