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Dave Kalama is a big wave surfer/tow-in surfer, stand-up paddle (SUP) surfer and racer, surf and SUP board shaper, windsurfer,
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racer, private adventure guide, and celebrity watersports enthusiast. Kalama, his wife, 2 sons and 1 daughter live in Kula,
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. Kalama is credited with the co-development of the
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technique of
tow-in surfing Tow-in surfing is a surfing technique which uses artificial assistance to allow the surfer to catch faster-moving waves than was traditionally possible when paddling by hand. Tow-in surfing was invented by surfers who wanted to catch big waves ...
, along with
Laird Hamilton Laird John Hamilton (né Zerfas; born March 2, 1964) is an American big wave surfing, big-wave surfer, co-inventor of tow-in surfing, and an occasional fashion and action-sports model and actor. He is married to Gabrielle Reece, a former professi ...
,
Darrick Doerner Darrick Doerner is a big wave pioneer in the sport of tow-in surfing, in which personal water craft are used to tow surfers into large surf. Also known by the nickname, Double D, Doerner is an accomplished big wave surfer himself. Doerner is an ...
, and
Buzzy Kerbox Burton "Buzzy" Kerbox (born 1956) is an American surfer, photographer and model. He is best known for co-developing tow-in surfing with Laird Hamilton, Dave Kalama, and a handful of other surfers in the mid-1990s. Early life Kerbox was born in 1 ...
. Recently, Kalama together with close friend
Laird Hamilton Laird John Hamilton (né Zerfas; born March 2, 1964) is an American big wave surfing, big-wave surfer, co-inventor of tow-in surfing, and an occasional fashion and action-sports model and actor. He is married to Gabrielle Reece, a former professi ...
have been actively promoting and mastering an ancient Hawaiian mode of water transportation and watersport called SUP, "stand-up paddling", and he has begun a series of increasingly longer solo paddle events between various Hawaiian islands. Kalama and Hamilton are also credited with the co-development of "foil surfing" (hydrofoil surfing). Kalama is a descendant from a long line of noteworthy Hawaiian watermen; his grandfather brought
outrigger canoe Outrigger boats are various watercraft featuring one or more lateral support floats known as outriggers, which are fastened to one or both sides of the main hull (watercraft), hull. They can range from small dugout (boat), dugout canoes to large ...
paddling to the mainland U.S., and his father Ilima Kalama was the 1962 world-champion surfer and a lifelong outrigger canoe paddler. Kalama is known socially amongst surfers as placing a high respect on local and community surf etiquette. Kalama is a part-time coach to SUP competitors Kai Lenny (2010 and 2011 SUP Surf World Champion) and Slater Trout. As a high school age athlete, Kalama was a competitive ski racer and high school football player in the winter sports resort town of
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. In July 2006, Kalama and BamMan Productions business partner
Laird Hamilton Laird John Hamilton (né Zerfas; born March 2, 1964) is an American big wave surfing, big-wave surfer, co-inventor of tow-in surfing, and an occasional fashion and action-sports model and actor. He is married to Gabrielle Reece, a former professi ...
were jointly awarded the Beacon Award at the Maui Film Festival for "helping to revive the surf film genre."


Kalama and Laird Hamilton

Kalama and fellow celebrity surfing pal
Laird Hamilton Laird John Hamilton (né Zerfas; born March 2, 1964) is an American big wave surfing, big-wave surfer, co-inventor of tow-in surfing, and an occasional fashion and action-sports model and actor. He is married to Gabrielle Reece, a former professi ...
have been featured in big wave riding films and photographs while riding the largest ocean waves in recorded history. For survival, they surf together and only with other wave riders they absolutely trust (critical life-saving rescues from the tow-in watercraft are commonplace—they take turns piloting the craft—trust is paramount). Their preference is the
tow-in surfing Tow-in surfing is a surfing technique which uses artificial assistance to allow the surfer to catch faster-moving waves than was traditionally possible when paddling by hand. Tow-in surfing was invented by surfers who wanted to catch big waves ...
method (which they co-invented), which affords them the ability to catch the largest (and fastest) of ocean waves; their preferred location is the reef at Pe'ahi (pronounced pay-ah-hee) (commonly called "Jaws") on the northcentral coast of the Island of Maui (known for holding and breaking the largest waves on the planet); and their preferred riding style is "radical, late take-offs, forceful sweeping drops and turns across the face of 60+ footer waves, exiting over the shoulder of the wave at the end of the ride (to catch a tow ride back outside for another ride, of course)". Their extreme wave rides, chronicled in film and photographs, are daredevil conquests that do not seem possible (or wise!). They have survived near-death experiences in major "wipe-outs" under mountains of falling water.


Film appearances

Kalama appeared in the opening sequence of the
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''. In October 2006, Kalama, along with friend and celebrity waterman,
Laird Hamilton Laird John Hamilton (né Zerfas; born March 2, 1964) is an American big wave surfing, big-wave surfer, co-inventor of tow-in surfing, and an occasional fashion and action-sports model and actor. He is married to Gabrielle Reece, a former professi ...
, biked and paddled the entire Hawaiian Island chain—more than 450 miles—in a week. The feat was featured on
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's film ''Beautiful Son'' in support of those afflicted with autism. Kalama won an award for his role in ''
Riding Giants ''Riding Giants'' is a 2004 documentary film produced by Agi Orsi and directed and narrated by Stacy Peralta, a famous skater/surfer. The movie traces the origins of surfing and specifically focuses on the art of big wave riding. Some of the ...
''. Kalama has also appeared in ''
The Endless Summer II ''The Endless Summer II'' is a 1994 film directed by Bruce Brown and is a sequel to his 1966 film ''The Endless Summer''. In ''The Endless Summer II'', surfers Pat O'Connell and Robert "Wingnut" Weaver retrace the steps of Mike Hynson and ...
'' and ''
Step Into Liquid ''Step into Liquid'' (2003) is a documentary about surfing directed by Dana Brown, son of famed surfer and filmmaker Bruce Brown. The film includes surfing footage from the famous Pipeline, the beaches of Vietnam, and some of the world's largest ...
''.


References

External Links # "A Waterman's Journal" (http://www.davidkalama.com). Retrieved January 19, 2012 # "Surfing Into Jaws" (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/0207/q_n_a.html). National Geographic. July 2002. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/0207/q_n_a.html. Retrieved January 19, 2012 # "SUP the Mag" (http://www.supthemag.com/2011-sup-awards/vote/top-3-male-paddlers/). SUP the Mag. http://www.supthemag.com/2011-sup-awards/vote/top-3-male-paddlers/ Retrieved January 19, 2012 # "Jamie Mitchell wins Paddleboard and Dave Kalama wins SUP at Molokai2Oahu Race." (https://web.archive.org/web/20120518111728/http://paddle-board.net/jamie-mitchell-wins-paddleboard-and-dave-kalama-wins-sup-at-molokai2oahu-race/). Paddleboard Fresh Sup Stoke Retrieved January 19, 2012. # "Dave Kalama Waterman" (http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1659120-Dave-Kalama---Waterman). http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1659120-Dave-Kalama---Waterman Retrieved January 19, 2012. # YouTube: All Aboard The Crazy Train - Trailer - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r12QE_julpI). # Vimeo: Dave Kalama Spin'n and Grin'n (https://web.archive.org/web/20111225180705/http://vimeo.com/28743548). {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalama, Dave Living people Surfers from Hawaii People from Kula, Hawaii Tow-in surfers Year of birth missing (living people) American surfers American windsurfers