Once again, Naxos, the largest island of the Cyclades, hosted a major sporting event. This time in freestyle windsurfing!
Despite the difficult weather conditions, the finals of the Greek Freestyle Windsurf Tour 2015 and the Naxian Freestyle Contest v.2. took place on October 24th and 25th, 2015 at the Laguna at Agios Georgios Beach, Naxos.
Heavy rain and wind added to the challenges faced by all participants, from the athletes to the organizers.
Eventually 17 athletes gathered to compete and be briefed on how to manage the 30 knots and difficult sea conditions. (Unfortunately, the prohibitive departure of ships due to the weather on Saturday morning left some athletes in Athens.)
“In terms of sport competition, this event marks a milestone in the history of Greek freestyle windsurfing,” said WBSF spokesman, Nikos Athanasiou. “Each year, for eight years, the awards podium was occupied by the same top three athletes. This time, the challenging stakes were raised with the participation of Foivos Tsoupras. Tsoupras, who has come in 3rd in an highly-competitive German championship, travelled from Germany to take part. His performance on Naxos won him a well-deserved first place. This event also saw several first-time young athletes. A fact that further supports our vision for the future of freestyle windsurfing in Greece.”
Organizer of the event was the Water Board Sports Festival — creator of a variety of watersport events such as windsurfing, SUP and kitesurfing — in collaboration with three Naxos watersport clubs: Naxos’ Laguna Beach Park, Flisvos Sport Club and Flisvos WaterSports.
The Naxian Freestyle Contest and the Grand Final GFWT was co-organized by the Region of South Aegean. Major sponsor of the event — for the 2nd consecutive year — was Veronis Jakobsen Development & Construction.
The race results in detail can be found on the following websites:
http://www.wbsf.gr/greek-freestyle-windsurf-tour-finals-naxian-freestyle-contest-v-02/
http://www.wbsf.gr/greek-freestyle-windsurfing-tour2015-ranking/
Ranking NAXIAN FREESTYLE CONTEST V.02:
1. Tsoupras Foivos (0.7)
2. Papagiannopoulos Pantelis (2)
3. Prapas Alexander (3)
4. Athanasiou Nikos (4)
5. Politis Pericles (5)
6. Orfanos Manolis (6)
7. Zarkadoulas Elias (7.5), Neubauer Lennart (7.5)
9. Koutsoubas George (10.5), Anastasopoulos Markos (10.5), Niforas Marios (10.5), Mitroulias Dimitris (10.5)
13. Papagalanis Michael (14.5) Saraliotis Socrates (14.5), Titos Georgiadis (14.5), Konstantinos Pischinas (14.5)
17. Koutsomitros Panagotis
And the Overall ranking of the Greek Freestyle Windsurf Tour 2015:
1. Papagiannopoulos Pantelis
2. Prapas Alexander
3. Politis Pericles / Zarkadoulas Elias
For more information visit: http://www.wbsf.gr/greek-freestyle-windsurf-tour/
Naxos Windsurfing Destination at-a-glance
Naxos, the largest of the Cycladic islands, is a popular destination for windsurfers. In fact, more and more windsurfers are choosing to ride the Naxian wave, especially during the summer months thanks to the Aegean’s northerly wind phenomenon known as meltemia. Reaching an average strength of 5 Beaufort during the day, the meltemi provides ideal windsurfing conditions. Those who enjoy slalom and freestyle head to the lagoon of Agios Georgios beach. Known as “The Laguna” its shallow and calm waters, makes it one of the friendliest spots in Greece for those interested in learning the sport.
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?? ???????????? ??? ?????? ????????? ?? ?? ?????? ???? ???????? ???????????:
http://www.wbsf.gr/greek-freestyle-windsurf-tour-finals-naxian-freestyle-contest-v-02/
http://www.wbsf.gr/greek-freestyle-windsurfing-tour2015-ranking/
Ranking NAXIAN FREESTYLE CONTEST V.02:
1. ???????? ?????? (0.7)
2. ???????????????? ???????? (2)
3. ?????? ?????????? (3)
4. ????????? ????? (4)
5. ??????? ???????? (5)
6. ??????? ??????? (6)
7. ??????????? ????? (7.5), Neubauer Lennart (7.5)
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17. ???????????? ?????????
??? ?? Overall ranking-Greek Freestyle Windsurf Tour 2015:
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2. ?????? ??????????
3. ??????? ???????? / ??????????? ?????
?????, ? ??????? ??????? ???GFWT ??? ??? Naxian Freestyle Contest ?????????? ? ?????????? ?????? ???????, ?? ??? ?????????? ??? ???? ??????? ? ???????? Veronis Jakobsen Development & Construction ??? ?? ??? ????????? ??? Laguna Beach Park, Flisvos Water Sports ??? Flisvos Sports Club.
??? ??? ???????? ??? ?????? ??????????? ? ??????? ??? ??????????? ?????? ??????? ??? ??????? ?????????? ? ?????? ???????? ???? ???????.
???????????? ??????????? ???????? ?? ?????? ???:http://www.wbsf.gr/greek-freestyle-windsurf-tour/
