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!
The Aussie powerhouse, Micheal Booth, has done it again, and in true Boothy form ~ paddling out hard and leading the race from start to finish. Teammate Connor Baxter fought valiantly to stay with him but it wasn’t Connor’s day after long few days of competition fatigue seemed to take its toll. It was 2017 ISA…
The Starboard Dream Team finishes with an “All Star” podium, sweeping all four of top spots, but it was Hungary’s Daniel Hasulyo who claimed the 2018 ISA SUP World Champs Title in an exciting dual against teammate and ISA World Champion Connor Baxter (USA). Not far behind them, it was also a hard-fought battle for the…
Big shout out for Dream Team rider Ryan Funk (USA) who put on a phenomenal performance to take the win at the first International Surfing Association SUP World Champs Junior Tech Beach race earlier today. Big congrats must also go out to Kiwi racer Ollie Hougton who battled it out all the way with…
The Aussie Dream Team rider, Shakira Westdorp, took the win in the 2018 ISA SUP World Championships Women’s SUP Surfing title event at China’s Riyue Bay. To be able to take the 2018 win and title, she was battling it out with fellow Spanish Dream Team rider Iballa Ruano Moreno, who took out second place in…
The Aussie Powerhouse Michael Booth wins 2018 Australian National Titles making it 3 for 3, shows he is in great mental & physical form heading into the 2018 ISA SUP World Championships taking place later this month. Boothy recaps the weekend’s racing from Down Under; “It had been a nice 4…
Shakira Westdorp Wins an incredible 7th Australian SUP Title at this past weekend’s Aussie title event held on the Gold Coast. This is great news as the Dream Team Rider displays great form just weeks ahead of the highly anticipated 2018 ISA SUP World Champs to be held later this month at Riyue Bay, Hainan Island…
Last week Fiona Wylde headed to Seattle to do a clinic and a SUP talk hosted at the Elks Club. Read as Fiona depicts what an amazing day of fall paddling they had and have a look at the incredible moments as captured by Eric Duran. “Fall in the Pacific North West this…
The Starboard Paddle For Hope event was started by Starboard New Zealand back in 2011 with two times breast cancer survivor Karin Horen (the face of Paddle For Hope), Victoria Stewart and a team of amazing volunteers as a way to fundraise, but also to promote the importance of exercise in wellbeing. The feel-good factor…
An epic adventure to discover some of South Africa’s many amazing locations – by surf, foil, & iSUP. At the beginning of this year, Frenchmen Mat & Ben Carpentier took a flight to South Africa to explore the eastern coast of the country and score some epic waves along the way.…
Zane Schweitzer is full speed full time. After taking part in the intense and dramatic racing action at PPG’s, Zane headed for another epic weekend of action in Ventura at the Ventura Paddlesurf and Hydrofoil Championships ~ where he won both the Stand Up Paddle Surf and Hydrofoil Surf divisions this weekend! …