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Freestyle Action Roundup – December

January 8th, 2023

2022 came to an end with a freestyle video bang! The FPT Awards submission deadline seems to have caused a bit of a production rush, meaning that December has been the month with the most quality freestyle videos released this year. In this roundup we collected all those videos for your viewing pleasure. We will see the freshly baked World Champion Adrien Bosson (Duotone/Fanatic/MUF) in action dur...

2022 FPT Awards – Last call to submit your clips!

December 30th, 2022

The Freestyle Pro Tour is excited to announce the second ever FPT Awards! Coming to you on the 31st of January, the 2022 FPT Awards will celebrate the biggest achievements in our sport this year. The FPT aims to push everyone (even you!) in their riding and media production through these awards, putting out a total of €5000 in prize money in 8 different categories. Submissions are already open s...

2022 Freestyle Podium shares about their FPT season

December 29th, 2022

As the year comes to an end, we caught up with the best freestyle windsurfers who managed to obtain a podium place on the 2022 Freestyle Pro Tour. Hear from Lisa Kloster (Sailloft), Lina Erzen (Duotone) and Maaike Huvermann (Severne) about their debut in Neusiedl am See and their hopes for the Women's fleet. Yentel Caers (JP/NeilPryde) and Dieter Van Der Eyken (Severne) discuss the title fight and...

NOVEMBRE – New video and interview with 2022 World Champion Adrien Bosson

December 21st, 2022

After claiming his maiden Freestyle World Title on the PWA, frenchman Adrien Bosson (Fanatic/Duotone/MUF) returned home to enjoy his favourite season. Teaming up with Blue Koast Records, he captured the essence of November, which for him is an important time to cool down, reflect, and enjoy some well needed time for himself. The beaches are emptier, temperatures are lower and the wind gets stronge...

Blast from the past- Over the Sea

December 20th, 2022

If you have never seen this clip, then you are missing a piece of important freestyle windsurfing upbringing. "Over the Sea", produced by Andraz Zan, is an iconic project following Steven van Broeckhoven as he was pushing the boundaries of our sport. The video is chock full of combinations that to this day can be considered refreshing and innovative. The action as well as the filmmaking hold up af...

Freestyle Action Roundup – November

December 1st, 2022

Christmas is near, but before we type "all i want for christmas is wind" into our youtube search bars, let's make sure we first see all the quality windsurfing action from November. As always, we collected the best freestyle windsurfing videos released this month for you to enjoy. This month we will experience some quality POV, discover new Foilstyle tricks and we visit some freestyle events aroun...

What’s up Tim Gerdes?

November 26th, 2022

Today, the FPT catches up with upcoming freestyler Tim Gerdes from the Netherlands! The Brouwersdam local tells us about how he doesn't complain when it's 4.8 or windier, the moves he is working on, and about where he sees himself in a couple of years. He also sheds some light on his recent sponsor change to Severne, as well as his early windsurfing days. Read the full interview to get a glimpse i...

Freestyle Action Roundup – October

November 4th, 2022

Full on freestyle windsurfing action in October! We absolutely love to see riders uploading their best action, and in October we were treated to a host of quality video's from around the world. In this month's Freestyle Action Roundup feature we will see tricks thrown down on water as flat as a pancake, on the hydrofoil and in some gnarly strong wind conditions! Strap in, enjoy the show and get in...

Maaike Huvermann is 2022 Women’s European Freestyle Windsurfing Champion

October 31st, 2022

With no more competitions in sight for the 2022 Freestyle Pro Tour, the official rankings can be confirmed. Maaike Huvermann (Severne/MUF) comes out on top after winning at the 2022 EFPT Surf Opening in Austria. Claiming the title for the fourth ranking year in a row, the dutchie proves she is absolutely dominant on the European freestyle scene. Although the number of successfully ran women's even...

Jacopo Testa becomes 2022 European Freestyle Windsurfing Champion

October 29th, 2022

Italian Jacopo Testa (AV-Boards/Point-7) has officially become the 2022 European Freestyle Windsurfing Champion! In what is uncharacteristic of Leucate, the wind did not fill in to a satisfactory level during the 10-day waiting period, causing the EFPT Finals to be called off, settling the current championship rankings.  The lack of wind for the event means that the European Championship has ...