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From her birthplace of Northern Scotland to becoming the first British woman to sail one of the world’s most dangerous waves – Pe’ahi / Jaws, Vickey Abbott has forged a unique path. Describing herself as “An ordinary, very stubborn girl with an overactive imagination”, her friends nicknamed her ‘Kamikaze Cockroach’ thanks to a close call on the American Windsurfing Tour involving big waves and caves in Punta San Carlos, Baja. Read on as Vickey tells us about her adventurous journey to follow her dreams and making a fresh start on her newly adopted homeland in Maui.
Words Finn Mullen & Vickey Abbott // Photos John Carter & Fish Bowl Diaries