SLALOM
I think when we have the conditions like we did in Fuerteventura this year then slalom is at its best but you need to have the conditions. I would put in a beach start as well. I did a few of them and thought they were fantastic. I would put some jumps in as well. I have suggested it at the annual meetings. As I said before, I grew up jumping on slalom boards because it was boring to go straight. We go fast but I think it would be great to have this extra bit of adrenaline. I think super-cross was cool but it was too complicated with the freestyle moves. Just some straight jumps would be awesome. Slalom is awesome. It can always get a little bit better but I love it the way it is as well.
I like light wind racing as well. There is not much you can do about the way it looks unless you want to sit on the beach and not race at all. I grew up getting punished by the heavy guys when the PWA used to wait for 20 knots. Now we race in 7 knots I am kind of happy. I am biased because I am good in light winds. I enjoy light winds. I like the technical side of it, to tune right, to find the balance, the power and the body technique to lift the board and keep it there. This is what I am all about!
TRAVEL
I do get sick of living out of a bag and all this time on the road once in a while but that has been my life. I am afraid of the day when I have to hang up my harness and have to stay in one place. Luckily I have found a wife who understands me and she is wonderful. She is kind of doing the same thing because she is a singer so it seems to work for us.
THE FUTURE
I have a baby now so who knows how that is going to unfold. The future at the moment is full power with windsurfing as long as my body lets me do it. So far so good. I think I am stronger than I have ever been. I don’t know what it is but I feel I am getting stronger as I get older. As long as I am physically fit I would like to continue. I have a few things on the side that I am working on. I am coaching some Olympic guys in Israel and I am also part owner of a windsurf, surf and SUP company, ‘BG Surfing’, selling a lot of beginner equipment in Israel. I am trying to open some windows for the future. I cannot deny that my focus at the moment is fully windsurfing, I just can’t help it! It is in my blood!