Tag: DAM-X

5 Years of DAM-X

October 5th, 2019

An epic forecast, the crowning of the new EFPT champions, a carbon neutral event, the big five years anniversary and windsurf action from dawn til dusk for pros and amateurs - the countdown for DAM-X 2019 is on! An insane forecast promises an explosive showdown at the final EFPT stop in Brouwersdam. Whilst the event has it’s 5th anniversary in 2019, the Zeil and Surfcentrum Brouwersam has been ...

The kids are the future – the EFPT juniors division

April 12th, 2018

The kids are the future! After many years of observing a high attendence of young and highly talented riders in the pro fleet, that weren’t given a proper foundation to compare themselves with each other, it is now official: the EFPT will run junior divisions for boys and girls at two tour stops in 2018. The IFCA stated: ‚The IFCA Class hereby announces the extension of its long standing rel...

Welcome to the EFPT 2018

March 10th, 2018

2018 will see exciting new tour-stops, some great comeback as well as events that became regulars and highly upgraded the European tour over the past years. The season will be openend at the Mondial du Vent in Leucate, France in the middle of April. It has been a wish for many years for the local organisers and the team of the European Freestyle Pro Tour to bring the EFPT riders to this event. We...

DAM-X 2017 – Day 1

October 12th, 2017

For the third consecutive year, the EFPT is staged at one of the most popular windsurfing spots of Europe: the Brouwersdam in the Netherlands. Already yesterday evening 37 men and eleven ladies signed up for the last freestyle windsurfing event of the season, where the new European Freestyle Champions will be crowned. It is great to see the development of this particular event over the past seaso...

Queen of windsurfing: Sarah-Quita Offringa

September 24th, 2017

At the young age of 26 years, Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard/Neilpryde) already made it to the all time ranking of the most successful windsurfers ever. The sailor from Aruba is undefeated in the freestyle discipline for ten years in a row and also holds several world titles in slalom, whilst consistently also making it onto the podium in PWA wave competitions. Sarah-Quita is also the reigning Eu...

Outlook for the EFPT final: the DAM-X 2017 (with Rick Jendrusch)

September 10th, 2017

Only four more weeks to go and the last international freestyle battle will go down at the Zeil- and Surfcentrum Brouwersdam, Holland. By this day 36 men and 10 women signed up to compete at one of the best freestyle windsurfing spots in the world. From the 12th through to the 15th of October 2017, the EFPT final should be once again an event to remember - not only for the riders, but also for the...

Fresh Faces: Alexandre Mertens

August 24th, 2017

Since the European Freestyle Pro Tour was founded, the events were not only a place for the pro windsurfers to face each other and battle for the European title, but also a great oppurtunity for up and coming talents to gain their first international competition experience. Former EFPT rookies like Johnny Yagen (RRD/RRD) and Riccardo Marca (North/Fanatic) were making their first baby steps in the ...

DAM-X 2016 Highlight Video

October 20th, 2016

Just a few days have passed since the last internationale freestyle competition of 2016 was staged at the Zeil- and Surfcentrum in Brouwersdam, Holland. We are looking back on one of the best EFPT events in the past years with great freestyle action, a flawless organisation and the crownings of the European Champions 2016, both in the mens and ladies division. More than 7.500 people visited the ev...

DAM-X 2016 – Day 4

October 15th, 2016

With a very promising forecast of south-westerly wind of up to 20 knots the day was kicked off with the skippersmeeting at 9.00 am. However, due to a high cloud coverage and rain the wind didn't seem to come through properly. Since the conditions were improving more and more around lunchtime, the horn for the first heat of the day went off just around 1.00 pm. Unfortunately the ladies heat with Ma...

DAM-X 2016 – Day 1

October 12th, 2016

After hosting a stop of the European Freestyle Pro Tour for the first time in 2015, the organisation team of the Zeil and Surfcentrum in Brouwersdam, Holland are staging the big final of the EFPT this year. With a great set-up already last season and a flawless organisation the DAM-X is an outstanding event which makes it hard to think of a better place to hold the last freestyle event of the seas...

DAM-X: Brouwersdam confirmes to hold the big final of the EFPT in 2016

April 14th, 2016

We are more than happy to announce that the DAM-X at the Zeil- and Surfcentrum in Brouwersdam will go into the second round in 2016. After a successful launch of DAM-X in 2015, where the organisation team around Pieternel van der Linde and Uwe Jendrusch combined a European Freestyle Pro Tour stop with a great side-program for amateure windsurfers, the sequel will be staged from the 12th through t...

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...