The best part of sailing in Ireland is definitely the amount of amazing uncrowded waves we have all the way up our coast.
16PROFILE FINN MELLON
The best part of sailing in Ireland is definitely the amount of amazing uncrowded waves we have all the way up our coast.
With exposure in mind what do you do to keep the ball rolling and increase your visibility? What obligations do you have for sponsors? Nowadays I believe social media is a key part of being an athlete. To succeed in sports like windsurfing or surfing I think it is essential to have good social media presence. My dad and I put a lot of effort into creating and capturing interesting content for our social media pages. If you would like to follow us hit up Instagram at @ finn424 or @ BrandonBayDiarys.
In an ideal world who would you have as sponsors, and how would you go about getting these on board? For me the ideal sponsor would have to be a big money business such as Nike or RedBull that could support me financially as travelling and windsurfing are two expensive hobbies!
Any tips or advice for other aspiring young sailors coming up through the ranks? Don ' t give up! Windsurfing is clearly a tough sport to make it in – as are all sports. I don ' t think you should allow anyone else decide your own fate. If someone says you can ' t make it then I say take that as motivation to prove them wrong.
Tell us what your plans are for the rest of the year. Any more travelling in the pipeline or you going to tough out the Irish winter? This year is a big one for me now that I am finished with school. I am going to take 12 months out before going to college where I will be travelling to Australia
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WIND SURFING and Maui to train hard and have a lot of fun! I am really looking forward to wavesailing some epic spots and exploring some places that I have always dreamt of visiting.
Where’ s your fave all time location to sail and why( home or away)? There are some places I haven ' t sailed yet that look dreamy such as Ponta Preta( Cape Verde) or Kona wind sailing at Lanes, Maui. But until I get the chance I will say my favourite place to sail is Three Peaks at home. It is a perfect A-frame beachie that can allow up to 10 turns. A perfect day there is mast high, cross off with just dad and I trading wave for wave. Doesn ' t get much better than that does it?
What’ s the best part of sailing in Ireland? The best part of sailing in Ireland is definitely the amount of amazing uncrowded waves we have all the way up our coast. If you catch Ireland on the right forecast I can promise you will find the best waves of your life!
Finally I would like to give a shout out to everyone who helps me do what I do. Cheers to Mom and dad( Kathleen Mcauliffe Hats Dingle), GA Sails, Quatro Windsurfing, O’ Neill, K4Fins and Soloshot.
Plus if you want to follow Dad and I though our travels check out our Instagram accounts or my Facebook page Me: @ finn424 Dad: @ BrandonBayDiarys Facebook: Finn Mellon