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2023 FPT Awards Submissions are OPEN!

December 16th, 2023

The Freestyle Pro Tour is excited to announce the third iteration of the yearly FPT Awards! Coming to you during the FPT Cape Town event, the 2023 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, awarding riders accolades in 8 different categories. Submissions are now open...

Practice heats in Bonaire!

December 13th, 2023

Eventhough the competition winter break is currently on, some riders still feel the urge to challenge themselves! Over in Bonaire, where this years EFPT King & Queen of the Caribbean event left a lasting impression, local Nigel Hart took up against fellow Bonaireian Stepherd "Cheppi" Gustowski. Hart has just started to make a name for himself on the tour this year, most impressively finishing ...

Oegelund becomes 2023 Danish Freestyle Champion

November 28th, 2023

Rasmus Oegelund becomes the 2023 Danish Freestyle Champion after 3 completed events this year. Noah Willumsen comes in second, with Mads Bjornaa (Duotone) in third. The Danish Open has been part of the 2023 FPT Proving Grounds Series and has shown a massive and dedicated freestyle community in Denmark. Some of the stops were also attended by riders coming from neighbouring countries, like the germ...

“PASKO – The Magic Move” trailer released

November 18th, 2023

The trailer for the upcoming film "PASKO - The Magic Move" has just been released! The film tells the story of professional freestyle windsurfer Maarten Molenaar (Starboard/Gunsails/Maui Ultra Fins) and his battle with testicular cancer. As a comeback, he set himself the challenge of learning how to do the Pasko, a move named after European Champion Andre Paskowski, who passed away from the very s...

Insane new Jacopo Testa video part from Venezuela

November 15th, 2023

2022 European Champion Jacopo Testa (AV-Boards/Point-7) finally seems to have released the secret sauce to his success last year. The Italian trained in Venezuela together with 9 x World Champion Gollito Estredo (Duotone) and made sure to dial in every possible move. The results of this training can be seen in his freshly released video rider part "Jacopo Testa - Better late than sorry - Venezuela...

Shaka Top Tips by Dieter Van der Eyken

November 7th, 2023

The Shaka must be the one move that every freestyle windsurfer is after. Dieter Van der Eyken (Severne Windsurfing) says it himself: "the feeling is unique and I can’t remember a Freestyle session where I haven’t done one, it’s probably the trick I will do on my first run out and always stays enjoyable no matter the conditions". Still, we see many aspiring freestylers struggling with the mov...

Lennart Neubauer wins maiden European Championship title!

October 15th, 2023

Lennart Neubauer (Starboard/Severne/Maui Ultra Fins) becomes the 2023 Freestyle European Champion at the last day of the EFPT Finals in Brouwersdam. Joined by now 5 times European Champion Maaike Huvermann (Severne/Maui Ultra Fins), the two brought an EFPT season full of exciting firsts to an end at the iconic location of Brouwersdam, the Netherlands. A true generational shift was witnessed at thi...

Top 4 Men and Women set for the finals! – Day 1 EFPT Finals Brouwersdam 2023

October 12th, 2023

The long awaited return of the EFPT to Brouwersdam was finally ON. The first day of the on-forecast finals event which decides the 2023 European Freestyle Champions saw enough wind to get to the semi-finals in both the men's and women's fleet. Ran both in and outside of the legendary pool that has brought forth countless champions, the first day of competition delivered the final 4 men and women t...

2023 EFPT FINALS Brouwersdam are ON!

October 11th, 2023

The 2023 EFPT Finals in Brouwersdam are ON! The green light was given to all the riders and crew 72 hours ago who have hastily travelled up to the freestyle windsurfing mecca in the Netherlands. Known to have put forth countless champions, the Zeil- and Surfcentrum in Brouwersdam is now hosting the deciding event for the 2023 European Freestyle title in both the men and the women. With a promising...

Caers becomes the first ever European Foilstyle Champion – Day 5 EFPT Geneva 2023

October 9th, 2023

Yentel Caers (JP/NeilPryde) becomes the first ever European Foilstyle Champion after the last day of competition in Geneva saw no wind. There was still plenty of action though, with a Tow-In super session where all the riders got one last chance to push to their absolute limits with the exceptional setup that the Tropical Corner provides for this discipline. Read all about the winners of the super...
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