Surf Legend Laird Hamilton 'Shoots the Pier' on Huge Hurricane Wave — mashable.com

Laird Hamilton is a surfing legend and legends never die — even, apparently when they tempt fate on massive waves before a beach full of gobsmacked onlookers. Watch the man purported to be Hamilton — who news reports confirm has been in the area — catch a huge wave at Surfrider Beach in Malibu before shooting the pier like a true daredevil. "Shooting the pier," in surfing lingo, means to ride a wave through the gaps in a pier's support posts. It's dangerous. It's risky. When pulled off successfully, it's totally badass. Hamilton also appears to be riding a standup paddle-board, no less.

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