 Dave Kalama
Dave is an all around Hawaiian waterman who comes from a lineage of surfing champions. He is a master wave rider, who began as a world champion windsurfer, and has evolved into one of the pioneers and premiere big wave, tow-in surfers of our time. Dave has become a key team rider for Quiksilver and will be seen in upcoming feature films, television and video/dvd programs.
“He’s good at everything but still humble and respectful,” says Gerry Lopez, who has known Kalama since he moved to Maui over a decade and a half ago. “He started at the bottom, paid his dues and worked his way to the top. In many ways he’s like a throwback to surfers of yesteryear, but he also takes the whole surfer’s image we are accustomed to and kind of blows it all away.” And what Lopez is referring to is Kalama’s poly dimensional approach to waveriding. He’s not just a longboard, wind or tow-in surfer; he’s everything you can be or do in or around the water, and he does them all well.
“Dave has an unbelievable amount of drive and motivation, and he’s really strong,” says Laird Hamilton. “I would say probably of any surfer I have watched, he has evolved and improved consistently at a higher level, greater than anyone I have ever seen. He’s always getting better. He’s doing some of the greatest surfing in the history of big-wave riding right now. He’s one of the main guys setting some benchmarks out there and pushing it to a higher level.”
“I didn’t sponsor Dave just because of his talents. I really respect him as a person,” says Jeff Hakman of Quiksilver. “He summarizes the essence, the real Hawaiian attitude, and is solid as a rock, inside and out-both feet are firmly on the ground. He has a quiet, but strong personality. I also have to say that in my 42 years of surfing I’ve never seen anyone who can do all the things he does, and that well.”
Recently, Dave can be seen in the award winning films “All Aboard The Crazy Train” “Step Into Liquid,” from the filmmakers of “Endless Summer,” the Bond film, ‘Die Another Day’, as well , the documentary big wave film , RIDING GIANTS, that premiered and opened, the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
As well, the American Express and Davidoff TV commercials.
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The film features never before seen footage of tow-in pioneers Laird Hamilton, Dave Kalama, Darrick Doerner riding the best big waves on the planet at Peahi, Maui during the historic winters of 2004 and 2005. Signed $39.99 
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Operated by the renowned big wave surfer and legendary waterman, Dave Kalama, these camps are hand crafted to maximize the full potential of each unique day that Maui has to offer.
