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Fresh Faces: Lennart Neubauer – GRE 734

July 3rd, 2016

Every season we are happy to welcome new talents from all over the world at our tour-stops. It always has been a central aim of the EFPT to give young riders the chance to gain experience in freestyle windsurfing contests and to be able to compete alongside their idols - the pro riders. Some rookies stand out with their skills, their dedication and their professionalism at a young age. One of the...

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...

Milos Beach Lefkada Freestyle Open

April 17th, 2015

After a three-years break the European Freestyle Pro Tour will return to the beautiful shores of Lefkada, Greece. Christos Stratos who has been organising the event already several times was keen to make the best European freestyle windsurfers return to his surf center at Milos Beach. We met Christos to find out about his motivation to organise the event again, what he is looking forward to and wh...