Laird Hamilton goes foilboarding in Raglan

A powerful Raglan swell greeted Laird Hamilton and his foil board as the American surfer prepared for "The Ultimate Waterman."

Laird Hamilton is the pioneer of foilboarding. He has been riding waves over blades for a long time, with a very personal approach.

Hamilton is the ambassador of the New Zealand-based event "The Ultimate Waterman."

The search to find the world's best all-around waterman will see eight wave riders compete in six different surfing disciplines over eight days between 14th and 21st March 2015.

"The Ultimate Waterman is going to be humble. And versatile. Very complex. A capacity to do a huge array of disciplines and ultimately to be - if not one of the greatest athletes in the world," underlines the foil board master.

Laird Hamilton will make select appearances in the event.

Still, he will also give advice and support to the official line-up, consisting of Danny Ching, Mark Visser, Manoa Drollet, Georges Cronsteadt, Kai Lenny, Connor Baxter, Kala Alexandra, and Daniel Kereopa.