FM – Will you sail Nazaré again or is that box ticked?
TT – I don’t know but I think I will sail there again because it was fun! Probably I will go again on a medium size day, and I would like to sail on a bigger day, not when it’s huge and deadly but there are some bigger days where it could be fun, with the right combination of wind and waves and tide. I will see if
it happens.
FM – What drives you to sail these incredible waves? Has having a family changed your approach?
TT – I just get too excited when I see a forecast with big waves and good wind! I cannot miss it, that would be too hard, so I have to go and hope I will be able to sail and have fun. The feeling I get from riding big waves is just so strong and special. These big waves are only there for a few hours and to have the chance to be out there and ride them is amazing. It makes you feel so alive and you don’t have time to think, it is pure reaction to nature, almost survival mode, like if you were an animal. Having a family did not change my approach because I know my limits and what risks I am willing to take or not. Riding these waves is pure reaction to the moment but there are a lot of things happening before you actually get to ride them, so it always happens for a reason.
FM – After such an amazing few months of waves, what was the highlight for you?
TT – The highlight was maybe finding the slab in Southern Ireland! Or maybe to witness hurricane Ophelia. Or maybe to ride Nazaré. Everything was a highlight and I am still buzzing!