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Junior Camp in Denmark
Our rider Kurosh Kiani sent us this report from his summer break back in Denmark where he recently joined a kids junior camp. Here is a small story from a week full of windsurfing fun by Kurosh.
For the slalom sailors of the world there has been a small break in between all of the world cup competition and what not the last couple of weeks. The summer is now at its full high in Denmark and probably the best time that you can catch in the world right this moment.
Not long after I came back from the lovely island of Aruba I set out on a mission again, but this time a completely different one. This time I was not in focus but a big group of kids who had chosen to spend the first week of their summer vacation windsurfing until they dropped.
The destination was the area of Ringkobing Fjord which is big enclosed lake connecting to the west coast of Denmark. This area is known for bringing the most amount of windy days during the year.
My friend Lars and I headed over there from Copenhagen and met up with all of the youngsters who were already setting up camp for the next 5 days. After a while all of their parents left and there was now only one thing on their minds, and that was to hit the water. I cannot believe how much motivation there was in these youngsters. I woke up the first morning around 7.30 and peaked outside the window of the van and I could see them rigging up already. Jeeez. Well I just had to follow along, but I knew that I would probably be the last man standing, so I put on the wetsuit and head out on the water.
I was amazed how good these kids were. Nearly everyone of them could gybe and they were just racing around me like small champions. We did many hours of coaching for each of their individual needs until it was lunchtime. After that we hit the water again and windsurfed until no one could hold on to the boom anymore. Thats exactly how I remember it from the time I was at their age, I just couldn’t get enough, and I cant say how big of a motivation it was for me personally to hang out with all of these motivated kidsters.
This was basically the program the days we had wind. We also had couple of days without wind where we spent out energy on some story telling from around the world, some sports and general chill out true surfer style.
The last day we closed it all down by setting up a big fire to make bread on stick and of course marshmallows along with some classical campfire singing. It was great fun and these kids brought us great entertainment and joy.
In the end the camp was packed up and all of the parents came by to pick up the youngsters who now were equipped with lots of new knowledge and technique to challenge the upcoming Danish summer conditions.
Aloha from Denmark
Kurosh Kiani
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Your first race with Kurosh Kiani
In this months issue of the online magazine Windsurfer International, you will find an interesting article from Kurosh Kiani who this time takes us into what we need to think of when entering the first race ever. Mixed together with some short videos, Kurosh takes brings up some of the interesting sides of racing such as mental preparation and tactical thoughts. Check it out by following this link or simply just by clicking on the picture.
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Kiani goes international
Check out our guy Kurosh Kiani´s new website. After some time with an all danish website, he has decided to work his way upon the danish Kingdom and launch an english website so that the rest of the world can follow him on his way to living his dreams. With great info, pics and of course a blog it is worth a look. Check it out at www.kiani.dk
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Magnum hits Vietnam
The first PWA GranSlam of the year is now over and our guys Josh Angulo and Kurosh Kiani have now returned with great comments about our new Magnum slalom boards. This year world cup season started with a bang with the most amazing freestyle action before the slalom guys could get out there and battle it out for the top spots in one of the most demanding competition scenes in windsurfing. It is the first time in the history of PWA that an event has taken place in this location, and it seems to be such a success, that we can be expecting this location as a tour stop regular.
With the beautiful scenery of the Mui Ne beaches and rough water conditions, the slalom competition began with light wind conditions and held out the sailors for 3 days. Only on the last day the wind returned, again with lighter winds in the morning increasing as the day progressed. We saw great performance from our guys, and they clearly showed that the new Magnum boards are going to take it to the next level for the upcoming racing season. Here are couple of words from Kurosh Kiani on the Vietnam PWA GranSlam event.
“Wow, what a great venue for racing. I am so impressed with Vietnam, that I cant wait to come back here next year and race. I came out here couple of days before the start of the racing and had such an amazing time meeting old friends and of course going sailing. During those few days I managed to try out nearly all combinations possible for my gear, and boy am I happy I tried it.
After riding the boards before and during the competition, all I want to do is go out and ride those boards again, I´m not kidding. I can´t believe how easy they are to sail, especially in the rough conditions that we saw in Vietnam. I could start nearly where I wanted and still be up there with the best guys.
The eliminations were very hard in Vietnam. We sailed in 12 man heats where 5 would advance into the semi finals. Those first heats were amazingly hard, and I clearly remember fighting as if it was for my life in some of the heats.
Sitting in Denmark now, I look back at an event where Josh and myself definitely turned some attention on us as the feedback on everyone who tried our boards were positive. Josh also managed to win a loosers final heat with a lead all the way from start to finish, which proofs that we are on the right track, and that you will be seing LOTS more from us in this season.”
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Slalom on Cape Verde
Josh Angulo and Kurosh Kiani have been busy on the island of Sal tuning their new Magnum slalom boards. Last week was an action packed week of slalom outside the Angulo centre where you would see Josh and Kurosh taking their equipment around the marks at high speeds and intensity. Here are a few words from Kurosh on the events of the Cape Verde slalom tuning week:
“I had just come home from Cape Town and was basically just waiting around for our new boards to arrive, and as soon as they did, I hopped on the flight to Cape Verde where i was greeted with a rather crazy forecast. It was almost like arriving at Fuerteventura. The morning after I arrived, we were already on the water putting our new boards to the max, and I must say it was a pure pleasure riding these new Magnum boards. Mostly we were on our small Magnum60 boards, but also had the chance to get out on the Magnum71 and Magnum84. Once finished with testing we put out the bouys and did some training, and I must say it was effective. Now i´m back in Denmark and will be in Vietnam in a couple of days”
Check out this video clip Kurosh put together along with some pics from the week of slalom action on Sal.
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Some rights reserved by Henrik Moltke
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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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