26PROFILE OLLIE SCOTT
OLLIE SCOTT
WORDS: OLLIE SCOTT PICS: MALEEN HOEKSTRA, JC / JOHN CARTER, CLAIRE GLASBY MILES TAYLOR- PROTOGRAPHY OLLIE SCOTT HAS DONE THE ROUNDS, IN WINDSURFING TERMS. STARTING AS A LOWLY SUNSAIL INSTRUCTOR OLLIE QUICKLY PROGRESSED HIS SKILLS DURING SUMMERS WORKING FOR CLUB VASS. SOON HE WAS COMPETING IN FREESTYLE WITH THE LIKES OF ANDY‘ BUBBLE’ CHAMBERS AND COLIN‘ WHIPPY’ DIXON. These days the foot’ s off the gas slightly as Ollie has hands full now running CV. We caught up with Mr Scott for a chin wag about how things have changed over the years.
I tried windsurfing on holiday in Spain as a teenager. I could sail a dingy as well but windsurfing appealed more. I got serious about windsurfing after studying sports science so did my instructor ticket and got a job more or less straight away as a windsurfing instructor for Sunsail working in Turkey.
After my first season I knew windsurfing was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life – I’ ve never looked back. You just get hooked, literally! I just enjoy sailing now but in the beginning I wanted to get better so I had to be on the water as much as possible practising, pushing and learning new moves. I’ m past that now and am just happy doing what I do.
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