“It’s been a really tough year”, she added.
Maya’s grandmother, Faye Morris, was once the honorary British consul in Eilat and her late grandfather, Reginald, was known throughout the Negev as doctor to the Bedouins.
“Lake Garda was my first win — I’ve come second and third but never won before”, said Maya, who beat the British competitor into second place.
Next challenges for the teenager are to compete in a new windsurfing competition in Japan in September, go into the Israeli army in October and bid hard to be the sole Israeli windsurfer competing at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
