Damien Fahrenfort

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Damien Fahrenfort
Born
Damien Fahrenfort

(1986-11-10) 10 November 1986 (age 37) [1]
Cape Town, South Africa [1]
NationalityAmerican, South African [2]
Occupation(s)Business person, professional surfer, journalist
Known forBusiness, Professional Surfing, Journalism

Damien Fahrenfort (born 10 November 1986), also known as "Dooma", is a South African business person, professional surfer, web-content creator, producer and journalist born in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Damien Fahrenfort was a competitor on the World Surf League qualifying series tour between 2006 and 2011. [3] His best result as a top level professional surfer was 3rd place in the 2011 Copa Quiksilver El Salvador at Punta Roca in La Libertad, La Libertad, El Salvador. [4] [5] [6]

Since retiring from full-time surf competition, he has been active with the business world and surfing-related journalism, including his surfing industry insider's blog entitled, "Doomas Rumors". [7]

After immigrating to the United States in the mid-2010s, Fahrenfort has worked with marketing for Orange County-based Quiksilver industries, run the US division of the Australian surfing publication, Stab, and has managed the careers of some of the surfing world's top athletes. [8]

He is also the co-founder and marketing director of Venice Beach’s "General Admission" boutique men's shop.

Filmography

Interviews about Fahrenfort

Articles/interviews written by Fahrenfort

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