Aotearoa New Zealand. Land of the Long White Cloud, world champions and the infamous Kiwi ingenuity. Where Starboards rule the beaches and the Ace is Queen. If you need to see it to believe it, and you’re up for a challenge before the Northern Hemisphere season kicks off, come and join the Kiwis 11-12 March…
What? GangesSUP is a record breaking, world’s first descent of the entire length of the river Ganges by stand up paddleboard. An expedition for purpose, the vision and mission of this journey is to empower awareness and advocacy for cleaner water, via adventure. On 3rd October 2016, the expedition kicked off on foot in Gaumukh,…
Saturday 28th took place the 7th annual edition of “ZE Caribbean Race”, a 50K downwind long distance race organized by the “Watermen Karukera Club” in the waters of Guadalupe. 60 competitors (there were 46 in 2016) were departing from Petite Terre to rally the Marina of Bas-du-Fort or 50 km out at sea. The extreme…
There’s no question that mega-yachts are the reason BOOT Düsseldorf, the biggest boat show in the world, exists. But this year, something else stole the show: The Wave, and Starboard riders were all over it. Although for several years BOOT has showcased recreational equipment such as Standup Paddle, windsurf, diving, kitesurf and wakeboard, this is…
Starboard Dream Team riders started well the year taking victories at the really cold “Gla Gla race” on lake Annecy in France. Frenchwoman and European champion 2016 Olivia Piana won the race with more than a 5 minutes advantage over the second female to cross the finish line and even ending in 18th position on…
The City Surf Series, a weekly Auckland race, took the show on the road this weekend down to Pauanui in the Coromandel with a perfect 1m swell, offshore winds and 120 competitors… What a show it was. The SUPs paddled either a 3km or 4km technical surf race whilst surf skis headed out 10km around…
In late 2016 we headed to Fiji for the International Surfing Association (ISA) 2016 World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship, a designated Deep Blue Event™. With the backing of our ECOBOARD partners Starboard SUP and support from Port Denarau Marina, Tavarua Island Resort and a host of other local players, the ISA was able to successfully…
“We are stoked to see Sonni Hönscheid joining our Starboard team. The mix of her exciting artistic work and amazing paddling makes her a very valuable partner looking into the future of paddle boarding. There are a lot of ladies getting into the water and we at Starboard can’t wait to fully focus on developing…
Roughly two months ago the Ganges SUP team led by Shilpika Gautam, Pascal Dubois and Spike Reid set out on a journey of a lifetime to bring about awareness to the ever growing issue of water pollution on the Ganges River in India. The team will paddle on Starboard Touring boards during their flat water…
Starboard Dream Team Riders made an impressive showing at the ISA World Championship in Fiji by winning 4 Gold Medals and 3 Silver Medals. First up was Penelope (Pea) Strickland from New Zealand in the Women’s Technical Race at Cloudbreak. Pea was an alternate who stepped in when Annabel Anderson took a leave of absence…
