Ken ‘Skindog’ Collins responds to Laird Hamilton

And the beat goes on! Remember way back like four days ago when Thomas-Edison-of-towing, Laird Hamilton, said that Carlos Burle’s Nazaré wave didn’t count because he didn’t “make” the wave, and that Maya Gabeira didn’t have the “skills to be out in those conditions”? Varying levels of indignant/agreeing responses rippled from the epicentre of Adonis aspiration that is Laird’s existence. Mr Hamilton undoubtedly ruffled some manly big-wave beards.

Ken ‘Skindog’ Collins, who has no beard but has crushed enough big wave action to have achieved maximum manliness, takes a brilliant line in his response to Laird. His posi stance is infectious in its simplicity: Big wave surfing needs more moral support of itself, and less puffing-out of chests. Instead of taking away from Carlos’ wave or Maya’s presence in the lineup, how about a gawddamn pat on the back? Throw articulate delivery in the mix and you can’t help but agree with Skinny on most levels. Whatcha think?

*Bonus: Stab chooses two comment highlights from original Laird post:

Tiago: First off all, is impressive that Laird did the interview with a shirt on. Must have been strange for him.

cuttiesandfloaters: Maybe the 40 egg whites a day have impacted Lord Laird’s cortical functioning, or the tears he shed from experiencing a millennial wave were fragments of his soul, escaping his muscled ducts, upsetting the inner Lairdian balance…but jeez is he a fucking buzz kill nowadays. Bring this prick to a party and he would have a better story than anyone concerning anything, take his shirt off whilst sober due to his consciously controlled selectively impervious gut lining preventing the ecstasy slipped into his non alcoholic Pina Colada from entering his circulatory system, do some light sets, 50 reps each, inverted and wide arms press-ups, before turning the music down so he could regale those still in attendance with the story of how he fashioned his first hydrofoil from sacred Hawaiian igneous rock with his teeth when aged four. We’re sorry Maya’s neck circumference doesn’t fall into Laird and Reece’s Guidelines for Neck Circumference, but please do us all a favour and piss off back to Health, Wellness and SUP Yoga conference headlining.