Pete Cabrinha

Pete Cabrinha, born on September 13, 1961 on Oahu, Hawaii, is an American big-wave surfer, windsurfer, kitesurfer and artist, and the founder and brand manager of Cabrinha Kites. He won the world wave sailing championship in 1985 as a windsurfer. In 1993 he and friends including Laird Hamilton and Dave Kalama experimented in big surf on the North Shore of Maui and invented tow-surfing, using a personal watercraft to tow themselves into large waves. In the late 1990s he helped pioneer kiteboarding, and Cabrinha Kites was formed in 2000 with the Pryde Group. He also helped pioneer foilboarding and wingsurfing, won the 2004 Billabong XXL Award for the largest wave ever ridden, and makes mixed media art from his photography and graphic design. He lives on Maui.