MATEUS ISAAC
Racing in choppy waters is one of the biggest challenges you can encounter when slalom sailing. The feeling is you are going to get catapulted every second, and are constantly out of control. Extreme conditions like in Sotavento is something that I really enjoy. It’s technical, and you need to be well tuned to go fast. Tuning your equipment for choppy waters is different to flat water. You can put your mastfoot a bit more forward on the board, and your sail with a bit more downhaul tension, and if the feeling is still out of control, you can put your boom a bit lower and lengthen your harness lines. Off the water, I always like to stretch and do balance exercises, I feel keeping the body loose helps in gybes and to control your board.
“ The feeling is you are going to get catapulted every second.”