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EFPT Sardinia – Day 1

May 30th, 2018

Eight years ago, the EFPT event in the North of Sardinia went down in history with conditions that demanded everything from the riders offering light winds up to howling storms. After many years of absence, the windsurfcenter Culuccia at Porto Liscia brought the tour back to its beautiful shores. 19 international riders signed up this morning, motivated and with high hopes that the thermic wind w...

Countdown to EFPT Sardinia 2018

May 27th, 2018

White beaches, crystal clear water and stunning landscapes - this is how Sardinia presents itself in travel guides and magazines. Apart from being a famous tourist destination in the Mediterreanean Sea, it has also become a hotspot for freestyle windsurfers. After six years of absence, the EFPT will finally return to the shores of this beautiful island, that has been delivering conditions at the t...

EFPT Costa Brava – September 2018

May 17th, 2018

Costa Brava, the ‚wild coast‘, stretches its beaches all the way from the French border towards Blane, a town located approximately 60 km north-east from Barcelona. The beautiful landscapes and a mild mediterreanean climate turned Costa Brava into a famous tourist destination for people who want to enjoy the stunning nature, amongst them many windsurfers. The bay of roses delivers windy condit...

Fabrizi wins the big tow-in final

May 1st, 2018

The ultimate day of the Surf Worldcup 2018 here in Austria has been providing the perfect weather for the schedulded tow-in competition.First round on the water has been the ‚losers round‘ of the previous qualification rounds. All the riders, who didn’t make it into the final this afternoon, could fight for the last two spots one more time. Seven riders were trying to improve their scores t...

Frans wins the EFPT at the Surf Worldcup

April 30th, 2018

It is done! Tonky Frans (RRD/RRD) from Bonaire took victory today in the EFPT at the Surf Worldcup in Neusiedl am See and becomes the new leader of the European Freestyle Pro Tour. After an exciting final and super final the all time happy rider won this five star event in howling southerly winds - but first things first… Since the forecast looked huge from the morning onward, race director Tom...

Surf Worldcup 2018 – Frans takes victory in the single

April 29th, 2018

Day three at the Surf Worldcup in Neusiedl started early for the crew, setting up the course area and the judging boat to guarantee the option for the first possible start at 9.30 am. The wind that was forecasted the strongest for around midday, slowly improved hour by hour and the horn for the semi final of the single elimination went off at 2.45 pm. One side of the draw saw an Italian battle be...

Surf Worldcup 2018 – Tow-in Fleet 1 & 2

April 28th, 2018

On the second day of the Surf Worldcup here in Neusiedl am See, Austria thousands of spectators were welcomed by beautiful weather. Tow-in at midday and in the evening entertained the crowd that gathered on the beach to enjoy the show. Tow-in Fleet 1: Apart from the 15.000€ prize-money, the organisation put up 3.000€ for the finalists of the tow-in competition. Three fleets with five riders ...

Surf Worldcup 2018 – The Top 4 of Day 1

April 27th, 2018

20 riders signed up for the 20th anniversary of the Surf Worldcup in Neusiedl am See, Austria. Amongst them were the likes of title contenders for the title 2018 Giovanni Passani, Steven Van Broeckhoven (JP/Gunsails) and Tonky Frans (RRD/RRD) as well as local sailors Max Matissek (North/Fanatic) and Max Brinnich (North). Even Surf Worldcup legend Chris Sammer (North/Fanatic), who won the Surf Worl...

Mondial du Vent – Final Day

April 22nd, 2018

Mondial du Vent 2018 - it’s a wrap! 150.000 spectators visited the amazing event-site at La Franqui, Leucate during the past week. 21 riders signed up for the first international freestyle event this season. Unfortunately the wind didn’t play ball this time and we got to leave the event with no result for the freestyle competition. However, the tow-in contest once again stood out in an event s...

Mondial du Vent: Sims takes tow-in victory

April 21st, 2018

On the penultimate day of the Mondial du Vent 2018, the ten riders who qualified in two intense qualifying rounds over the past days were up to fight for 2.500€ prize-money that were up for grabs. The finalists were mostly a bunch of highly credited riders, that have proven their potential already several times in different international and national tow-in competitions. Sam Esteve (JP/Neilpryd...
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