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“Now my biggest passion is Foilstyle” – Interview with Steven Van Broeckhoven

March 25th, 2024

During the 2023 EFPT Geneva we caught up with 5 times European Champion Steven Van Broeckhoven (Starboard/GUNSAILS). The Belgian freestyle windsurfing legend tells us about his early days, his newly developed passion for Foilstyle and about his thoughts on the current windsurfing video landscape. Steven had a great year on tour in 2023 and looks to be a contender for 2024 again. You do not want to...

2024 Calendar Update

March 20th, 2024

With the new Freestyle Pro Tour season kickstarted in Cape Town, the rest of the year is now in the starting blocks ahead. The 2024 tour has plenty of excitement in store and in this update you can read all about the upcoming events as well as the official cancelation of the FPT Bonaire and the FPT Austria. One of the exciting new additions is the Youth & Junior division in Vieste. The FPT is ...

Salome Fournier in “Mathematic mythology or the Aegean limbo”

March 12th, 2024

Part academic part action, Salome Fournier's (MB-Boards/Sailloft) new clip "Mathematic mythology or the Aegean limbo" follows her during a summer in Karpathos, Greece. The French freestyler who impressed during the Tow-In competition at her home in Vesoul last season is seen throwing down some big moves in this video, while also reflecting on her learnings on mathematics and greek mythology. Betwe...

Repertoire – George Grisley in Cape Town

March 12th, 2024

After a fruitful trip to Brazil, UK freestyler George Grisley (Duotone Windsurfing) relocated to Cape Town in South Africa to further work on his move repertoire. The brit has been steadily improving over the last year, and his new clip shows that spectacularly. Besides adding double power moves to his bag of tricks, you can also witness him landing move combinations that very few people in the wo...

Days We Live For – Yentel Caers and Balz Muller in Urnersee

March 5th, 2024

Just a day after we released our extended interview with Balz Muller (Severne) from Geneva, he puts out a clip underlining everything he says about freestyle when he spoke to us. In "Days we live for" he partners up with Yentel Caers (JP/NeilPryde) to chase down a massive storm on the Urnersee in Switzerland. Explosive and radical moves were filmed, often in synchronisation and with mutual cheerin...

“My biggest dream is to be a pioneer” – Interview with Balz Muller

March 3rd, 2024

During the 2023 EFPT Geneva we caught up with freestyle legend Balz Muller (Severne Windsurfing). The Swiss waterman gave us a glimpse into his radical, creative and above all windsurfing obsessed mind. In this interview he talks about his background, about learning new moves and about his motivation to get out there time and time again. A great opportunity to learn from one of the most innovative...

2023 FPT Awards – Dudu Levi cleans up!

February 22nd, 2024

The official 2023 FPT Awards results are in! After an exciting public vote and countless deliberations on the judging panels, it's finally time to announce the winners. The FPT Awards are a celebration of what freestyle windsurfing had on offer in 2023, making all the winners for this year great ambassadors for our sport. You will learn who the most improved rider, stylemaster and the rookie of th...

Kloster and Testa win 2024 FPT Cape Town in Paternoster down the line freestyle conditions

February 16th, 2024

Lisa Kloster (MB-Boards/Sailloft) wins the 2024 FPT Cape Town double elimination for the women and becomes the first FPT Freestyle Wave champion. Fending off Heidi Jabbari who came battled her way up and came in second, the german rider wins her first ever international event in style. On the men's side most of the double was completed, with the exception of the final where the winds were not suff...

Green light for double elimination in Paternoster – FPT Cape Town 2024

February 14th, 2024

The official green light has bene given for the double elimination of the 2024 FPT Cape Town. With no sufficient wind conditions in Cape Town itself, the riders and crew will go on a strike mission 2 hours north to Paternoster. With good winds forecasted as well as a decent head high swell, the competition will be run on the afternoon of the 15th of February. Jacopo Testa (WeOne/Point-7) and Lisa ...

Jacopo Testa wins Single Elimination despite injury – Day 1 FPT Cape Town 2024

February 11th, 2024

Jacopo Testa (WeOne/Point-7) wins the single elimination at the first day of the 2024 FPT Cape Town. The season opener was marked by nuclear winds on the Rietvlei lake at the Milnerton Aquatic Club, leading to spectacular action on the water. Lisa Kloster (Sailloft/MB-Boards) won the women's single, putting herself in a great position to secure her first international event trophy. The talk of the...
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