JC: What is it like sailing alongside Levi and Keith Teboul? How do they inspire you?
MB: It is amazing, I grew up watching them, the first time I came to Hawaii, I felt weird even saying hi as those guys were my idols. Sailing with them everyday, and having the chance to watch from close is a dream. Those guys are so solid on the water and with them there are no mellow days at Ho’okipa. Every time they sail they go for it harder than the day before and that is what I love about Maui, the way riders really push each other. I don’t think you get that anywhere else in the world.
JC: What moves are you dreaming of right now and what sort of conditions do you need to need to pull them off?
MB: I have been dreaming about the double air taka; for that I need strong offshore winds and clean waves, so I can really get all the speed and calculate where I am going with precision. But more than anything I am trying to improve my top to bottom sailing, I just look forward to try and perform powerful fast turns; in my opinion that is easily the hardest part of wave riding, performing sick turns consistently well!