When youthink of wave riding, you think of Josh Angulo. During the world cup in CaboVerde he showed he is one with the waves, always sailing in the criticalsection, with vertical smacks in the pocket and big aerials. Angulo'seffortless and fluid style was captured in High Definition enabling us to showsome of his rides in slow motion. Dream away with us on this one...

Your style looks very effortless and fluid,even in these massive waves. What's your secret?
'I'vebeen surfing and wave sailing all my life, I grew up riding waves of all typesand I have more experience at Ponta Preta than any one person in the wholeworld. I have a very loving relationship with this spot; Ponta Preta is aperfect canvas to paint some lines. I'm riding waves the way that feels best tome, the timing and fluidity is crucial to me. I feel it when a wave was reallywell ridden or kind of jerky; I always want to be fluid. I believe it's somethinginside, you don't think too much about it but you do have to be conscious ofyour timing and approach.'

Do you enjoy watching yourself sail?
'I doenjoy watching myself, especially at Ponta Preta where there is so much emotioninvolved. Even more during those events... I think the clip really shows what'sgoing on out there and it actually makes the sailing look like it feels.'

Your style seems to have got more radicalagain.
'That'sgood to hear. I am motivated in waves of consequence such as Ponta Preta andHawaii and my equipment works extremely well so I want to keep pushing while Ican.'

You are the king of aerials, you seem to getthem on even the smallest of waves. Do you really plan this ahead, aim for it,or just let the wave guide you?
'It'sonly natural that if you hit the lip in the critical part of the wave, the wavewill throw you into the air, so I guess the aerials are more so a testament ofme being in the vertical part of the wave at all times, which is especiallychallenging to do at Ponta Preta.'

What gear were you using?
'I wasriding production gear borrowed from the Angulo Cabo Verde Windsurf Center.Mostly a 5.7 MauiSails Legend and Angulo Chango 88.'

Your boards seem pretty old skool.
'Myboards are so old skool that they are now new skool. I've seen the whole circlehappen fifteen years ago and people will be riding single fins with longer moredrawn out outlines in the upcoming years more than they have recently, simplybecause the water flow and characteristic make it a much easier and userfriendly type of ride. You also gain more control and thus confidence on thewave. That's extremely important for wave sailing.'

The new Angulo line up has a twinzer as well,have you tried them in Ponta Preta?
'Ihaven't tried the new twinzers in Ponta Preta yet, I'm sure they'll be fun. Ihave buddies who wanted twinzers, so why not. We were the forefathers ofshortboard twinzers back in the day, so we have the experience and backgroundto support a twinzer model.'

Finally: how did it feel to ride the waves withall the locals cheering from the shore?
'It's unbelievable.The local support pushes my energy level all the time. When I am tired andcramping I hear my friends and family yelling and I push through the pain ordifficulty in a heat to come out on top. It's great to have this kind ofsupport in CV!'

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