PWA Cabo Verde World Cup 2009 - Tag 4
Der vierte Wettkampftag hätte den Vorhersagen nach auch anders laufen können, aber der Wind wehte letztendlich zu ablandig, um an die Fortsetzung der Double Elimination denken zu können. |
Anstatt Action auf dem Wasser zu beschreiben, liefern wir euch heute ein Interview mit Lokalmatador Josh Angulo.
Du bist der Mann hinter diesem Event, kannst Du uns verraten, wieviel Arbeit in der Organisation zum Cabo Verde World Cup steckt?
Josh Angulo: “Well the event’s primarily run by the government, but my brother-in-law, myself, and one of my companies here in Sal are the international force behind the event. We put an unbelievable amount of work into it, which we’re starting to see the fruits of this year with things like the beach football championships, and the massive event tent. Ultimately, the realization of this event is a testament to the Cabo Verdean peoples’ attitudes, strengths, and the union as a country and group of people. Even in difficult times everyone came together at the right time to help make this amazing event happen.” |
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Der Event scheint von Jahr zu Jahr größer zu werden, was ist diesmal neu dabei?
Josh: “There’s a whole bunch of new stuff for 2009. This is the first year we’ve had the event tent. It’s 1200 square meters, and the very first of its type in our country, so the very first time this tent has ever been used is for the World Cup, and now the Island will have access to it for numerous other events like the big music festivals out here. I’m also psyched to have a better judges’ stand and sailors’ area. Also we have Roberto Hoffman out here commentating on all the action in three different languages. There’s also a dedicated event website, and numerous smaller measures the people don’t really see, but all go towards making the event that much better.” |
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Einige Locals fahren wirklich gut, wieviele Talente gibt es hier auf der Insel?
Josh: “Well if you have a look at the guys here, the current kite boarding World Champion is born and raised here in Santa Maria, he’s also competed in the windsurfing for the last two years. A lot of the guys are getting into kiting, windsurfing, surfing, body boarding…they are a really multi-talented group of people. The talent pool runs so deep, and as the infrastructure grows they’ll be more sails, boards and equipment for people to learn on.”
Mit Deiner Boardmarke Angulo Boards bist Du jetzt ebenfalls Supporter der PWA World Tour. Was waren die Gründe für diese Entscheidung?
Josh: “I’ve always supported the PWA throughout my windsurfing career, and as Angulo Boards have expanded as a brand we though this was the right time to fully commit to the World Tour by becoming a corporate partner. I think having a professional relationship with the PWA will give me the opportunity to share my ideas and thoughts for the future of the sport, it’s something I’m really happy to be part of, and excited about what the future holds.”
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Erzähl uns etwas über die 2009er Angulo Board Range.
Josh: “The 2009 Angulo range has taken a big step forward this year, we re-did our whole range and introduced a twin fin board. We’ve also remodeled our Chango line, which is a proven hardcore wave board. We re-did our SuperGu line; the sumo we chose to keep the same as last year. It’s a proven board with a really good shape, but now with a nice new graphic. We’ve also brought in a whole new freestyle-wave line called the Creola, based around the beauty of the Cabo Verdean women and the Creole culture. It’s the jewel of our line. And we’ve also come out with the Magnum, which is a three board slalom range to cover all the conditions we get on the PWA World Tour. The three boards literally cover everything, we’re really excited about them. I think this is going to be a big year for us!”
Wenn mit Wind und Wellen alles klappt, könnten die Heats morgen bereits ab 8:45 Uhr starten - das Ende des Events naht und die Organisatoren möchten mindestens diese Double abschließen...
Und frisch geschnitten:
Videoclip #2 auf DAILY DOSE TV
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