MG Windsurfing

Here are two move sequences that were shot at one of my last sessions down here in Crete. Going back to Germany soon. Let's hope for a windy autumn at the Baltic. funnell-clock-sequence chachoo-sequence

Winds are still howling on Crete. Here's some photos from the last sessions I have had.

For those of you that speak French, here's a little article on my time in Southern France and my life in general. It is accompanied by some photos and two videos about windsurfing in Southern France. Read it HERE .

I had a great time on Lefkada sailing with some of Europe's top freestyle windsurfers. Although conditions were quite choppy and gusty there were some savage moves to be seen. I am happy with my result among the top 16 and am looking forward to some summer training on Crete this year. Here are some photos by Julian Robinet, who just released his new website .

My stay in France is over. I already miss the country and the people a lot. Here's our lates Rock-n-rohwurst production on the windsurfing I had in Southern France this winter: Mathias in France 2 – "The Winter Situation" from Johannes Neumann on Vimeo .

Turquoise waters, green hills, warm winds - that's what the Greek island of Lefkada offers its visitors. We really enjoy our stay down here although you have to get used to waiting for the wind until it finally fills in at around 3 in the afternoon. The place is famous with British windsurfers which is quite handy if you want to improve your English while on holidays. We had a nice session yesterday evening together with the like of Andy Chambers, Colin Dixon and Max Rowe among others. The wind was quite light and gusty closer to the shore but we pushed each other to show some moves.

While hanging around at the German SURF Festival in Pelzerhaken, Baltic Sea, a couple of Germany’s best freestyle windsurfers decided to run a pure freestyle competition. This idea came up because we found out that many freestyle windsurfers in Germany were very unhappy with the current situation during DWC competitions where the emphasis is put on racing and slalom leaving but little interest and budget for a real freestyle competition. It did not take long to find a photographer and a camera team as well as some brands to support the event. In the end, nearly all of Germany’s best freestyle riders came together on the beach of Großenbrode to run an elimination. The level on the water was quite high with some PWA sailors like Normen Günzlein and Adrian Beholz attending the competition. The riders judged themselves and we were all quite happy with the fair results even though there were some really close heats. I got fourth place in the end which is a result that I am really happy abo...