Rider Q&A Day 2 Miho, Robby

1. Name, age, category, nationality, years windsurfing
Miho Tanaka, 33, Women and Open divisions, Japan, 18years

2. Expectation- what you hope to get out of the event.
My expectation is to do as good as I can,I want to win but I know it is a big chalenge.and I also want to have a lot of fun!

3. Windsurfing hero at Hookipa
Keith teboul!!!!

4. How many times have you ended up on the rocks? (Rock Star status)
5 times,

5. Favorite no-wind activity on Maui?
Hang out at the beach in bikini,

6. Best airline to get your gear to Maui?
not much choice, they all suck,

7. Whats your Halloween costume for the contest?
purple bikini!

8. What are your dream Hookipa conditions?
I like it uncrowded, mediun size waves, on my 3,6.

9. Who are your favorite friends to go sailing with?
My coach Fabrice Beaux and with the other AWT girls.

10. Favorite song to get you pumped before your heat?!
Titaniun, David Guetta Feat.Sia Titanium♪♪

1. Name, age, category, nationality, years windsurfing
Robby Swift, 28, British, 25 years windsurfing

2. Expectation- what do you hope to get out of the event?
I hope to pass as many heats as possible. I would like to win!! It will be hard but If I sail well, I think I have a chance.

3. Who is your Windsurfing hero at Hookipa?
Jason/Levi and more recently Brawzinho has become pretty amazing! (please add Francisco Goya to the idols, I forgot him)

4. How many times have you ended up on the rocks?
about 5000. The rocks used to be my second home when I went to the Maui Ocean Academy

5. Whats your favorite no-wind activity on Maui?
Surfing!!!

6. Whats the best airline to get your gear to Maui?
None of them, they all suck. I hate travelling with gear

7. Whats your Halloween costume for the contest?
I don’t have one. I don’t take part in pagan celebrations… hahaha. only joking. But seriously, I don’t have one

8. What are your dream Hookipa conditions?
Hopefully what we will get tomorrow. Nice wind for 5.1/4.8 and mast high, perhaps a little more with a very northerly swell direction. Fingers crossed!

9. Who are your favorite friends to go sailing with?
Jason, Levi, Brawzinho, Ricardo, Kauli, Kai Lenny, KP, there are more, I am doing this really fast in between editing!!!

10. Whats your favorite song to get you pumped before your heat?
Um, I don’t know about songs. I just listen to Pandora. Turning into the car park at Ho’okipa gets me pumped if there are waves, Every song gets me motivated when I see a good set.