SEAN O’BRIEN
Steve Allen: He’s from my home town but I think he’s the most knowledgeable guy in windsurfing. He was the brains behind Bjoern’s World Title in 2011 developing the sails and fins Bjoern needed specifically to win. I get along pretty well with Steve and it’s always great to learn from him. Arnon Dagan. Arnon is simply just a king. He’s also very knowledgeable on equipment and has made some great progress developing the Z-Fins for slalom, which I am using quite a few of (and so is half the tour).
He’s definitely someone you can learn a lot from. Jimmy Diaz. I spent a few days with Jimmy and Cagla [Cubat] at their house in Turkey after the PWA event there. Jimmy is another guy who is super knowledgeable in all aspects of gear development and he’s very good at explaining things in a way you can understand. Even if people understand something they are not always good at explaining it to someone else – if you can do that it’s a real asset.