Iballa: How about shopping?
Daida: It is not a weakness, it is a strong point (laughs). We both hate shopping!
Daida: So Iballa your turn for weaknesses!
Iballa: Even though we are favourites for most events, when the conditions are fluky you never know what can happen. All the girls have improved a lot. In light winds it is tough to see the difference in wave riding. We always prefer it when there are jumps combined with the wave riding. It is some pressure but I try not to overthink it. A lot of people send me messages all the time asking if I am nervous and wishing me luck. I just try to go out and have fun. Windsurfing is what I like, sailing takes the pressure away and I just enjoy the conditions.
Daida: Shopping? (Laughs)
Iballa: Ugh! I really hate going to the mall when I have to buy some clothes for a wedding or whatever. I even buy clothes online or I ask my brother who works in a shop to buy me some shoes. I don’t like going to the shopping malls! That is not a weakness for sure. They are a waste of time and I might be missing some good surf. Coffee on the other hand is a bit of a weakness of mine. I probably drink decent coffee twice a day – in the morning and midday after lunch. I can also be without coffee. I get a little bit sleepy but I can survive.
Daida: What about your windsurfing weakness?
Iballa: Maybe it is harder for me to learn new moves. I need to practice new moves more compared to Daida I think. She can learn faster. That is what I feel in the last twenty years (laughs). It is good to be consistent and I am motivated every day to improve my sailing and learn new moves. In the heats I try to do my moves that are more secure, but free sailing I try 360’s and takas more often. I like to try moves and when I am consistent then I’ll bring them into my heats.
