Chris is a Digital Marketing Specialist based out of Ballito, South Africa and also an avid Stand-Up Paddle racer. When he's not working or competing he teaches SUP lessons near home at Emmarentia Dam and educates communities about sustainability & environmental awareness. Also known for making an epic cup of coffee!
1/ How do you feel after winning the title in El Salvador? I’m over the moon right now, what an amazing feeling to be on top of the world, been dreaming of that moment for so long! It’s already been 2 days since I won and I’m still psyched up and excited! It was so…
1. The venue The ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship will take place in El Salvador for the first time in the event’s eight-year history. El Sunzal will take center stage during the World Championship, a magnet for picking up southern hemisphere swell. The cobblestone point provides long waves with open faces that will play…
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is set to host the prestigious World Championship Tour Final for SUP Surfing from the 10th – 19th December. The APP World Tour will be heading out to the beautiful City of Las Palmas on the island of Gran Canaria from the 10th – 19th December for a prestigious…
Barbados, Sunday 17th November 2019: Finals Day at the 2019 APP World Tour Barbados Pro-Am dawned with great surf and no wind, providing the ideal conditions to wrap what has been an epic 3rd stop of the APP World Tour in Barbados. In the women’s event, Starboard Dream Team rider Iballa Moreno rediscovers her 2018 form…
Missed the action from the recent 2019 ICF SUP World Championships that took place in Qingdao, China? You can rewatch all the live feed stream here: Wednesday, 23rd October 2019: Pre Event Interview with Connor Baxter & Fiona Wylde Friday, 25th October 2019: Long Distance Events Saturday, 26th…
The annual Singapore Ocean Cup starts at the famous Sentosa Beach, host of many of the world best beach clubs, where paddlers will race around Singapore’s Southern Islands & navigating through the Singapore Channel, one of the busiest shipping routes of the World! Crews will be met with surprising water conditions and currents that will…
The exciting action has just wrapped up as a historic few days of SUP racing took place at the inaugural 2019 ICF SUP World Championships in Qingdao, China. With so much news out there we thought we’d just wrap up how the amazing Starboard Team performed with a few highlight performances and results from last…
The Krumlovsky Marathon is the biggest river marathon in the Czech Republic and is held on the top section of Vltava river. 1700 competitors racing in approximately 700 crafts divided into 32 categories took part in this years 2019 edition. The race was originally founded in 2002 with SUP category being only added later in…
Daniel Hasulyo jetted over to Korea to take part in the 2019 Seoul City SUP Race this past weekend, where the Dream Team rider went on to win both the Long Distance and the Sprint events. The combined results meant he also won the overall title. Daniel’s girlfriend Sai also joined him for the trip…
In his 3rd and final instalment of back-to-back ultramarathon SUP events, Starboard team rider Bart de Zwart has successfully finished the 2019 Great Glen Challenge, a 92 km SUP Ultra distance race across the width of Scotland. The event can be completed over 2 days or as a non-stop version. No guessing which one Bart entered!…