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DAM-X : The EFPT goes to the Netherlands

June 2nd, 2015

We are delighted to announce that the EFPT DAM-X event taking place in Brouwersdam, Holland from the 7th through the 11th of October 2015 could be confirmed. The top organisation team around Pieternel Van der Linde and Uwe Jendrusch have been working around the clock to make this happen at the Surf- and Zeilcentrum in Brouwersdam, which is supposed to be one of the best freestyle spots around Euro...

Milos Beach Lefkada Freestyle Open – Day 4

June 1st, 2015

With high hopes for the thermal wind to one more time spoil the coastline with sailable conditions we started the day with the first possible start at 2.00pm. The sailors were all ready and highly motivated to continue with the double elimination that we started yesterday in the early afternoon. To everybodys disappointment the wind didn't improve throughout the day though and left the crew and th...

Milos Beach Lefkada Freestyle Open – Day 3

May 31st, 2015

With a wind forecast that left us with low expectations for the morning, the skippers meeting was once again set for 12.00am. What we learned by now though is that this place is full of surprises when it comes to the weather conditions. Already shortly after midday Milos Beach delivered the famous thermical wind of Lefkada. The first possible start was timed for 2.00pm. The riders looked powered ...

Milos Beach Lefkada Freestyle Open – Day 2

May 30th, 2015

After the disappointing news from yesterday when we weren't allowed to send the riders out on the water due to a restriction by the port-police on day 2 everything was looking better from the start: the permit was arranged, the buoy course was set and everbody was ready for the first EFPT freestyle event in 2015. The thermical wind started as forecasted around mid-day and increased hour by hour. R...

Milos Beach Lefkada Freestyle Open – Day 1

May 29th, 2015

After a three-year break, the European Freestyle Pro Tour was brought back to the beaches of Lefkada by Christos Stratos who is the local organiser and owner of the Milos Beach Resort. Being a passionate windsurfer himself it was just a matter of time that the urge of getting some of the best freestyle windsurfers of Europe won over the motivation of the Greek to organise the Milos Beach Lefkada F...

Who is Christos Loizou?

May 26th, 2015

This time the one and only EFPT rider of the small island of Cyprus made it into the fresh faces section on efpt.net. Find out more about the up and coming young North/Fanatic rider Christos Loizou. EFPT: Christos can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Christos: My name is Christos Loizou, I am 18 years old and I come from the small island of Cyprus. I just graduated from high school a...

Chiemsee European Tow-In Championship – The Final

May 3rd, 2015

After the whole Saturday was all under the sign of the PWA freestyle competition as riders and crew were trying to make the best out of the conditions and to get a result, the tow-in finals got postponed to Sunday afternoon. The ten riders who made it into todays final fleet qualified over the last few days in three intense qualification rounds as everyone was fighting for a place amongst the las...

Chiemsee European Tow-In Championship – Day 2

May 1st, 2015

Day two at the Chiemsee European Tow-In Championships started with the second qualification round that included some of the best freestyle windsurfers in the world, amongst them current World Champion Gollito Estredo (North/Fanatic) from Venezuela, who won the first edition of the Chiemsee Tow-In Championship in 2012, Taty Frans (Starboard) and Youp Schmit from Bonaire as well as tow-in expert Jul...

Chiemsee European Tow-In Championship – Day 1

April 30th, 2015

With a weather forecast that predicts the chance of wind on the weekend the EFPT race directory decided to run two of the qualification rounds for the final already today. Fleet number three provided some surprises and didn't disappoint at the same time. Local rider Max Matissek (North/Fanatic), who is a big star here on site, was carried through both of his runs by the cheering crowd at the beac...

Chiemsee European Tow-In Championship

April 29th, 2015

The Chiemsee European Tow-In Championship will take place for the fourth time at the Surf Worldcup Podersdorf, Austria from the 30th of April through to the 2nd of May 2015. In 2012 the brand Chiemsee began the movement of tow-in windsurfing, calling upon the best 30 freestylers in the world to show their moves in zero wind. Since then thousands of people have enjoyed the show that takes place dur...
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