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[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”My Story” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Oswald%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1563800027140{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”]
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With Nelson Armitage Sr. as his Hawaiian mentor, Sebastian started surfing the big waves. His approach was unique: learning the art of surfing from native Hawaiians and at the same time looking for inspiration at different sports. Using his mentor’s wisdom and science to optimize his performance, Sebastian wrote history in 2010 surfing the biggest wave in the world and being the first European to ever win the prestigious WSL Big Wave Award. After making the transition to Nazaré, Portugal, and building his team, Sebastian won the WSL Big Wave Award for the second time in 2015. Since then he was a consecutive nominee every year, making him the most consistent athlete in his category. In February 2018 his performance and a giant wave, that many regards as the biggest ever surfed, became the most viewed wave of all time with more than 400mio. views. [/vc_column_text]
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Setting himself big goals and pursuing them with full dedication meant for Sebastian to create his own path. From his early teenage years migrating to Hawaii, to being an outcast of his community, he rose to be one of the leading figures of big wave surfing. His ambition to be the best he can be and his hunger for more leads him into an exciting future in which he will continue to push boundaries and disrupt the standard. Ambitious as ever Sebastian is also contributing to professionalize the sport for future generations.[/vc_column_text]
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