Tag: Jp

JP/NP & THE NEXT GENERATION

April 17th, 2021

JP-Australia and NeilPryde are stepping up and offer a brand-new JP-Australia freestyle board for one of the participants of the first EFPT rookies camp in Austria & send Yentel Caers as an additional coach for day 2. JP-AUSTRALIA AND THE NEXT GENERATION JP-Australia has a long history in supporting the next generation freestyle windsurfers by founding and running their JP Young Guns camps t...

Foil Freestyle with Sam Esteve

February 24th, 2021

Le Rouet local Sam Esteve (JP/Neilpryde), who is famous amongst freestyle windsurfers for his stylish and powerful move combinations and even had a tow-in move named after him (Samair), recently took the time to transfer his freestyle skills into the foil discipline. Bapiste Vignaud caputured Esteves training in Morocco. The result is a beautifully shot and edited video, with some impressive foils...

Yentel Caers back on JP / Neilpryde

January 28th, 2021

The reigning European and World champion Yentel Caers signs again with JP and Neilpryde, who had been supporting him already a few years back. Returning to the brands team with two champion titles in his pocket motivates the young Belgian sailor even more to defend them in the upcoming competition season, as he states in his interview on the JP Australia website. Being back on two of the most reno...

EFPT Lanzarote 2017 – Day 1

July 5th, 2017

Since four years now, the best freestyle windsurfers of the world have been travelling to the Canaries to compete in what is known to be one of the best freestyle windsurfing events ever. The strong trade summer winds of the Canaries and the spot here at Costa Teguise, with the outside reef, used to provide a perfect playground year by year. At the 4th edition of the EFPT Lanzarote, 27 riders from...

Toro Andaluz – The Comeback

May 18th, 2017

After seven years of absence, the Toro Andaluz and therefor the European freestyle windsurfing elite could return to the shores of the Spanish South coast - Tarifa. The windy city, located at the Strait of Gibraltar is one of Europes most famous watersport destinations worldwide, providing strong wind basically the whole year around. Working together with the Andalusian tourism board and several ...

IFCA Grand Prix Neusiedl am See – Registration day

May 4th, 2017

27 riders out of 12 different nations signed up for the first ever IFCA Grand Prix in Austria. After successfully finishing the windsurfing foil and slalom competition last weekend, the freestyle elite of Europe took over here in Neusiedl am See,  to fight for the total of 13.000€ prize-money. Just like the past years, Chiemsee provides the 3.000€ for the tow-in competition that will see a...

Steven Van Broeckhoven – Five European Freestyle Titles and counting

November 21st, 2016

The exceptional European freestyle windsurfer once again managed to win the run for the European Freestyle Champion. The 31 year old Belgian who competed on the EFPT for the first time in 2008, still seems to be on top of his game. We caught up with the JP/Neilpryde rider to find out about his life and achievements as a professional windsurfer, his thoughts about the new live systems and his plans...

Winners: EFPT Sailor and Rookie of the Year 2014

January 5th, 2015

For the third year running the EFPT Sailor of the Year has been elected. After a selection of European Freestyle Pro Tour riders done by the EFPT crew and industry partners ten freestyle windsurfers made it into the public voting that has been online for two weeks on efpt.net. You can read more about the ten nominees here. After a few days only it became obvious that the followership and support o...

The EFPT at the Costa Teguise, Lanzarote

May 27th, 2014

It is a premiere for the European Freestyle Pro Tour to be staged in the Canaries. With former European Freestyle Champion and top PWA rider Antxon Otaegui as an organiser and with the venue being one of the windiest destinations worldwide, a lot of freestyle action can be expected from the 9th until the 12th of July. To upgrade the 5.000€ prize-money event, free accommodation for the top 25 EF...

EFPT at the Surf Worldcup – Day 5

April 29th, 2014

The skippers meeting for today has been set for 6.00 am in the morning as the conditions were forecasted best early in the day. With rather light north-north-west wind the sailors reached for their big sails from 4.8 to 5.6 and the bigger boards, many wishing they had bigger equipment. The first heat was on the water at 6.30 am with Philip Soltysiak (Starboard) sailing against Romain Pinocheau ...

Andraz Zan changes to JP/Neilpryde

April 25th, 2014

EFPT: JP/Neilpryde are two of the leading brands in the windsurfing industry. What does it mean to you to be on their team? Andraz: I know there has been a lot of changes this year which many people don't understand and appreciate but windsurfing is now on a level which is very concerning for all of us. On one hand it reached a higher extreme we could ever imagine and it's tendency is still goi...