62 INTERVIEWMARÍA ANDRÉS
Future projects or targets? Any advice for a girl that wants to start?
I will be competing on the IWT Tour and also in the PWA Aloha
Classic. I am trying to do my best in competition and improve
my surf style every year. Wave riding is extremely complicated,
every wave and every spot is different and there is so much to
learn… it is never-ending and very exciting. be patient, ask people, listen and follow the advice of friends
and watch many videos. Buy beginner equipment – new or
second-hand – but not too small! You’ll improve way faster!
Be respectful of the conditions, always sail with other people
and ask and listen about security. Don’t be shy – talk to the
other girls! We love sharing with new girls! More Girl Power in
the line up!
Besides competition, I do a few big trips a year to write
articles and stories about the places and produce a video
about each trip. I want to share my experiences with other
watersport lovers and people just interested in travelling.
Maybe through these clips some people can discover our
sport and join. From 2017 I wrote articles and produced clips
about Croatia and Peru. From 2018, my SUP articles are
about El Salvador and my windsurf articles about road trips
along the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean coasts.
I am also very motivated about organizing windsurf and SUP
camps where I can teach others, improve their skills or
strength, how to make it part of their training or how to train
for it, how to discover nature through sport and make it a
way to travel. We do meditations to disconnect from city life
and to connect with the environment and the ocean and feel
part of it.
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Born in Cádiz in the south of Spain.
Living where the wind and waves are.
Formed Graphic Designer.
Co-director and co-editor at SUPING Magazine.
Supported by Fanatic Boards, Duotone and Satorisan
Sneakers.
Content creator for International watersports magazine.
Speaks Spanish, English and French.
Hobbies: SUP, travelling, playing guitar or ukulele, singing,
painting.