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Slalom secrets with Kurosh
Kurosh Kiani just published his first interactive article in the newly released issue of Windsurfer International uncovering all of the areas you need to take a look at when starting up slalom sailing. With a cool combination of video, pictures and articles Kurosh tells you all of his tricks when it comes to tuning sails. After speaking to him we find out that there is more coming, and apparently the next part will be about boards. We are super stoked having our boards out there and even more excited for our 2011 boards coming out just round the corner. Check our Kurosh´s article here.
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Angulo Magnum action from Denmark
Kurosh Kiani sent us some great film from one of the biggest watersports events in Denmark for years, the WaterZ long distance event, which went on at the west coast of Denmark inside Ringkobing fjord. Big names like Antoine Albeau, Peter Volwater, Ross Williams and Robby Swift attended and took part in the first big downwind race in Denmark. The weather turned out perfect and the race was completed in perfect conditions with winds around 15-20 knots.
After the race, Kurosh put on his GoPro head cam to give us an impression og how it was racing in Hvide Sande that day together with some of the best windsurfers in the world. Check it out:
WaterZ Hvide Sande GoPro from Kurosh Kiani 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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One more round in Korea
The day at Ulsan, Korea startet rainy and cloudy but then turned into a sunny and windy spot in the late afternoon, and the sailors were sent out for another round of racing. It was both up and down for our guys at Jinha beach as Josh Angulo got disqualified in the quarter final. But Kurosh Kiani regained some of the glory by winning his first round heat in style. Here is some of the words Josh had to say about the day: “Today was one of those days where my first reaction when I went over early and was disqualified, was … I hate myself!. I know it’s very strong, but for some reason slalom sailing makes me that frustrated, because I’m very hungry for results. Fortunatley with age, I learn to cool quicker and already by the time I arrived to the beach I was still bummed but mellow. I had a talk with Robby Swift, who I know was feeling a bit down as well, so we got to bounce a few things back and forth. My high point is that I started learning quite a bit more about my new Gun Sails, which I just received. So I’ve had to learn about the tuning during the racing, which is definitely not ideal. I’m starting to get more comfortable and I am excited at the possibilities of their performance. Also, I have had a huge suport from Gun Sails, although I’m off to a shaky start, they understand the circumstances and have been very cool about the whole thing which reconfirms my confidence with the people I’m working with. Also, today I had a very proud moment when Kurosh won his first round heat in stylish form in front of second place Former World Champuon , Micah Buzianis. It was gret to see the big “A” in first place and the Magnum chomping down the competition. I’m looking forward to what I hope will be one last chance here in Korea and regardless of the challenges here. The Angulo team is buckled down and fully commited to the race and developmental efforts to be at the front”
