Oz In Three

- Timo Mullen

HOME AND AWAY

Last year I made the decision to stay at home over the winter months and tough it out while all my fellow Pro windsurfers made the trip to South Africa and Western Australia. I had made the same decision the previous year and absolutely scored it, probably sailing 3-4 times a week in epic conditions. Unfortunately this year my gamble did not work out so well, with the U.K. and Ireland suffering from possibly the worst winter for windsurfing that I can remember!

I had just returned to England after spending Christmas and New Year in Ireland with my family. As I walked in through the door of my house in England my phone ‘beeped’! It was a message from Ben Severne, founder of Severne Sails, “Timo, the forecast looks epic for WA, we have our photo shoot starting tomorrow, we need you to come out!” Most people would immediately write this idea off as completely stupid and they’d be right! I don’t mind dropping everything to travel hundreds of miles to score an epic session but even for me the idea of travelling half way around the world for a few days windsurfing seemed a bit much.

DECISION TIME