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Send List with Balz Müller – Pozo 2023

September 1st, 2023

Innovation is at the core of our sport, and the freestyle windsurfing community owes a great deal of this innovation to Swiss waterman Balz Müller (Severne Windsurfing). Since he entered the scene, everyone was treated to some of the most radical video clips ever seen. Conceptualising new freestyle moves, spearheading Foilstyle and motivating everybody with his stoke, he has already cemented his ...

Blast from the Past: Max Rowe, Gollito Estredo and Andre Paskowski in Brazil

August 20th, 2023

The autumn season is slowly coming up which can only mean one thing: riders are all planning their great migration to Brazil. One of the best ways to get excited for a windsurfing trip is to watch some clips from the upcoming destination. We've got a treat for you today! A Brazil video that seems to be etched into a lot of freestylers' memory is "Team Fanatic in Brazil by Max Rowe". The soundtrack...

Interview with 2004 European Champion Matteo Guazzoni

July 8th, 2023

Get some insight into the history of the Freestyle Pro Tour in an exciting interview with Matteo Guazzoni. The Italian became European Champion in 2004 and Vice-European Champion in 2006, all during the early days of the tour. Our host Sandy Clunas called him up during our recent event in Vieste and asked him all about the start of his freestyle career, the level back in the 2000's and the other n...

Nebelung and Kloster win second German Freestyle Battles event!

July 7th, 2023

The German Freestyle Battles are on fire! After a successful season opener at the Surf Festival in Fehmarn, the GFB ran their first on-forecast event last weekend on the Meldorfer Spiecherkoog. Thanks to the on-call nature of the event, riders were treated to perfect 4.0 conditions all day, allowing to run a full competition for both the Men and the Women. Niclas Nebelung (Fanatic/Duotone/Maui Ult...

Danish Open x EFPT first stop Video Recap

July 5th, 2023

The first stop of the 2023 Danish Open was a success with strong winds and waves galore for the total of 47 signed up competitors across all disciplines. Being a roaming event, the final decision was made to run in the waves of Klitmoller.  Niclas Nebelung (Fanatic/Duotone/Maui Ultra Fins) took the win in the Freestyle discipline, fending off Mathias Genkel (Sailloft) in second and Rasmu...

Rasmus Øgelund wins second stop of Danish Open

July 4th, 2023

Rasmus Øgelund (Severne) tops the podium at the second stop of the Danish Open x EFPT. Taking place on the weekend of the 10th and 11th of June, the best of Denmarks Freestyle Windsurfers took another crack at competition as part of the the FPT Proving Grounds Series. Completing the podium with Øgelund were Noah Willumsen in second and event co-organizer Mads Bjørnaa (Fanatic/Duotone) in thir...

Winch Tow-In Freestyle in the heart of Kiel!

June 30th, 2023

Last week the famous Kieler Woche took place in Kiel, Germany. Being the largest sailing event in Europe, it also features a Tow-in windsurfing show in collaboration with the German Freestyle Battles. A total of 14 freestylers got to perform some moves on a small pond in the heart of the city. An extremely powerful winch got them up to speed swiftly in what was described as a "ripping my arm off" ...

Watch the Full Event Highlights from Vieste!

June 20th, 2023

The full event recap from the 2023 EFPT in Vieste is out! Watch the video to catch up on all the action and stories from the event that saw the first ever Foilstyle result. Next to Yentel Caers (JP/NeilPryde) winning it, we also saw Maaike Huvermann (Severne/Maui Ultra Fins) continue her domination in the women's division. The event also featured a Tow-In session, allowing some of the riders to ta...

Huvermann Continues Hot Streak! – Day 5 EFPT Vieste 2023

June 14th, 2023

Maaike Huvermann (Severne/Maui Ultra Fins) wins the Women's Freestyle in tricky conditions on the last day of the 2023 EFPT Vieste. With Lisa Kloster (MB-Boards/Sailloft) in second and Oda Johanne Brodholt (Severne/Starboard) in third, the women managed to squeeze in a result on the bigger equipment. The men's fleet was not as lucky, having to abandon the competition halfway through the second rou...

Caers Defends In the Double – Day 4 EFPT Vieste 2023

June 10th, 2023

Yentel Caers (JP/NeilPryde) defended his position in the Foilstyle Double Elimination on the penultimate day of the 2023 EFPT in Vieste. After the wind built up from zero to hero in less than 15 minutes, multiple riders attempted to get back to the top in the comeback round, providing for some of the best Foilstyle action we've ever seen. Lennart Neubauer (Starboard/Severne/Maui Ultra Fins) took s...