Aries Ashton and Sebastian Saramago: Are they the same person?

by Ashleigh Dickins, reporting editor

It was recently brought up to SurfWatch that surf legends Aries Ashton and Sebastian Saramago may infact have the same person controlling the keyboard! They do both have alliteration in their names, and their prowess on the beaches can't be denied. SurfWatch dug into this issue a bit further to uncover if there was any truth to these rumors.

Sebastian Saramago (L); Aries Ashton (R)

"Aries and I the same? That's a new one," Sebastian Saramago said when asked about the rumors. "Perhaps people got that idea by the way Aries wrote the article in his surf mag. He took the 'questions and answer' transcript of our interview and morphed it into more of a narrative coming from him." Sebastian refers to inworld magazine Kahuna, run by Aries Ashton. And though that could have lended some to the confusion of people, Sebastian assures SurfWatch there's no truth to the rumors. "But for the record, that is ridiculous."

We caught up with Aries as well, who found humor in the situation and also squashed the rumors. "I thought I resembled Brad Pitt more," he joked. Of course, if they were the same person this is exactly how they would respond. So SurfWatch brought the rumor to a member of the surf community who has known both men for quite some time, as they had been friends with the late Thor Bishop. "No, absolutely not," Sierra Sugar laughed when we asked for her opinion on the matter. Sierra confirms she has heard both on voice and can confirm they are not the same person. "Someone is pulling everyone's leg or severely misinformed themself," she stated.

So there you have it folks! Sebastian Saramago and Aries Ashton are not the same person. Maybe next time we'll be investigating if Mori Pwani and Majini Island were managed by the same person! (Spoiler alert: They were!)

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