DRIVE
The first year after quitting the tour was a difficult time as Kevin adapted from a dedicated P.W.A. tour sailor into his new role as an ambassador for Ezzy. Three years down the line, Kevin’s turned over a new leaf and, far from taking his foot off the gas, he’s been raising his game on the wave sailing frontier and is more motivated than ever to sail to the highest level.
KP “My drive now is just to sail my very best. I guess the first year I was off the tour I lost a certain amount of motivation. I wasn’t training so much and was just having fun and testing. I even started drinking beers – I had a Facebook page called ‘Photos for Beer’. I was starting to go off the rails a little. I was going for it, having a nice holiday. Just recently I’ve been off the beer. I got tired of it. I got into a rhythm of drinking every night and it wasn’t doing anything for me really. I had a good time, but still, I needed to sort myself out. I had a beer to celebrate Brawzinho’s [wavesailing World Title] win and Levi’s [Aloha Classic] victory, but these days I try not to go there. I just keep it for the special occasions. My motivation now is really strong to go out there and be the best that I can. That’s enough for me. Even though I’m not training for a World Title or anything like that, I still feel the urge to go out there and sail every day. I still work on my boards and try to get shapes where I can hit the lip harder and go faster down the line. My sails are how I want them to feel. I feel like I’m sailing pretty well right now.”
