In such hard times both the young Spanish talent and North can count themselves lucky to have found such a mutually beneficial deal.
The parting appears amicable and Simmer is certainly a streamlined business that can probably afford a star or two whilst weathering the financial storm.
So what motivated him to swap sides? The man himself checked-in to give us the scoop.
‘Simmer basically gave me a great start to my professional career – I’ve been with them for 9 years now, but I felt it was time for a change.
The new deal is structured to give me more involvement with the brand, and it’s giving me a lot of motivation for next season as equipment is vital to me - plus the chance to work with people like Jimmy [Diaz] and Kai [Hopf] is un-missable.
I wasn't really looking and North was the only brand that had come and made me an offer, and although money isn’t everything, it was part of the decision.
I’m excited as I’m going to be involved a lot with the prototyping when I’m in Maui. (Hopf and Diaz also spend a lot of time in Gran Canaria to give Victor some quality contact closer to home in Spain as well).
Learning about the sails and making them work for me was a big attraction of course.
Right now it all feels new and the organization is very serious but they are all nice people to work with.
So far I’ve tried the Ego, Ice and the Duke, and the one that fits my style best and that I’m going to ride is the EGO.
To take that title from Kauli I reckon that it’s gonna be 70% down to me and my focus and attitude, and 30% down to the gear, but it’s critical how I connect with the equipment and how much water time I can spend with it in my hands to ensure I make progress.’
Muchas gracias Victor.
Pic courtesy JC/PWA
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