MATTEO IACHINO
The racing was fun. I guess we can compete when it is not suitable conditions for slalom. We also competed in strong winds and that was a tough race. It was exciting and scary at the same time. I did not have any control at all going downwind. I was just focussed on not crashing myself. I was not even focussed on the race. I had Arnon about 1 metre in front of me and did not even think of overtaking him. I thought about it for a moment and my front wing came out of the water and I almost crashed so I just focussed to stay on the board. I guess I need to train more in stronger winds. So far I only trained when it was super light winds but I guess we need to be ready for when the wind suddenly fills in.
I am using the Starboard foil and board, the one that is on the market. I am also using the new Severne HyperGlide sail. We have one batten less on this sail and the clew is shorter which gives more stability and power upwind. The sail is lighter, although I don’t think the sail makes a huge difference. I wanted to save my slalom sails just for slalom, so I raced on the HyperGlide. The race foil board is a lot bigger than a normal foil board. We race on a 91cm wide board which is 91cm wide right at the back foot strap. It is like a door! It is not narrow in the tail and it is quite big, so it allows us to perform in super light winds. That is what we need, we want to show that we can race in super light wind.