More comp wave video action...they got some wind this time.

What a spot .. great swell, smooth faces, offshore wind.. noice!

Upthere said...

I so reckon Kauli should have won he rides the wave so much better its as though the sail doesn't exist, more like surfing. Where as Josh all he seems to do is airs every opportunity he gets.

yeah i agree. josh's style is ragged, kauli is smooth

From my armchair :

I can only assume Kauli's on a twin, right? I don't like the lines they draw. They can sit up higher, but they (or Kauli) don't seem "powerful". Feels like I'm watching Mark Richards. It's more slashing than carving. Bring on the thrusters I say.

Kauli is very fluid, no doubt and really works the entire wave. His transitions are fast. But... I don't know. Kauli doesn't come across as, say, a big wave surfer.

Josh is more ragged, but it's a style. Since when has getting air been a negative? From the few snippets on that vid Josh has better wave selection, again.

I thought the action earlier in the vid was better than the finals.

sweet vid

is that a twinny Al

Upthere said...

Where as Josh all he seems to do is airs every opportunity he gets.

Too much air... are you kidding ?
Too much air is never enough.
Josh's ride at 3.16 is awesome.
A pure display of power and precision mixed to perfection.
Don't get me wrong, Kauli rips and I rate his style but in the vid Josh has it hands down in my humble opinion.

How good does that place look... anyone been there and sailed it ?
Keen to hear what it's like for the every day Joe as opposed to the pros who can shred anything to pieces !

Awesome vid... tidy work

Hey Leech, Overall the K's twin looks looser than the quad more vert s turns but that could be because it's a different wave but in CV the quad seems to do a tiny bit looser bottom turn than the twin.

Upthere said...

I so reckon Kauli should have won he rides the wave so much better

its the jason pryde gear

Haircut said...

Upthere said...

I so reckon Kauli should have won he rides the wave so much better

its the jason pryde gear

speaking of jason pryde,

did i see you rip the top off your 4.7 north a few weeks back. 1 too many fwds?

if so, what did you replace it with or rather which NP?

If only Kauli got a better wave

Josh ripped but its like he's towing a bucket compared to Kauli, look at the speed difference

Josh had a perfect wave to show his ALL.... and did couple of turns and a couple of airs which gave him the points to take out the event. Kauli was definitely not showing his best its like he got in a bad rhythm in the last moments. But even the wave he did get he was just smashing it top bottom top bottom, turn after turn flowing with the wave and really surfing it.

garyk said...

Josh ripped but its like he's towing a bucket

oh please gary show us how it should be done. I'm sure a kook like Josh Angulo (World Champ and one of all time greatest wavesailors) could benefit from your tips.

gary certainly aint no wally.

Thanks gesty

I think there are a couple of ( REAL NUTBAGS ) on here...[}:)]

Don't worry Gary You pretty much summed the final up exactly how it looked. I reckon if a plain surfer not from a windsurfing background looked at both sailors they would say kauli surfs the wave a lot better, and a lot cooler.

gotta agree with garyk...these were my thoughts too,towing da bucket and 2 airs,
didnt think the 4 fin board worked as well as the twinnie he was riding on the 2nd video.Still a works in progress the quad according to kauli,and both these blokes are goofy footers,yet rip going the other way!!

Wow, the mambo, so similar to Cabo Verde...