damien fahrenfort

We love Sal because he has an opinion and a unique point of view. He stands up for what he believes and isn’t afraid to speak truth to the chorus of the narrow-minded voices coming from the surf industry. He rubs shoulders with Hollywood elite and splits peaks with surf royalty, but at the end of the day, he’s just a frothing grom like the rest of us. In this episode, Sal unpacks the selfish nature of being a surfer, his experience growing up as one of a very few surfers of color in homogeneous white coastal America, and what’s next for a narrow-minded surf industry who see themselves as influencers. (Forgive the Audio quality of the interview, we’re new to this!)

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In Episode 15 of Dropping In former professional surfer Omar Etcheverry and award winning journalist Cyrus Saatsaz welcomed SurfCenter host Damien Farenfort to talk about being the third straight South African to come on the show, his close relationship with Dane Reynolds, the WSL and what is needed for improvement, what his client Jordy Smith needs to do if he wants to finally win the World Title, how the transition's been from his Dooma's Rumors days in a media climate sadly rife with political correctness, and his new surfing podcast.

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