SA’s Youngest Big Wave Charger, Fabian

It’s Big Wave season, well for half the world, and if the Nazaré Challenge was anything to go by, we’re in for a screamer. Unlike fellow South African hellman Grant Twiggy Baker, surfing somewhat under the radar is young Kommetjie born and bred water fed, Fabian Campagnolo. Back in issue 42.6 ‘Standouts’, we featured the 20-year-old in Fade Out. But, before we go on, just take another look at that cover image, f**ken nuts bru. Following Twiggy’s win at Nazaré, footage of Fabian dropping into some rather ‘large’ waves out in Portugal surfaced. Naturally, our interest was spiked so we jumped on a flight…. lol, imagine we could just do that… we actually just took a more budget-friendly option and pulled a page from the millennial handbook and fired some questions the way of Fabian over Instagram. What a time to be alive!  Zag: Give us a quick background, where you from, how long you been surfing and why big waves? Fabian: I was privileged enough to grow up in Kommetjie, growing up there would be paradise for anyone…regardless if you surf or not. A tight-knit community that creates a truly unique atmosphere, there really is no place like it. As a grom […]

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