Support
I have just started a new deal with GA and Tabou through Boardwise, which I am super happy about. I think the kit is amazing! I am using the IQ sails and the Da Curve boards which really suit my style. My favourite set up is 4.5m IQ with my 80 litre board. I love a sail that is light and powerful in the hands but still manoeuvrable, which I found the IQ does perfectly. I like the boards as they feel loose with a bit more tail rocker instead of a flat rocked board. I am using it as a tri fin with three degree K4 Ezzy fins in the front and 15 or 16 K4 flexi in the back and find that the best combination for me!
Competition
I find competing at the BWA events pushes me with my sailing as I am the youngest in the Pro fleet so it is quite a challenge. I am up against some of the top guys in the UK (and the world for that matter) but it makes me want to go bigger and better! I am trying to gain more knowledge and experience of competitions, so hopefully they will help me fair well in PWA comps when I start doing them. The BWA also has a cool social scene and is run superbly by great people, that’s why I enjoy going to the events and it’s the perfect stepping stone to the PWA. I still have tons of new moves to learn, both in the waves and in the air. I hope by the end of the year I will be sticking some doubles and dialling in my tweaked pushies. I also want to improve my wave 360’s and be more consistent with takas. I just started landing some goiters on the wave but to perfect them is going to be a big mission.