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Josh Angulo updated

Check out this clip put together by Kurosh Kiani of Josh Angulo on his new Victory boards at various spots around the Island of Sal. This compactly compiled clip is from the time spent during the Cabo Verde Worldcup and just after where perfect conditions once again got everybody who was left after the worldcup back in the water. Check it out!

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Angulo 2011 online

Its out. Our 2011 range is now online and you can read more about the whole range here on our site. The range is also to be found for direct online purchase at the Gun Sails website. Lot of work has been put into this new board range, and everything is renewed to create the perfect range of boards for any kind of conditions and styles. With an all new Victory and all new Magnum, there is definitely something to look out for when it comes to Angulo boards in the future.

Changes and additions to the range
For this year, we have an all new Victory board shaped by Mark Angulo. Already tested out in various conditions and competitions, the new Victory is a sure winner no matter which conditions you are looking at.

Our successful Chango has been tweaked and tuned for even more high performance wave sailing. With an already proofed concept we have an even more battle ready Chango for you to charge any conditions in the world.

As a whole new board to come into the range, the Chango FW is a new board to cover you in a big variety of wind and water conditions. Perfect for tight turns, bump and jump and onshore conditions the Chango FW will blow your mind with diversity. Read more about it here.

To replace the previous Creola board, the new CV1 freemove board  covers just about any kind of sailing experience. Take it out on the lake for cruising or bump & jump or take it out in the sea for some waveriding. The CV1 will have you covered no matter what.

The popular Sumo board is replaced with the new Kihei freeride board. Kihei is all about blasting out there with your friends and enjoy the freedom of windsurfing with a new level of excitement. A perfect combination of speed and maneuverability is what makes the Kihei special for us, and also the reason why we are so excited about this board.

Another board that we are very proud of is the new Magnum slalom board. Lots of work spread over many months is put behind these boards, and we are positive that everybody who tries this board will fall in love with it. We simply cant wait to get these slalom machines on the water.

If you cant wait and really want to get your hands on the new Angulo Boards, click over to the Gun Sails website where you can purchase the boards directly online without any hassles.

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Cabo Verde Worldcup is ON!

The ultimate final of this years wave tour will now be on the world known break of Ponta Preta on the island of Sal. This opens up for a new and exciting opening for the world championship title, and what a place to finish it off. Usually the Cabo Verde event is at the beginning of the season, but this year it has been pushed to november 15-23. Will Josh Angulo make a one time appearence? Here is what he had to say himself:
“We’re firing on all cylinders at the prospect of closing the 2010 season in Cabo Verde. Historically the biggest finals ever were in Hawaii and now Cabo Verde has jumped into the driver’s seat with the billing of ‘best windsurf spot in the world’. The mixture of wavesailing’s legends clashing their epoxy swords with the PWA warriors of today should make for one of the heaviest showdowns of all time. The early winter period of November brings with it fresh ‘alizes’ breezes as well as pulsing Atlantic swells which combine for a lethal cocktail of ‘Ponta Preta on the rocks’. I personally look forward to a one-off wave competition appearance and will have to buckle down to try and hold my top spot in the lineup, but most of all I look forward to once again welcoming the world, alongside CapeVerde Investimentos and Camara Do Sal, to the friendly islands of Cabo Verde.”

Should anyone have forgotten how Ponta Preta is like when it is firing, then check out this video of Josh ripping it at the previous years contests. See you on Cabo Verde

Josh at home from umi pictures on Vimeo.

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Fuerteventura Worldcup

The PWA worldcup at Fuerteventura is already over and the tour continues on to Turkey where the next slalom worldcup will be starting on the 9th of august. Having been home for some days, our boy Kurosh Kiani gave us an update on what went down during the days of the slalom worldcup. Five days of full on racing action out on the beaches of Sotavento on the south of Fuerteventura brought us lots of good action to be followed live and by daily videos. Here is what Kurosh had to say together with a short video from the whole event:

Fuerteventura 2010 from Kurosh Kiani on Vimeo.

The Fuerteventura worldcup was by far the race that i had been looking the most forward to during this season. Finally getting to race at a place with lots of wind and perfect conditions. I was already on Fuerteventura 10 days before the racing would start and spent a big amount of time racing and tuning up with my danish mates who had also come with me.

I picked up Josh just one day before the event, and i could feel that he came all fired up and full of energy, whereas i maybe had burnt off some of mine during those 10 days that i was there before him. A lesson to bring with me for upcoming years.

Those five days that the race was on were quite hard, but i had some of the best fun ever. Why? Because personally i went through lots of changes during these days. I went from being totally nervous and not being able to pull if off to being confident and going for it during one day.

Josh was there to psyche me up and get me racing out there. Of course you cannot learn everything at once. It is a very long process, but being around on Fuerteventura this year gave me loads of new input to equipment, racing and my mental game. I mean, i have been here before and raced, but this time it was with other dimensions which gave me huge amounts of motivation go get out there for the next race and do better. Both Josh and Myself had great speed in out boards which were almost built perfectly for this place when you think of the sizes. We were on out small Magnum62 almost the whole time with sails from 5,5-7,8.

Josh was doing constant finals and loosers finals while i was not making the semi-finals, which is fine by now as i had different goals, which Josh and i agreed on before the contest. Again, i can not say how much fun it was racing with all your freinds around and just having pure fun. It was just like the old days when i started windsurfing, cruising around with your freinds out on the sea. I am saying this because it is very easy to forget the fun factor when you are in the middle of it. But this time it was all so clear and we are all excited to hit Turkey for the upcoming PWA slalom worldcup.

Now our roads have gone seperate ways and i am in Denmark re packing all my bags to take them back to the airport. Wind in Denmark is still on a summer vacation, but if i am lucky a day or two of sailing can happen before hitting Turkey where lighter winds normally dominate the venue.

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PWA Costa Brava

The PWA slalom worldcup in Costa Brava ended up with nearly two eliminations finished being the event this year with the least time on the water. None the less, our guys were on the water getting a piece of the pie. Lots of waiting time and shifty weather made it impossible to run more rounds and the shift for our team has now switched over to the next worldcup which will be in windy Fuerteventura. Check out some of the shots that were caught by the lens of John Carter during the PWA event.

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Korea worldcup wrap-up

The first PWA slalom worldcup of the year is now finished with 6 eliminations completed. The Ulsan worldcup brought both ups and downs for our guys Josh Angulo and Kurosh Kiani. We saw the Magnum slalom boards performing at their best taking down competition.

Here are some words from Kurosh Kiani: “The first worldcup of the year was very educational for me. I had the chance to see how my speed was, how my race game plan was working and how i was handling getting back into real life racing. I must say that i feel much more relaxed now compared to last year because i have spent the time preparing, and mistakes that i do get taken into consideration at once instead of getting into a mix of other facts that you need to think about. I know that i have good gear. I have spent lots of time on the boards and i know that i can handle it speedwise and when it comes to jibing. And now it comes down to being able to put all your energy into the racing and taking out your competitors. I know that Josh is super excited to get out there for the next worldcup in Costa Brava, and so am i. We came back with lots of new input which is going to help us get up there in the top. Now there is 3 weeks to go until the Costa Brava worldcup, and its time to get back on the water and get tuned in for the conditions that this place brings.”

Check out some of the pictures that came out of the action in Korea. We wish our guys good luck for the upcoming races.

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