There’s always been a bit of a competitive element whenever Ben and I are out on the water! It is not that it’s intentional, I see him do something and I think, I will do a bigger one or a better one, he’s the same and sailing this way has its motivational benefits. Sometimes it can get stale if you don’t have someone to push you. The competitiveness off the water isn’t so much of an issue. We are both pretty mellow and as we’ve got older, we both appreciate the bigger picture of professional windsurfing and it’s not all about whose winning!
There’s one thing with Ben, you certainly know when he’s around! He has got a mouth like a foghorn, wind him up and he doesn’t stop talking, I guess that’s why he’s turned out to be so good at that PWA live stream commentary!”