Also in the Maze, in my heat with my good friend & young ripper Julian Salmonn, I made a table front so close to him in the air when he was in a back loop. I am sure that he was thinking that the old generation is definitely crazy forever ha ha!I was always riding with my Goya/Quatro custom from last year, an 85 litre; I love this board and can ride it in all kinds of conditions from 5.0 to 3.7! I think that when you feel good on a board, you just keep pushing your limit more and more. Durin g the 10 days we were there the wind was just crazy, windy everyday from always a different direction! The island is small with beaches all around, you can find all kinds of waves for all skill levels, this is just awesome and really attractive!
Willy from “Wild Diamond”, Sparky and all the crew did a fantastic job with the event, always on time at the good spots with the best conditions! We really loved Scotland, the landscape is so amazing and the people are so nice. As an example and last story for finishing our trip, the gearbox of our 1996 Chevy (The Beast!) broke on the way back home after we got off the ferry. 100kms at 40km/h to reach Dumbarton (20 minutes from Glasgow), and then 3 days there at the Unit23 Skatepark for organizing our trip back. What a welcome from ‘Cheek’ (the owner of this huge skatepark) and all his family, it was hard to leave that place, a big big thanks to them. And Charlie for his board bag, you always find a windsurfer anywhere you are in the world! To get home we ended up taking a rental van in the UK (north to south), taxi, boat, taxi and then rental van in France (north to south) to reach Leucate. The Chevy is still there, we are coming back soon anyway as we enjoyed Scotland so much! In three words Tiree 2017 was – love, wild, ride!