THREATS
Iballa: So what are the threats to you Daida?
Daida: Sarah Quita and Lena Erpenstein are both sailing different to last year. They have both been training hard over the winter in Australia and Cape Town. Meanwhile we had a really bad winter with the wind here in Gran Canaria. Their training has made quite a big difference. They have closed the gap. Justyna is also sailing better after her injury. All the girls are sailing well; it is getting like the boys. Obviously if the girls close the gap a little bit more it gets more exciting for everybody watching. The public are excited to see new faces on top. We just continue working and having fun. That is the most important thing. We train all the time we can but personally I have more priorities at this time of my life. I have to work, make a living and pay my bills. I have my sponsors which I have to do promotional stuff for and still spend as much time as possible in the water. The difference is that I cannot travel like the other girls do. I have commitments back home. If you don’t travel and go to Maui, Australia and Cape Town then the gap is always closer! In Pozo it is different but the other spots we will see. As long as it is windy I will try to go for it. It is just a matter of time for everybody. For them to spend more time in the water and for us to continue working on our moves and be more consistent.
If you train and train then consistency is the key, then you can risk some harder moves to make the difference. There is no single girl that I feel super nervous about sailing against. I don’t like 5.0 m super floaty conditions without a jump! I don’t think we should even compete in onshore conditions with just wave riding. It is really bad for the image of windsurfing. I think jumping should always be involved, especially in the Canary Islands.
