Two decades of Tamayo Perry Pipeline highlights

News recently spread on Oahu that beloved North Shore icon Tamayo Perry was killed by a shark while surfing Goat Island, a wave off Oahu’s east coast with which he is nearly synonymous. His body was reportedly found on the island by local surfers with an arm and a leg missing.

Tamayo, 49, was born and raised on the East Side and made a career on the North Shore, both as a professional surfer and later as a lifeguard.

One of the most enduring and dedicated pipeline specialists of all time, Tamayo has long sat in the pantheon of qualities alongside Lopez, Andy and Bruce Irons, Sean, Briley, Michael and Derek Ho.

The video above, featuring two decades of Tamayo memories in the Banzai, is a reminder of his talent.

You can read our two stories about the tragedy here and here.