‘Simply, I love the ocean’
– 2017 Japan National Champion
– 2018 Japan National Champion
– 2018 ISA World SUP Championships – 5th
– 2019 ISA World SUP Championship – 4th (Coper medal)
I’m Professional Sup surfer and Professional surfer.
I following SUP surfing contest and shortboard surfing contest.
First Asian SUP surfer to the ISA medalist.
Nationality: Japan
Lives in: Shonan
Favourite SUP Locations: El Salvador
APP World Tour Ranking: N/A
Hobbies: surfing, photography, music
Other Sponsors: O’Neill, FCS, Electric, Zen nutrition, Destination, Shinyuri Aoki Sports Clinic, Fukai Fitness Club.
LOFOTEN, Norway – As the world whizzes by on their hectic schedules, there are those who yearn for a change of pace, a break from the ordinary, and an adventure that takes them far from the beaten path. One such adventurer is Starboard Team Rider Bart de Zwart, whose life is usually spent sailing the…
Cora Cora Maldives General Manager Justin Swart and Director of Human Resources, Muiz Mohamed embark on a 221km stand-up paddling circumnavigation of Raa Atoll, covering 16 islands. The #ReconnectinRAA campaign aims to ignite a passion for environmental conservation and cultural heritage through beach clean-ups, marine conservation talks, symposiums, and cultural performances. In the Zen Adventure…
The Goat Boater, in collaboration with Windjammer Beach Park, is excited to announce the thrilling finale of the Goat Boater SUP Series – the 6K Wylie Paddle Battle. This epic conclusion to the six-part series promises an adrenaline-pumping adventure for paddle enthusiasts of all levels. Event Details: Date: Sunday, September 17, 2023 Time: 8:15 AM…
The crew at SUPBoarder got their hands on the 2024 Gen R – the new flat deck race paddleboard by Starboard. The additon of this easy-to-use race board has been well received by industry and riders alike. Here’s what SUPBoarder had to say; “Starboard make very competitive race boards and have some of the fastest…
Punta Ala, Italy – Australian paddler Michael Booth put on a dominant display to win the men’s race at the EuroTour 2023 stop in Punta Ala, Italy. Booth finished the 15km course around Isolottodello Sparviero in a time of 1:32:15, more than two minutes ahead of his nearest competitor. “I’m really happy with the win,”…
SUPBoarder Mag presents one of the most highly anticipated SUP surf reviews of the year, featuring Beau as he compares Starboard SUP’s Wedge, Spice, and Pro shapes. This comprehensive review dives into the details of each board’s performance on the waves, ideal rider suitability, and recommended wave types for optimal surfing experiences. Wedge: If…
This past weekend, the Gorge Paddle Challenge celebrated its 12th year. Since the beginning, the Gorge Paddle Challenge has always been about competitive racing, community engagement, youth progression, and having fun celebrating the world-class conditions of Hood River, Oregon. Steve Gates, the owner of Big Winds, and the Head Coach on the Big Winds JET…
The 2023 Gorge Paddle Challenge was an absolute blast and such a classic grassroots event. The weekend kicked off with the famous Viento Road. It’s an 8-mile downwind up-river race that typically has some amazing bumps and glides to catch. Unfortunately, the wind wasn’t cranking for Saturday’s downwinder but just enough to make some fun…
Agios Nikolaos, Crete to Hosts Exciting ICF SUP World Cup 2023 July 7-9 — Agios Nikolaos, Crete, was the epicentre of stand-up paddleboarding excitement as it hosted one of Greece’s most highly anticipated events, the Agios Nikolaos On Sup and the only ICF SUP World Cup event to take place in Europe in 2023. Kicking…
CHAPTER 1: QU’EST-CE QUE HECATE? Lying off the northern coast of British Columbia, Hecate Strait is the notorious body of water separating the islands of Haida Gwaii from the mainland. Strong winds and tides are funnelled over shallow waters, and Environment Canada lists Hecate as the most dangerous body of water on the Canadian coast…
Last weekend’s Bangsak SUP Fest, in BangSak, Khao Lak (Thailand). 2 days of competition with a SUP Surf and Technical Downwind in the waves of the Andaman Sea. Daniel Hasulyo headed down to see what all the fuss was about this event and was pleasantly surprised. Here’s his recap of the weekend; I was very…
Date: November 15 – 19, 2023 Location: Pattaya, Thailand Organiser: RCAT & ICF Disciplines: Sprint, Technical, Long Distance, Inflatable Age Groups: Open, Junior, 40+, 50+ Registration: June 1, 2023 Board Rental: Yes Event Schedule: See more below The following event article will walk you through all the necessary information that may guide you and your…
Ex-Starboard shaper and total wave frother, Pete Cox, surfed the Spice for the first time in Indo at a secret destination filled with dreamy setups & no crowds. Again and again, Pete got blown away by the Spice’s performance. From having fun shredding small breakers to pulling into absolute bombs and everything in between, Pete had a…
Dream Team rider Clément Colmas has just taken out a stacked field of racers to take his first EuroTour SUP win of the 2023 season. The conditions were bumpy, perfect for the New Caledonian waterman who was riding the 2022 All Star 14 x 21.75. Here’s what he has to say about the event:…
Indian paddle boarder & conservationist, Sathish Kumar, set a new world record by completing an open ocean SUP crossing from India to Sri Lanka, and back again! “India committed to eliminate single used plastic at the One Ocean Summit. So I decided to dedicate this new world record paddling to the One Ocean…
Big double podium finish at APP Korea for Starboard Dream Team riders Rai Taguchi 🥇 and Daniel Hasulyo 🥈 This weekend was the second stop of the APP World Tour for the APP Asian Championships presented by KAPP, in Seoul, Korea. Saturday was the Sprint format followed by a new pump foiling race, and Sunday…
South African based Dream Team Rider Cameron Tripney has tested the limits of mind and body by completing the 2023 Freedom Paddle challenge to Robben Island and back. 410 paddlers on a multitude of paddle craft (all human paddle powered craft) set off from the Oceana Power Boat Club in Cape Town to paddle 22km…
The first stop of the 2023 APP World Racing Tour did not disappoint as intense competition leads to the crowning of APP originals, Connor Baxter and Fiona Wylde, as champions. The Alicante SUP Open delivers explosive SUP racing on the action-packed beach Sprint Racing. Connor Baxter claimed the first sprint title of the 2023 season…
The Euro Tour is heating up as the biggest names in SUP racing gathered on the beach of Santa Pola for what is the biggest stop of the 2023 season so far. With distinct orange cone noses lining the beach, the Starboard team had a strong showing with fantastic performances all-round. As expected, the 6-star…
World Champion SUP racer Michael Booth has just returned home after a successful two-week-long trip to the US. Boothy completed several exceptional clinics with Starboard partners on the East Coast before heading to Wrightsville Beach, NC for the Carolina Cup. The Aussie powerhouse put on a well-executed race to take the win, beating Carolina Cup…
Looking for a Starboard board to race on the weekends? The solution is here! Starboard is teaming up with Union Paddlers and Sports Camps to elevate SUP racing by providing rental SUP racing boards and paddles at Euro Tour and ICF events. This will enable amateur and professional athletes to have easy access to high-quality…
The summer heat was on this weekend for Sevilla SUP Festival, stop #2 of the 2023 Euro Tour SUP where 168 athletes braved the waters of Guadalquivir River in the South of Spain. Dream Team riders Noic Garioud and Espe Barreras put dominated the field both taking commanding victories in the men’s and women’s elite…
Maui waterman Zane Schweitzer has been on an absolute tear early into the 2023 season, and now took out the elite Men’s division at the Longboard SUP Revolution competition that took place at Sanur, Bali! Zane impressed the judges & spectators alike with some powerful yet classic longboard surfing on his Starboard Longboard SUP -…
First stop of the 2023 Euro Tour headed to a new location in Africa: Ceuta. The Battle for Hercules SUP race featured an awesome course around the peninsula of Ceuta, a Spanish autonomous city on the north coast of Africa. Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic…
Dream Team rider Daniel Hasulyo heads east to Jiangle, Fujian Province to see what is happening on the Chinese SUP scene – and there is a lot happening! The SUP race scene has been booming for the last 3 years since ICF SUP World Champs took place there back in 2019. Daniel won every…
In this video Stand Up Magazin take a look at the Starboard & Freewing product highlights. Flo Brunner, the head of Starboard Germany gives us a tour of his booth at the boot Düsseldorf. Come along and see what Starboard & FreeWing have to offer in 2023.
Starboard is excited to announce the signing of superstar SUP racer Rai Taguchi from Japan. We also welcome 2 new up-and-coming talents – Thomas Nilsen from Norway and Fernando Perez from Spain, while we look forward to seeing Israeli powerhouse Liran Machlev riding with Starboard for another season. RAI TAGUCHI Japan // Age 19 …
After several years of hiatus and disruptions to paddleboarding events around the globe that were onset by the pandemic, the 2023 season is looking set to be a big year for the sport as things ‘normalize’, with many classic events being re-invigorated while some exciting new developments with the likes of the ICF World Tour…
Canadian adventurer and explorer Bruce Kirkby searched for the perfect expedition paddleboard, but nothing came close to meeting his die-hard expedition requirements. He had to design his own paddleboard to meet his extreme adventure standards. Read on as Bruce chronicles working with Starboard’s R&D team for the past 4 years to develop the new Sprint…
Our Starboard UK Distributor, Tushingham, review the new SPICE. But why is everyone talking about the Spice and why is it such a great Surf SUP? Watch the video to find out >
Maui Waterman, Zane Schweitzer, just finished 3rd overall in the new longboard SUP division at the APP World Tour’s stop Gran Canaria Pro-Am ~ narrowly missing out on the final with teammate Benoit Carpentier. Zane was riding the Starboard Longboard SUP in the timeless Limited Series construction with his prepreg carbon Eduro paddle. Zane is…
The 2nd Asian Canoe Ocean Racing Championship 2022 took place this month in Pattaya, Thailand — close to the home of Starboard and our testing centre. Dream Team rider Daniel Hasulyo completed in the SUP division to take the win. 87 registered competitors from Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China and Indonesia had participated in different…
Tiki SUP Challenge 10X Winner Announcement THANK YOU so much for joining Tiki SUP Challenge. It’s so amazing to see many paddle communities and your local paddling spots. We are so grateful for all your support to our first virtual event! We have 1,016 people joined the challenge 321 people finished 10 km 65,200 km…
Starboard Dream Team rider Iballa Moreno has surfed her way to her 11th consecutive Spanish SUP Surf title. This is an amazing achievement by the Spanish rider. Spanish Surf Federation together with the Asturias Surf Federation and AsturSUP organised a great event with more than 100 athletes from Spain.Iballa got her 11th consecutive Spanish SUP Surf…
This weekend saw an almighty turnout for the Tiki SUP Challenge, which took place in Caesarea, Israel — a little north of Tel Aviv in the warm waters of the Mediterranean coast. “We decided to create an event so all the SUP community will be able to do the challenge together in our club. It…
After a successful showing at the recent ICF SUP World Champs, the Starboard Dream team show no signs of slowing down. Last weekend, Italian rider Caterina Stenta headed to Austria to compete at the SUP Alps Trophy in Austria, where she took a solid victory, racing the 2023 Sprint in the new Zero Construction (hollow…
Stop number 3 of APP World Tour saw hundreds of amateur racers compete in the Busan SUP Open alongside the Pros. Awesome weather, together with stunning azure blue waters and the proud Gwangalli Bridge as a backdrop, the scene was set for an epic weekend of SUP racing! 2022 Busan SUP Open Video Highlights…
Italian Team rider Leonard Nika completed the gruelling ultra-marathon distance of 204km, solo and unassisted in 24hrs and 40 minutes. This is not Nika’s first SUP 11-City tour, but it was his first attempt at the non-stop edition and he is exhilarated, “I just did it — what a crazy SUP race!”. Here’s his recount…
That’s a wrap on stop #2 of the 2022 APP Racing World Tour, as the London SUP Open provides a spectacular weekend of racing. Starboard team riders Connor Baxter and Esperanza Barreras take the overall titles. Clement Colmas and Esperanza Barreras become distance champions on their APP World Tour debut, Rai Taguchi turns it on for…
The 2022 ICF Stand Up Paddle World Championships hosted by Gdynia, a northern port city in Poland, was a fantastic event that absolutely blew everyone away. Multiple SUP World Racing Champion Connor Baxter returned to stamp his name as the worlds best by taking home 2 gold medals, 1 in the exciting Technical Course race…
The International Canoe Federation will partner with the Polish Special Olympic Committee and the international paddle board manufacturer Starboard to host an event for Special Olympic athletes ahead of this week’s ICF Stand Up Paddle World Championships in Gdynia, Poland. ICF SUP world champion Fiona Wylde has been named an ambassador for the event, which…
Dream Team rider Clément Colmas steps up to replace injured Starboard teammate & fellow Frenchman Noïc Garioud – and deliver he did! Clément performed stellar at the recent EuroSUP 2022 (European Championships) in Denmark to bring home 2 silver medals for his country. He finished second in the Sprint race after Italian rider and teammate…
Claudio Nika has done it again, taking home the 2022 EuroSUP Sprint Title and cements his name as one of the fastest paddleboard sprinters in the business. The explosive Italian rider finished 1st in all 4 of his heats, and also posted an insane fastest time for the event, clocking a 01:00:58 min for the…
Starboard Dream Team rider Espe Barreras is crowned the 2022 EuroSUP Long Distance Champion, earning vital points for the Spanish team. 2022 EuroSUP took place over 6 incredible days this past week in Hvide Sande, Denmark. The Long Distance event was a 15 km downwind race with the first 3km being a straight line to…
Starboard Dream Team riders Benoit Carpentier (France) and Leo Nika (Italy) put on stellar performances to earn Silver and Bronze medals respectively in the men’s SUP surfing that took place in Hvide Sande, Denmark. “Vice European Champion! It was another great experience with team France. Thanks, everyone for the messages. Now let’s work…
The 2022 World Paddlesports Festival was definitely one of the best experiences and races I have been to. From the organization, to paddling on the American canoe teams training grounds. It was super cool to be competing alongside the other paddling sports and seeing their levels. It was an action packed weekend kicking off on…
What a great weekend of racing in Oklahoma City at the Oklahoma Riversports , ICF Canoe Sprint SUPER CUP and ICF Stand Up Paddle World Cup! 3 days of pure adrenaline and absolute world class action. Full Olympic facility, great organization, superb flat water, a great turn out of international super powers and Olympians and…
The 2022 Gorge Paddle Challenge was a fantastic event with incredible people. Celebrating their 11th year, this is definitely one of the OG races and one that I love coming back for. The people, location and of course the conditions make it such an epic weekend of racing. Connor won both the long course Downwinder…
The US Open of SUP at Santa Monica was the first stop of the 2022 APP season, consisting of both a Sprint and Long Distance event, using the rider’s combined positions from both events to determine the overall winner. The Sprint race featured a 2-lap technical beach race format, with a beach portage on lap…
Starboard Dream Team rider wins longboard and SUP divisions at US Nationals: The ultimate waterman Zane Schweitzer has secured his place at the upcoming ISA SUP & Longboard Worlds as part of Team USA. The weekend’s US Nationals also served as an ISA Qualifier for Team USA. The Maui waterman reports; “This summer…
It was an epic day of action at the Gran Canaria Pro Beach Race, and the 5th stop of 2022 SUP EuroTour. The beach race event featured a new two-heat format of racing, which was a great success and all the competitors loved it. The 2 heats consisted of a 2km technical race through the…
It’s a Double Gold podium for Starboard once again. Dream Team riders Noïc Garioud and Caterina Stenta took the men’s & women’s wins, respectively. The ICF SUP World Cup Stop #2 saw international SUP racers descend upon Budapest, Hungary. The weekend’s events consisted of a good mix of events including a 9km long-distance race on…
The second edition of the Madeira SUP Challenge took place this weekend, rewarding racers with bluebird skies and exquisite conditions for SUP racing around the island of Madiera. It’s a 3rd consecutive win for Espe Barreras at the 2022 Madeira SUP Challenge. The Spanish Dream Team rider put in a dominant performance to lead the…
It was a wild ride of amazing performances in Santa Pola this weekend for the 3rd stop 2022 SUP EuroTour. The World SUP Festival has been touted by many as ‘the biggest SUP race’ of the European summer ~ and with all the big names on the start list, it sure did look this way.…
It was an amazing day of racing in Mallorca this past weekend for the Port Adriano SUP Race (EuroTour SUP stop #2). The Mediterranean Sea once again shows off its beauty and also who’s really in charge! Photos by Georgia Schofield, courtesy of EuroTour. In the woman’s race, it was team rider Espe Barreras (Spain)…
Sunshine & warm weather greeted paddlers for the 2022 Madeira SUP Race Open. This was a lovely weekend spent on the beautiful beaches of Peniche with 2 days of competition, the first day was a 6km technical race with the second day seeing an exciting sprint race take place. The event was hosted by Ludens…
Sunshine and blue skies greeted SUP racers from across Europe at the SUP EuroTour’s first event of 2022 in Bari, Italy. It was an epic day of racing for the Bigeye SUP Racein the azure blue waters, which also had some texture to it, which made things quite interesting. There were a ton of orange…
What a beautiful weekend of racing and celebration of the Sport! Sunshine, good conditions, an all time international field and a strong cooperation with ICF has created a perfect start of the global season for SUP racing again! 2 days packed with action. Many different categories, courses and the absolute highlights : The 13.2 mile…
Connor Baxter and Noic Garioud are on top of 2022 Carolina Cup Technical Race Podium. Here are some words from the king of SUP Sprint, Connor Baxter: “Sunday was the Sprint Races and we hadn’t had much waves, but some solid wind, which put some texture and swell on the ocean. I had to make…
The Australian powerhouse starts the 2022 SUP racing season with a bang. The Dream Team rider outperformed a super-strong field to take home the Carolina Cup’s main 18-mile Graveyard event and rack up an impressive 3rd title of this prestigious event. Here are some words from the 3 x SUP Carolina Cup winner: “Great day…
Racing in Spain kicked off this weekend with team rider Espe Barreras taking the win in the Playa Blanca Beach Race ~ the first event of the Spanish Beach Racing Cup. The event took place in Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) in great but also tough conditions. “It was 2 heats of 2 km course with some…
Jomtien Beach, Thailand – 12-13th March 2022 The 2022 SUP Pattaya Championship was a standalone international event organized by the Windsurfing Association of Thailand (WATH), at their home location in Jomtien Beach, Pattaya. Two days of racing for all categories U12, U16, OPEN, MASTERs 40+ both for Men and Women, with exciting racing formats of…
The 2022 Sayulita SUP Open was such a fun event and brought back some amazing memories like winning the Gold Medal at the 2015 ISA World Championships. This fun little surf town hosted a distance race, technical race and surf event. To make life easier and not have to travel with a 14 foot race…
Clément Colmas returns to the 2022 edition of the GlaGla Race, which took place this weekend at the beautiful Lake Annecy in France. The conditions were perfect for it, glassy with no bumps. The course was about 15kms with over 600 racers lining up at the start line. The Dream Team rider finished 2nd in…
“At the start of 2021 we were all uncertain as to if we would be able to travel and compete internationally. As a professional athlete, I was wondering if I still had a real job. My job is to compete internationally at the highest level and represent my sponsors equally on the world stage. After…
The Backdoor Shootout is known to be one of the most prestigious surf competitions out there, and is held at arguably the world‘s most aggressive and famous surf spot, Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu. This event is honor of Hawaiian Waterman, Duke Kahanamoku, and showcases surf crafts from shortboard surf, longboard surf…
Sure, 2021 wasn’t quite as bad as 2020. But let’s be honest – it wasn’t great either. Constant events cancellation, new travel restrictions, logistic delays and many other challenges. But our Dream Team Riders never stop. We are proud of every paddler who keeps charging and growing within our sports. With that said, our team…
The countdown on for the 10th Edition of King of the Cut, Australia’s most prestigious stand up paddling race which is set to take place this weekend Saturday, December 4, 2021. This exciting SUP downwinder event starts in the calm waters of Dawesville Cut & finishes at Secret Harbour Surf Club, Mandurah, Western Australia. This…
The 10th Annual 2021 Carolina Cup did not disappoint. As always, the Graveyard Course was a long-distance race in brutal conditions. And to put a twist on things, on day two of the event, the APP World Tour brought in the famous Surf Race Sprints in some heavy weather conditions. Things kicked off with the…
Watch: Former Formula One driver, Nico Rosberg, uses a paddleboard in Paddington to clean out litter from a canal. The F1 star joined Somwr.movement for a cleanup on the Thames River ahead of the Greentech Festival Awards in London with Starboard paddle boards.
This past weekend saw Italy’s SUP racers’ getting together in the Gulf of Ostia, Rome, for the Mediterranean Sea Cup and the host event of the 2021 Italian SUP Championship. On 29th, 30th, and 31st of October, this was the last event for the season and consisted of three disciplines; Sprints, Technical and Long-distance races.…
The 2021 Corsica Paddle Trophy SUP racing event took place in the bay of Ajaccio between the Sanguinaires, Ajaccio, Porticcio and the south of the bay. The weekend’s festivities began on Friday 22nd and ran through until Sunday and consisted of 3 main events: 15km, 12, and 11km races. Dream Team riders Clément Colmas (New…
Last weekend Starboard Dream Team rider Clement Colmas headed to l’île de Ré to compete at the French Paddle Board Championships, head to head against France’s best in both Long Distance and Technical Race formats. Splendid weather and fantastic ocean conditions greeted the 200 strong field of French SUP racers. Clement raced the 2020 Sprint…
This August, adventure stand-up paddle boarder and photographer Bruce Kirkby, alongside expedition partner Norm Hann, set off aboard fully-loaded expedition paddleboards in an attempt to round Canada’s notorious Brooks Peninsula, off the east coast of the Cape Scott Provincial Park. Jutting far into the open Pacific, the Brooks Peninsula is the most westerly point on…
Starboard Dream Team riders Fiona Wylde has been having an absolute blinder throughout the 2021 SUP racing season, showing she was in great shape leading up to the 2021 ICF SUP World Championships hosted in Hungary this year – and she has delivered. The Oregon based water women put on stellar performances in both the…
The 2021 ICF SUP World Championships in Hungary was a huge event with a massive turnout from the elite paddlers, amateurs and juniors. It was a four-day event with nonstop action starting out day one with some qualifying rounds and quarterfinal rounds for the sprints and technical races. Mens 200m Sprint Final Mens Technical Course…
The 2021 ICF SUP World Championship, in Balatonfured, Hungary, was an exalting celebration of Stand Up Paddleboarding, with over 500 participants, and more than 45 countries competing for 4 days in all sorts of distances, genders/ age groups and quiver types, in what was the most competitive race of the year. It was amazing to…
Rewatch the 2021 ICF Stand Up Paddleboard World Champs Live Stream Replay (VOD) – all the coverage at Lake Balton, Balatonfüred, Hungary, from the comfort of your couch. 2021 ICF SUP World Champs Long Distance – Finals Live Stream Replay Long Distance Race Course – 18.5 km – 2 laps of the course.…
Awesome weather in Czech Republic’s capital city, Prague, welcomed SUP racers from around the globe for one of the biggest events of the year this past weekend. The 8th stop of The Euro Tour saw the return of some of the biggest names in the sport in an actioned packed weekend of SUP racing. On…
The Unbalanced Paddleboarder is left devastated, but not discouraged, after his attempted crossing of Lake Ontario by paddle board was called off due to poor weather conditions. Mike Shoreman began his 140-kilometre journey on Sunday, with the aim of becoming the first person with a disability to paddleboard across international waters from Rochester, N.Y., to…
Starboard Dream Team rider Espe Barreras wins at the Spanish Beach Racing Championship this weekend. The Cto de España de Beach Race was held in Somo, Cantabria in the North West of Spain. The excited paddle board racers were treated to good weather and an unbeatable atmosphere bringing together the best riders on the Spanish…
After more than a year and a half of no racing – Connor comes out on TOP! The 2021 Gorge Paddle Challenge welcomes paddleboard racers after a long hiatus in the SUP events calendar onset by the pandemic. Starboard Dream Team rider Connor Baxter shows he hasn’t taken his foot off the pedal, maintaining a…
The 10th annual Gorge Paddle Challenge that took place at Hood River, Oregon this past weekend was action-packed with riders competing in the famous river ‘Double Downwinder’ races in 25+ knots of wind, an exciting course race with super lap format and the first-ever wingfoil course race event in the Gorge. Our Starboard Dream Team…
SUP Connect has announced the winners! Starboard has won a ton of awards, including the coveted SUP Connect 2021 Brand of the Year – making Starboard the winner 2 years in a row. “It’s all about building local communities, getting kids on board, seeing our sport blossom from the first paddle stroke while…
SUPfm’s Episode No. 73 features Aussie Michael Booth, who is a four-time World Champion and successful coach, entrepreneur and podcaster In this episode, podcast host Simon Hutchinson interviews Boothy about his racing and his unbelievable success, despite coming to the sport relatively late. They talk about his love of coaching and in the episode he…
The Unbalanced Paddlerboarder, Mike Shoreman, was live on Starboard’s Facebook Page (Wednesday, 21 July). Mike introduces himself and tells us more about his next fundraiser & awareness campaign for mental illness – SUP crossing from the US to Canada, New York to Toronto across Lake Ontario. Update: The Unbalanced Paddleboarder Devastated After Crossing Attempt Called…
There was quite a bit of expectation to return to Germany, and stop #6 in Nordhausen and 5th Grand Slam of the season didn’t disappoint. This sleepy small town in Central Germany really came alive today for the Nordhausen SUP Race and we saw the biggest participation so far this season, with 12 nations (…
SUPboarder Mag is back with another great review video where they take a look at the 2021 Starboard SUP Paddle range. In this video, Reuben takes an in-depth look at the full range and breaks down step by step the order of things you should be looking at to get the best paddle for you.…
Both the Waterline and Generation paddle boards from Starboard are very different boards, suited to different water conditions. This great comparison review video by SUPboarder Mag gives a great explanation of both and which one would be the best suited for you. The Waterline paddleboard shape is specifically designed for flat water paddling in calm waters…
For the 4th year in a row, The EuroTour SUP headed over to St. Jean de Monts in the beautiful region of Pays de la Loire, France, for the Vendee Gliss event. Always with impressive logistics, its worth mentioning that these guys held the only International event during the pandemic in 2020 and were the…
Starboard PRO – Best SUP Surf Award Starboard PRO won Best Performance SUP Surf shape once again. This makes us the winner 2 years in a row. “Starboard makes such a relatively big board surf so well! This board performs so well in a range of different conditions. It will be the…
Dallas Allison – it’s not a name you would have heard before, but it sure will be one you’ll come to know. Dallas is a proud BC paramedic and member of the 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (4CRPG), BC Coy. On August 24th, 2021 he will attempt a Guinness World Record (GWR) by accomplishing the…
An interview with Joe, Starboard Managing Director Why did you decide to create Welded Rail Technology? What was the inspiration? Can you tell us the story of Welded Rail Tech’s origin? It was 3 years ago when we started to see a lot of boards in the market, including our own products, start to expire…
Italian Dream Team rider Caterina Stenta took the win at the weekends Crono SUP Race, an individual TT race held the Livenza River, Sacile, in the north of Italy. This is a rather unique race format in the sport of SUP racing whereby competitors start individually, racing 2 legs of a river which are timed…
On Sunday I had the opportunity to race in the Vortex Series. The Vortex Series is a series of three downwind races that all lead up the Gorge Downwind Champs, a big outrigger, Surf Ski and SUP Race in July. These events are extremely fun and a wonderful combination of all paddlers to get out…
Italian Dream Team rider Caterina Stenta wins the Beach Race Pescara in Pescara, Italy – as part of a national race circuit organised by the Italian Canoe Federation. “It was a really nice location in the center of Italy with snowy mountains in the background. I am taking the opportunity to race more…
Starboard SUP’s Dream Team Rider, Fiona Wylde goes Live to talk to you all about everything water! Fiona is World Champion Stand Up Paddler and all around waterwoman – find out what she’s been up to! Missed the LIVE stream? No problem, drop your question in the Youtube video comments below and Fiona will answer…
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This last weekend saw Starboard Dream Team rider Fiona Wylde compete in her first race after 15 months, a racing hiatus brought on by the global pandemic which has seen most events postponed or cancelled around the globe. The race was a local Pacific North West race and “it was a blast,” says Fiona. She…
Longboard SUP Surf Award Starboard Longboard SUP won Best Performance Longboard Shape once again. This makes us the winner 2 years in a row. What does “Best Performance Longboard Shape” mean? “This is a board that will suit a more experienced Longboarder. It may be more technical to use, but will give the rider top…
Starboard SUP’s Inflatable Product Manager, Raúl Delgado, takes a much-needed break with his girlfriend Chandler over the Songkran holidays to explore Koh Lipe, also known as the Maldives of Thailand. Songkran, commonly known as Thai New Year, is a nationwide celebration spanning three days. In 2021, or 2564 in Thai years, these days were Tuesday…
Starboard’s Ultra Endurance Athlete & SUP Explorer Bart de Zwart takes across the globe to his 5 favourite places to explore by paddle board: Nepal, Asia Vanuatu, Pacific Greenland, Arctic Zambia, Africa Yukon, Canada
Starboard Dream Team rider Caterina Stenta wins the first race of the season, the ‘Spring SUP Race’ that took place in Lido di Volano, Ferrara, Italy, which was also her first outing on her Starboard All Star as part of the Tiki team. It hasn’t been a week since we welcomed the Champion SUP…
Never Back Down: Peruvian Tiki rider Sebastian Gomez charges everything that comes his way on his Starboard SUP Pro. Music: Mood – We Are The Good
Unboxing the 2021 Pro board with SUP Boarder magazine!
Enjoy this Live Broadcast replay with Starboard Team Rider, Zane Kekoa Schweitzer, Multi-time World Champion waterman, published author and ocean advocate as he talks about risk and hazard assessment before getting into the ocean, along with best practices for dealing with fear management. Follow Zane on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zaniac1/ Like Zane on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZaneKekoaSchweitzer Visit Zane’s…
Starboard Wins SUPBoarder Pro’s 2021 SUP paddle review for the “Mid-Weight Power Paddles” category. “For mid-weight paddlers who know how to paddle and are looking for a paddle to give them more power & top performance.” SUPBoarder Pro account is required to watch the full 45 min review video. Go to SUPBoarder…
Like many of us, if you’re an avid Stand Up Paddler living in some of the colder climates of the world, you’ve most likey thinking of ways to maintain your paddling fitness through the colder months when getting out on the water simply isn’t an option. Bruce Kirkby, Starboard Dream Team rider and adventurer, has…
The SUP Co. has made an awesome video review of our best seller race board model, the 2021 Starboard 14’0″ x 26″ All Star in the Wood Carbon construction, a great board for those getting started in SUP racing.
The SUP Company have made another awesome video review of our popular Sprint race paddle board model; “This board is one of our more popular Sprint models, mainly because it offers a broad range of paddlers such an easy entry into what is a very high performance focused board”
February 10th 2021, marks the day that the International Canoe Federation (ICF) and Starboard become Environmental Action Partners. Directing all disciplines under the International Canoe Federation towards a more environmentally positive pathway. The partnership has ignited as the International Canoe Federation is reinforcing its commitments towards protecting the environment. With a specific focus on…
So what is the new Starboard 2021 Sprint 14′ X 19.75″ like compared to the 2020 Sprint 14′ X 20.75″? Watch the video to learn more from the experts at SUPboarder Magazine. Here’s what SUPBoarder Magazine has to say: “Starboard are definitely living up to their ‘innovation quality’ moto in this years new…
Welcome Martin Vitry to the Starboard SUP Dream Team Nouveau départ — un rêve de gosse… A new start — a childhood dream… “After 6 years of partnership with the most ‘Hawaiian’ brand, I became aware in this difficult period and strange season, that it was the time for me to take…
Watch APP World Tour’s first Immersed TV episode of the year – Holly Mawdsley interviews the inspiring Tanvi Jagadish, India’s first pro women surfer and activist for women’s rights in India.
Saturday, 5th December 2020 – It was great to see the local WA SUP racers out in full force at the weekend’s King of the Cut race, one of the few paddle board events that managed to run amidst a turbulent season onset by the pandemic. Michael Booth took the win on his custom-built…
Did you know for every Starboard SUP you buy, we plant a mangrove tree in the Thor Heyerdahl Climate Park, Myanmar which can sequester 1 ton of CO2 over 20 years. In the true spirit of Christmas, we want to help you give back a little this festive period. So from December 1st, whenever you…
Planet earth has been given an opportunity to take a breather, some time out to recover from the human bruises to its life. We get so much from nature but do we give enough back? With COVID-19 shutting down our ability to produce products, travel long distances or use flight travel we were reducing CO2…
March of 2020 – Airports are closed, beaches are closed, curfews and mandatory lockdown. The whole world had to stay at home to be safe during these crazy times. Unfortunately for many, this meant no surfing, no windsurfing, no surf foiling, SUP foiling nor wing foiling. Luckily for us, the Taco Crew, Taco Lake is…
Paddle boarding just became the planets most popular watersport. The paddleboarding experience and getting people into nature is what we live for at Starboard. For the very best sports experience, we develop gear that will make each session better. The first tip is the paddle, that little piece of equipment is perhaps the most important…
50,000 KG of plastic trash has been collected from the beaches in Thailand by Starboard’s Plastic Offset Program team. Another Year. Another Record Broken for POP This huge goal has come from Starboard’s target to collect 1.4 kg per each board produced. Starboard taxes ourselves internally to allow us to pay our very own Plastic…
Tiki SUP Challenge for Zero to Hero. You are all welcome! Kids, family, first-timers or athletes. Paddle to challenge your limit. SUP Clinic with World Champion Daniel Hasulyo A fantastic opportunity to train with Starboard world champions! Fun Race Team building games. Make friends, more fun. Different Locations, Diverse Challenges Challenge your paddle skills to…
Let’s be honest, doing sport is better with some company. So, what’s better than your four-legged-friend? Stand Up Paddleboarding is one of the fastest-growing water sports. This is because it is relatively easy to learn and requires minimal equipment. That’s why teaching your dog to ride with you won’t be too challenging. Our advice is,…
Starboard’s windsurfing designs were just awarded with 2 Olympic disciplines towards the Paris and LA Olympic Games. Our next goal is to work with clubs and associations worldwide to strengthen Junior and Youth Windsurfing. It’s a tremendous responsibility and the most exciting challenge yet for our Starboard group. We are here to help redefine…
Winning more stand up paddling race and surf constructors titles than any other brand over the last 10 years is a testament to Starboard’s immensely rigorous hard paddle board R&D program. For us, good enough is simply not enough. Together with our World Champion team riders, talented product developers and world-class shapers we aim to…
SUP World Champions Connor Baxter and Daniel Hasulyo answer some of the most commonly asked questions about SUP on Google. What do I need to know before buying a paddle board? Connor: What are you going to do? Are you going on a surf? Are you going to be on an open ocean? If…
Ever wondered how paddle board paddles are made? Get a glimpse through this photo story of behind the making of SUP paddles. Starboard has over the years built hundreds of thousands of paddles, we see this as good training. “Good enough is not enough” We have learned that “good enough is…
In this interview with Raúl Delgado, Starboard’s Inflatable Paddle Board Product Manager, we take a look at behind the making of inflatable paddle boards, and how our Innovation Quality slogan still drives us today to create the best iSUPs in the world. Simply put ~ more pressure, more performance. Our jobs in the…
Starboard Engineers Roy Ruscelli and Cawarot Pangla take us deep into the heart of Starboard’s R&D process and explain how they use the power of 3D printing technology to create the most amazing paddle boards that are loved all around the world. Roy and Cawarot also discuss the huge benefits that 3D printing technology has…
Starboard Dream Team rider Benoit Carpentier summer foil surfing at his home in Northern Finistere, France. Ben is riding the Starboard Foil Surf V2. Videographer: Christelle Carpentier // Edited: Benoit Carpentier See more from Ben at his Youtube Channel and Website.
In this fun paddleboard series SUP Show Host, Mike Lenane, will show you how to SUP with some basic beginner tips, whilst travelling the world. In Episode 1 – Australia Mike heads south of Perth, Western Australia to Dwellingup for a quick paddle before heading out to the west coast for a paddle surf session.…
This past weekend saw over 200 SUP racers, professional and amateur, descend on the Lake Annecy in Talloires, France for the 2021 French Paddleboard Championships. German Dream Team rider Sonni Hönscheid took the win on the Women’s Elite category while New Caledonian rising star Clément Colmas battle it out with fellow French riders to finish…
Eco Warrior Jomana Ismail has just completed a staggering 250km stand-up paddle expedition from Minya to Cairo to raise awareness around the devastating effects water pollution and single-use plastics have had on the Nile River. Jomana paddled her 14 x 24.5 All Star (Carbon Sandwich) together with some like-minded friends she met shortly before the…
We all know it’s been an unsettling year when it comes to SUP racing, and for some who are lucky enough to get back to it has been a refreshing change of pace. For Dream Team rider Sonni Hönscheid, getting back into competition a the weekend’s 2021 Fort Boyard Challenge was a really great experience.…
Starboard 2021 Hard Paddle Board Range We are excited to release our 2021 hard paddle board range. What are the highlights in this season? NEW LIMA PREPREG CARBON The very direct catch and ability to redirect automatically is what makes our world champion race team choose the Lima. NEW LIMA TUFSKIN PADDLE…
This past weekend saw the SUP & Beachsports Festival take place on the south beach on Fehmarn where outdoor enthusiast could experience beach culture live. This was an event for the pros and weekend warriors alike to enjoy. And best of all: the entire program is free of charge. The event also played host to…
The Starboard Dream Team rider from Gran Canaria adds her ninth consecutive Spanish national title, winning every championship from 2012 to 2020. A Frouxeira Beach, A Coruña, September 1, 2020 – Iballa Ruano Moreno has revalidated her title of Spanish SUP Surfing National Champion, by beating the Basque rider Alazne Aurrecoechea in a close final,…
Yesterday was a day to remember as we witnessed the return to the EuroTour and SUP racing season with the Vendée Glisse Event 2020, after several months hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the highlights by SteffVideo Production where Olivia Piana and Noic Garioud took the respective wins on SUP, while Starboard Dream Team…
Exploring Kentucky Lake in BC, Canada on the Touring Zen Inflatable. Tiki paddler, Constance Au, says she won’t be travelling for a while due to the pandemic, but we’re sure she doesn’t mind when you have places as beautiful as this to escape to! “I was able to find a Canadian lake with beautiful turquoise…
Espe Barreras, Starboard Team Rider, begins her SUP Race Summer Clinics in Cantabria, with ORtraining (@or_training). They were 2 intensive days with excellent conditions where they could practice Flatwater, Openwater and Beach Race. “It is a pleasure to encourage and promote Stand Up Paddle and their happy faces say it all. Aloha!” ~ Espe
Well done to Australian Dream Team Rider Sam McCullough for a fantastic weekend’s results in the 2020 Western Australian SUP Surfing Titles that took place in Geraldton this past weekend! At only 17 years old, Sam put in sterling performances all round and managed to make it to the finals of both Open Men’s and…
Congratulations to Maddi Leblanc for completing the 2020 Virtual Molokai 2 Oahu Challenge! The Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championships in Hawaii had been cancelled for 2020 due to the COVID 19 Global crisis. This year (July 24-26th), they offered a virtual community paddling event where anyone could take part in any craft they wanted…
Join Dreu Murin and the APP World Tour gang as they take a look at how the Ride of the Season and Fast Track Week 3 Highlights might have changed their virtual SUP competition leader boards.
Starboard Dream Team rider Espe Barreras wins the Downwind Race Cantabria, in Spain, her first race back for the 2020 season. Espe put on a sterling performance on her All Star to not only take the win in the women’s field but also finished in a remarkable 3rd place overall. This is a great start…
Starboard Dream Team rider Zane Schweitzer recaps his 5th consecutive title at the 2020 Master Of The Ocean in the Dominican Republic. “For the last 5 years I’ve been traveling to Cabarete in the Dominican Republic to compete in the unique waterman competition, The Master Of The Ocean. This event is unique in the sense…
In SUPBoarder’s fourth PRO head-to-head test for 2020, Will and his crew were testing out and comparing Longboard SUPs from different manufacturers – looking for the Longboard paddle board shapes that will offer a good level of performance for the more experienced riders but also the boards that will help the improver/ intermediate SUP Longboard…
Winner: Best Performance Surf Shape “This is a board that will suit a more experienced surfer. It may be more technical to use and need certain waves to work best in but in the right conditions this board will give the rider a top level of performance…” Leading SUP magazine, SUPBoarder, invited all paddleboard manufacturers…
This week SUPBoarder Magazine released their latest SUPBoard PRO video where they test 7 of the top SUP racing paddle boards. The crew at SUPBoarder conducted an unbiased, indepth review of several factors that impact a rider’s performance with head to head testing to find out which 14’ all water racing SUP Paddle board was…
The Starboard team once again returns to the boot Dusseldorf fair from 18th to 26th January, 2020 and will be exhibiting in Hall 8a / Stand E28. Starboard Germany (APM Marketing) will once again be exhibiting a wide range of the latest Starboard SUP & Windsurf products so be sure to head on over the…
Bluebird skies greeted the over 600 strong field of SUP racers as they entered Lake Anney’s frigid but glassy waters for the 2020 GlaGla Race, which kicked off the 2020 SUP racing season this past weekend in spectacular fashion. Starboard Dream Team riders flexed their muscle to show that they are in great form coming…
Gran Canaria ProAm: A Weekend of Powerful Waves and Incredible Performance in Las Palmas. Spanish rider Iballa Moreno took the Women’s win at this weekends 2019 APP World Tour SUP Surfing event – the 4th and final event of the season. This weekend’s win also sees the Starboard Dream team rider placed second overall for…
Starboard’s Dream Team riders earned a triple gold this past weekend at the APP World Tour’s SUP Paris Crossing, the biggest mass participation SUP event in the world which took place in conjunction with the Nautic Paris Boat Show. In the Long Distance race, we witnessed Fiona Wylde out paddle her competitors to take the…
Congratulations Iballa Moreno for once again being crowned Spainish SUP Surfing Champion – earning her 8th consecutive title. Iballa now head’s to the Las Palmas for the APP World Tour’s final stop; the Gran Canaria Pro-Am where she’ll be looking for another big win. Big thanks to the event organizers @centrotecnificaciononexe in collaboration with Jorcani…
After taking a short break due to injury, Zane Schweitzer returns to the competitive SUP surfing circuit just in time to make the biggest event of the year, the 2019 ISA World Championships in Surf City, El Salvador. Getting back into competition right after a knee injury is no easy task, and although Zane didn’t…
Starboard Dream Team riders Shakira Westdorp (AUS) and Iballa Moreno (ESP) claim Silver and Bronze in the tightly contested Women’s SUP Surfing Final at the 2019 ISA SUP World Championships hosted by El Salvador. Day 8 of the Competition saw the SUP Surfing Finals roll around after several spectacular days at El Sunzal’s ‘Surf City’…
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!…
The beautiful City of Osaka played host to the World’s very best Stand Up Paddle Athletes this past weekend, as the 2019 Osaka SUP Open Long Distance (LD) Race events took center stage on Sunday 22nd September. Day 2 kicked off bright and early in Osaka with the ‘Around the Island’ Race that would see…
Red Bull Heavy Water, a highlight on the Pro Stand Up Paddleboard circuit, is headed back to San Francisco after weather condition requirements were not met at last years event. The City by the Bay will host the event as part of the 2019 APP World Tour circuit, with an event window from October 15th…
The Muskoka River X is an ultra-distance paddling expedition race that takes place in Huntsville, Canada, presented by Algonquin Outfitters. The 2019 edition took place from 13th – 15th September and included 3 race formats; Muskoka River X Sprint (58km Sprint), the Muskoka River X Classic (MRX 130km 1-day), and the newer & more gruelling…
Paddle boarding’s ultimate endurance athlete, Bart de Zwart, is back at it again. This past weekend saw the Starboard SUP team rider tackle yet another gruelling SUP 11-City Challenge, completing the 220km non-stop tour around Holland to finish 2nd behind Niek van de Linde, in an impressive 26hrs and 18mins. Completing this years non-stop SUP…
The always smiling and bubbly Fiona Wylde has been having a terrific season so far and has paddled herself to a 2019 SUP EuroTour victory. This was the Starboard Team Rider‘s first-ever overall EuroTour win, despite being among the women’s elite for some time and picking up several podium positions in prior years. After 5…
The APP World Tour rolled into Long Beach, Long Island just in time for Labor Day weekend to launch the opening ceremonies and competition of the 2019 New York SUP Open. The opening weekend would kick off with the SUP Surfing component of the weekend (holding period was 31st August – 4th September), showcasing the…
Viktor Okunev goes for an incredible solo inflatable paddle board and windsurfing adventure deep into British Columbia’s unmistakable & beautiful wilderness. Harrison Lake is the largest lake in the southern Coast Mountains of Canada, being about 250 square km in area. It is about 60 km (37 mi) in length and at its…
The 2019 Hong Kong International SUP Challenge took place in beautiful Sai Kung Peninsula, and despite the current political tensions in Hong Kong, the event ran smoothly with all riders having a great time and challenging themselves in the gruelling 18km in hot and muid conditions. Bangkok based Starboard Team rider, Daniel Hasulyo, grabbed his…
The 2019 Gorge Paddle Challenge was an exciting race with many of the top paddleboard athletes from around the world battling it out for top podium spots and a very well supported open division. As normal, it was a two-day event that consisted of a Double Downwinder on Saturday and a Technical Course race on…
Weekend paddleboard adventurer, Victor Okunev, takes the 2019 Starboard SUP Windsurfer for a solo trip through the picturesque wilderness of British Columbia, Canada. Ahh, the call of an old good adventure and the freedom to play it by ear! This was my second attempt at harnessing the wind power in my SUP touring…
The 2019 Pan American Games is an event that made history for Stand Up Paddling and Surfing and is forever engraved in my mind. For the people that aren’t familiar with this event – it’s a mini Olympics that happens every 4 years that’s always one year before the Olympic Games, but it’s only for…
What an epic Ka’iwi crossing for this year’s Moloka’i To Oahu World Championships! The winds and swell were cranking and record times were broken in more than 1 category. I finished in 3 hours and 7 minutes from the west end of Moloka’i to Hawai’i Kai, O’ahu! Prepping for the race I rigged my Starboard 5’0 Hyper…
A SUP surf story between hype and serendipity. Text: Franz Orsi Photos: Franz Orsi, Vania Marques, Raphael Hoesli I am sitting in a tuk-tuk carelessly sneaking through the chaotic traffic of Colombo faster and far more dangerous than it should be. All around me I pass by thousands of people looking busy with their…
This past weekend was the Canadian Downwind Championships in Squamish, BC. Location was absolutely gorgeous, the Squamish fjord winds back into a glacial valley north of the city of Vancouver and dead-ends with the huge Squamish Cheif rock mass looming over the water. The wind is funnelled through the fjord and builds as you get…
In short: Starboard SUP team rider Bart de Zwart has won the 2019 Yukon River Quest, completing the 715km (444 miles) paddle expedition race from in Whitehorse to Dawson City, Canada in a winning time of 56 hours 47 minutes and 47 seconds. The 2019 Yukon River Quest, an annual marathon paddling race with multiple…
They’ve done it again! Starboard SUP Dream Team riders Michael Booth (Aus) and Fiona Wylde (USA) have taken another double 1st place podium at the weekend’s EuroTour event ~ 2019 Agios Nikolaos on SUP Race. The 13th stop of the EuroTour took place in Agios Nikolaos, Crete from June 22-23rd. On its fifth edition, and…
Linzi Hawkin, Starboard Ocean Ambassador & founder of SUPKids & Protect Blue headed off to Italy in search of adventure with her sister. Tired of exchanging gifts at birthdays, the sisters decide to find reprieve and tranquillity in nature to unwind and take some time out from their busy lives & ever-increasing workloads. Linzi gives…
Current Ultimate Water and Starboard team rider, Zane Schweitzer, has taken out the 2019 USA National Championship Titles in both the SUP Surf & Tech Surf Race disciplines. The 2 x USA SUP National Champion gives us a recap of how the weekend’s events went down: Day 2 – 2019 Surfing America Nationational Championship…
Micheal Booth & Fiona Wylde Lead the Charge at 2019 Corfu Emerald Cup, Greece and take home some pretty big cheques! Starboard SUP teammate Leo Nika paddles home to a 3rd place podium, a hugely impressive performance against a stacked field of elite racing names. FULL REPLAY: EuroTour Live Stream of the Corfu…
While taking part in the Muziris Paddle you will enjoy breaks at various Muziris heritage spots along the course ~ the greatest Roman port on the west coast of ancient India. It’s a fantastic opportunity to learn about the fascinating history of Muziris while experiencing Kerala’s legendary water bodies. Muziris Paddlers will launch from…
This summer Sian Sykes and her team at Psyched Paddleboarding in Wales will be teaching an environmental education program with a difference. They’ve just become a SUPKids school which means they’ll be teaching kids about the importance of protecting our planet, whilst playing outdoors. SUPKids is a program designed to teach kids (age 5-12) Stand…
The 11th stop of the 2019 EuroTour took place in the estuary of Bilbao, in Basque Country this past weekend June 8th & 9th. On its 11th edition, the city of Bilbao has come to host one of the favourite events on tour, with arguably the most exciting course and certainly the most spectator friendly.…
Starboard team rider Sonni Hoënscheid talks about her M2O experiences at the weekend’s Surf Festival Fehmarn, Germany. “It was a great event with many people, I did two speeches of my M20 Experience followed by SUP clinics at the Mercedes Benz “Riders Academy”. A great concept for the riders to share their knowledge…
Fiona Wylde has surfed her way to victory in week 3 of the EuroTour, claiming the 2019 Vendée Gliss SUP Race Event on France’s west coast, and her second consecutive win of the Tour. In the men’s event, the French duo of Titouan Puyo and fellow Frenchman Arthur Arutkin out-surfed Starboard Team rider…
The beautiful island of Zamami, Japan, with its azure blue waters and it’s welcoming SUP community once again hosted the 2019 Kerama Blue Cup – the 3rd edition of this fun-filled weekend of SUP. In the headlines, it’s Dream Team riders Daniel Hasulyo and Sonni Hönscheid both returning to successfully defended their titles from last…
When the “Guardians of the Seas” become victims themselves, it means it’s time to act! The Stecher Twins, supported by Andy Klotz, will soon embark on the 5-day Istrian SUP Challenge ~ a SUP expedition around the West Croatian Coastline – a staggering 537km – to raise awareness & funds to save the Adriatic Dolphins.…
Whilst most of our attention has been focused on the SUP racing scene action over in Europe & North America, there is a SUP outpost in Asia that has seen the stoke of paddleboarding erupting! Germany’s Sonni Hönsheid & Hungary’s Daniel Hasulyo headed east to take part at the fun and rapidly growing Taiwan Paddle…
Whilst the Starboard Dream team were many miles from home, Zane Schweitzer was back at his home of Maui where he was competing for the 2019 Paddle Imua Championship. Zane was juggling his InZane Clinics before heading into an already challenging race with now even tougher wind conditions. A South West wind meant race organisers…
In a great weekend of racing action, we witnessed the Aussie powerhouse Michael Booth paddling away from the pack to victory in the 2019 Azur Paddle Days race that took place in France this past weekend, with a super inspiring teammate, Fiona Wylde who took the win in the challenging Women’s field. The Azur Paddle Days is…
It was another incredible year at the 2019 Salt Life Columbus Cup in Columbus, Georgia. Dream Team rider Connor Baxter, armed with the 14′ Airline, takes the win and successfully defends his title. The Maui native recaps his experience of river SUP racing in Colombus, Georgia; “It was a one day race but jam-packed…
The Starboard SUP Dream Team was scattered around the globe this weekend but were united in once again delivering superb results in their respective events from Taiwan to Maui. In short: Asia saw Hönscheid and Hasulyo on top podium spots at the Taiwan Paddle Games, Europe saw Booth and Wylde paddle to victory at the…
The amazing Fiona Wylde visits Mike Lenane on The SUP Show and talks about her paddleboarding career, philosophy in life, paddleboarding gear, life at home and diabetes. This SUP surf and racing champion will inspire you! Note: This is a preview of what you will see in the full interview – so scroll down for…
It’s been a few days now since the Carolina Cup and I am still buzzing! This was my first American Podium career finish and also a massively important result as Carolina Cup is the biggest & most competitive of the North American racing season. I also feel this is a massive victory for me because…
Stand Up Paddleboarder, adventurer, travel photographer and freelance journalist, Franz Orsi, recently headed to the warm waters of Sri Lanka for a chilled out surf and travel holiday where the mellow waves were the ideal ride for the new 2019 Starboard Longboard. Sadly, many holiday goers have since cancelled their vacations after the horrific terrorist…
Nothing like jam-packing a weekend with 2 SUP comps, in 2 different counties and pulling it all of with some Daytona type driving and tight flight connections. Starboard Dream Team rider Shakira Westdorp gives us the low down of her win at the fun Kiwi event before jetting home to claim the 2019 Queensland SUP…
Starboard Dream Team riders Michael Booth (Australia) & Sonni Hönscheid (Germany) both put on sterling performances once again to successfully defend their Titles at this year’s 2019 Carolina Cup SUP Race. In the men’s 13-mile Elite Graveyard race, it was Booth and the Hasulyo brothers setting a pace early on for the rest of…
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA, USA – Starboard SUP Dream Team athletes Michael Booth (Australia) and Sonni Hönscheid (Germany) are in the spotlight at this weekend’s Carolina Cup in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Both champs are slated to defend their titles against an army of the world’s best sup athletes in the gruelling Graveyard Race, one…
Starboard Team Riders, Bart de Zwart and Trevor Tunnington, explore the beautiful islands of Vanuatu in the remote South Pacific Ocean – just off the west coast of Fiji – on stand up paddle boards. This is an amazing & inspiring story of adventure, friendship, and a sustainable way of life. The expedition evolved from…
It’s been a great start to the season for Starboard Dream Team rider Fiona Wylde as she racks up yet another double podium at the weekends 2019 Aloha Spirit Festival. Fiona took the win in the Technical Beach Race and placed second behind Lena Ribeiro in the Distance Race event. “I am so excited…
Tiki fan, Andrew Cunningham, sent us this awesome clip of him exploring Alaska on the Starboard Inflatable Touring Deluxe Double Chamber. The Anchorage native goes for a solo paddle board adventure through the icy waters of Portage Lake in Alaska – about 50miles south of where he lives. Andrew observes; “The…
Starboard Dream Team Rider Shakira Westdorp takes the top podium spot at this year’s 2019 Rottnest Island SUP Classic (again), WA’s biggest and most prestigious SUP surfing event. The event once again returns to Strickland Bay, Rottnest Island, roughly 20km off the West Australia Coast. The small island is a great destination for weekend…
15-year-old Tahitian Kéoni Sulpice is the 2019 Air France Paddle Festival Runner Up! Once again Tahiti showed it’s home to an extraordinary depth of paddleboard racing talent, and once again it showed it’s home to an insanely hot blazing sun. This year’s race was an awesome contest, in the women’s race it was Yuka…
Watch the 2019 Air France Paddle Festival LIVE STREAM, brought to you by The Paddle League and TNTV from Tahiti.
Starboard Dream Team rider Fiona Wylde Claims 2019 Santa Cruz Paddlefest Title in the SUP Surf competition. The 33rd Annual Santa Cruz Paddlefest did not disappoint! There was plenty of swell for a truly contestable competition in fantastic sunny conditions. This year the paddle surfing community was out in force cheering each other…
Aussie SUP Powerhouse to defend Carolina Cup Title April 24-28 An interview with Australia’s Michael Booth WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA, USA – Australian SUP powerhouse Michael Booth, rated as one of the top two paddlers in the world in both the Paddle League and APP rankings, returns to North Carolina April 24-28 to defend…
On the road with Starboard Ocean Ambassador Sian Sykes and Porsche’s Cayenne E-Hybrid. Just like over here at Starboard, sustainable development is a key element of the Porsche business plan. Eager to reduce its global CO2 emissions, several environmental schemes are gaining ground and while the company’s sales grow, so do its green…
Starboard SUP’s 2019 ReCover board bags are now made from recycled plastic PET bottles, thanks to Waste2Wear. Starboard has partnered with Waste2Wear – a company that creates innovative circular solutions for the textile industry – to create our new line of ReCover bags for both inflatable and hard board ranges*. How do they…
Congratulations to Starboard Dream Team Rider Zane Schweitzer on taking the win Honolua Surf Co.’s 2019 Legends Of The Bay Surf Competition in the longboard division! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zane Kekoa Schweitzer (@zaniac1) on Mar 14, 2019 at 11:47am PDT The Zaniac breaks down his…
Benoit Carpentier finds some fresh bumps in Lassarga and lets the 9’0 Starboard SUP Longboard rip. Starboard SUP’s French Dream Team rider Benoit Carpentier heads to Lassarga, Morocco for a family surf holiday in the offseason and finds some fun waves at this popular kiteboarding spot. Ben took his favourite small wave ripper,…
Catch the 2019 Waterbourne Beach Festival video highlights reel that took place in Wellington, New Zealand last weekend. Starboard NZ and Starboard SUP International were the proud sponsors of the Ninja Games and Waterbourne Ocean Clash events. The 2019 Waterbourne Beach Festival is New Zealand’s biggest watersports festival attracting spectators and entrants from all over New Zealand and…
Legendary ultra-distance SUP racer & Starboard Dream Team rider Bart de Zwart is at it again! The Dutch SUP explorer has just set off on his next exciting adventure ~ The Vanuatu Expedition. Exploring the unknown by paddleboard is nothing new for Bart, this expedition will be a little different in that he will be joined by teammate Trevor…
Starboard Dream team rider and Stand Up Paddleboard racing’s World Champion is returning to Carolina Cup to defend her title An interview with Germany’s Sonni Hönscheid WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA, USA – Germany’s Sonni Hönscheid, winner of the women’s Paddle League World Title in 2018, returns to North Carolina April 24-28 to defend her…
AN EASY 5 STEP GUIDE TO HELP YOU PLAN YOUR ROUTE AND GET ON THE WATER MORE OFTEN. by Starboard NZ Teamrider, SUPWell PaddleFit Pro Coach and ISA / Surfing NZ Qualified SUP Instructor, Helen Blair So you turned up at the beach expecting a light breeze and calm waters like the forecast had predicted,…
The 12 Towers Ocean Paddle Festival has carved out an iconic figure of being one of the premier downwind stand up paddleboarding (SUP) races of Australia and garners a lot of international attention too. The 2019 event took place this past weekend (March 2nd & 3rd) and certainly turned up the heat of Australia’s Gold…
The Master of the Ocean is an event like no other, combining four water sports – disciplines include surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing and stand up paddling (SUP) to crown one champion. Starboard Dream Team riders Zane Schweitzer and Fiona Wylde proved they had it what it takes to be crowned the ultimate waterman and waterwomen at…
Fiona Wylde wins the 2019 Sunset Beach Pro, the 1st stop on the 2019 APP World Tour in a tightly contested final that saw the top 4 women throw everything at it in the sizable and challenging surf to take the win. With a mix of NE wind swell and a new pulse of solid…
Highs and lows at the Sunset Beach Pro – Zane’s 2019 Sunset Beach Pro Recap [and some awesome action shots…] First off Mahalo APP World Tour, the North Shore community for letting us surf the beautiful wave at Sunset Beach, and as well to all the athletes for a great event. The APP crew…
The final day’s SUP surfing of the APP World Tour 2018 Gran Canaria Pro-Am SUP Challenge was a super successful one for our Starboard SUP Dream Team with Iballa Moreno (@morenotwins) and Sean Poynter both being crowned World Champions in Las Palmas! Watch the 15 min TV coverage of the APP Gran Canaria Pro-Am SUP Challenge! …
Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) professionals, Claudio & Leo Nika, announce their collaboration with the Peniche Surfing Club’s High Performance Center (HPC), using the centre as their training base whilst hosting Stand Up Paddleboard athletes from around the world with monthly high-performance training camps. “It’s time to aim high, train harder than ever and achieve your goals! …
A definitive guide to choosing your first Starboard Stand Up Paddle Board. by Starboard NZ Teamrider, SUPWell PaddleFit Pro Coach and ISA / Surfing NZ Qualified SUP Instructor, Victoria Stuart. When you pick up a Starboard product catalogue or land on the Starboard Website, the sheer size of the range, and the number of…
“I heard about the GlaGla race quite a lot over the past few years and seen many pictures – snowy & cold… I thought its a great way to start the year, leave my comfort zone – the sunny warm days on Maui – ready to challenge myself in the cold. When we arrived at…
STAND A CHANCE TO WIN STARBOARD SUP SUIT BY SIMPLY POSTING YOUR FAVOURITE WINTER SUP PICTURE! Hashtag #gowinter and tag @starboardsup to enter This competition will run from Wednesday, 23rd January 2019 to Wednesday, 6th March 2019 and is open to everyone to enter! Both His and Her options of the All Star SUP Suit are…
WA Tiki paddleboarder Michael Lenane created and narrated this light-hearted & fun “This Is Stand Up Paddle” video, inspired by David Attenborough’s work. Michael owns and instructs at Sunset Stand Up Paddle in Western Australia – so if you’re in Perth or WA, hit them up for a fun time on the water!
2019 Da Hui Backdoor Shootout – event recap by Zane Schweitzer “Getting the invite to come over to the north shore of Oahu for the Backdoor Shootout is a true honour! Not only being able to surf one of the worlds most prestigious waves with less than five people in the water, but also having…
SoCal Paddle Yoga’s head SUP Yoga instructor Kelly Huck demonstrates how to perform a correct and safe SUP Yoga Headstand. See the Starboard SUP Paddleboard Yoga range here Learn more about Kelly and SoCal Paddle Yoga: http://socalpaddleyoga.com/wordpress/ Video by Georgia Schofield
Je viens de revenir de quelques jours à Las Palmas aux Canaries avec Ben et Pierre Carpentier à l’occasion d’une étape du circuit mondial de stand up Paddle(SUP). Un trip sympa mais comme toujours trop court! Pour suivre le SUP en compétition c’est là: http://app.appworldtour.com Suivez-moi sur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brunodetante/ twitter: https://twitter.com/brunodetante Benoit https://www.instagram.com/benoit_carp……
Starboard Dream Team Rider Daniel Hasulyo, our photographer, Georgia Schofield and friends from Bangkok HQ took some time and headed to Koh Chang Island in the southern part of Thailand for a fun weekend of exploring and enjoying the great outdoors in this “Koh Chang: Lost in Paradise, Again” story by Daniel. “Thailand…
Starboard SUP Dream Team riders Sean Poynter and Iballa Moreno are crowned World Champions, both for the first time. After displaying some spectacular performances at El Loret in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the final day of the APP World Tour. All competitors out on a great show, demonstrating the strength in depth in the…
Meet Bart de Zwart – he’s an adventurer like no other. Earlier this year Bart headed deep into French Polynesia to explore the Marquesas Islands by stand up paddleboard (SUP) and SUP Windsurfing and covered 500km between the 6 Islands. The Marquesas Islands are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia,…
Sunday, 9th November saw the highly anticipated APP World Tour stop in Paris for the APP 2018 Paris SUP Open take place where Dream Team riders took home a clean sweep of podium positions for Team Starboard. Micheal Booth finished in first, with teammates Connor Baxter in 2nd and Leo Nika in 3rd. Paddling together in…
This past weekend saw the 2018 Spanish SUP Championships take place in beautiful Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, organised by the local Onexe Team. Starboard SUP Dream Team rider Iballa Moreno put on a great performance and was crowned the 2018 Women’s Spanish SUP Surfing Champion – claiming her 6th title! This is a fantastic result…
Australia’s Shakira Westdorp had arguably one of the best performances at this year’s ISA SUP & Paddleboard World Championships, hosted by China. The Starboard Dream Team Rider originally qualified for SUP Surfing and was looking forward to defending her 2017 ISA SUP Surfing title from last year, where she was crowned Women’s SUP Surfing Champ…
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! …
Taco Lake Interview with Bart de Zwart here in Bangkok last week. We do a lap of Starboard’s Taco Lake with long distance SUP paddling expert, Bart De Zwart! Bart visited Starboard’s Taco Lake HQ, here in Bangkok last week so the Marketing team decided to ask him a few questions. Bart talks about tips…
Italian Travel Blogger Ciretta Wanderlust, equipped with her Starboard Tikhine iSUP, explores the exquisite coastline of Costa Rica and shares with us the amazing places she discovers along the road less travelled… and we all know the road less travelled is the most fun! “Costa Rica is a Central American state, crossed by rainforest, overlooking…
The Pacific Paddle Games once again delivers some of the most exciting SUP racing of the season, and the 2018 PPGs was no exception. Starboard’s Dream Team riders All-Star cast lined up shoulder to shoulder with the biggest names in SUP racing and once again delivered fantastic results, with stand out performances by Fiona Wylde…
Two-time Ultimate Waterman Zane Kekoa Schweitzer shares his go-to practices for keeping your cool in the most stressful situations. by Brianna Steinhilber for NBC News/ Better Living As a two-time Ultimate Waterman and 15-time World Champion in windsurfing and stand up paddleboarding, Zane Kekoa Schweitzer is no stranger to extremely high-pressure (and often dangerous) situations.…
Congratulations to Starboard Dream Team riders Michael Booth for winning the 2018 Battle Of The Bay in San Francisco, with teammate Fiona Wylde taking home the 3rd place podium position. Boothy was simply too strong in the men’s race, powering away from the field before finishing a minute clear of the highly under-rated Aussie Ty…
In the women’s surfing, Spaniard Iballa Moreno (@morenotwins) was not settling for anything less than a gold and surfed well throughout the competition, determined to take the win. “Iballa Moreno from the Island of Gran Canaria is an aggressive surfer, not afraid to take chances and go for broke. Her style of surfing…
20 September – Last weekend saw Asia’s biggest race take over Chigasaki in Japan: The 4th annual Mynavi SUP Japan Cup was a great event, with over 300+ amateurs and a dozen international stars combining with a solid typhoon swell to create an entertaining spectacle. There were some really interesting stories, from the sheer number of…
New York, New York, USA – Connor Baxter announces he is back and in fine form by winning this weekend’s Wins APP’s 2018 NY SUP Open Overall Title in what was surely one of the most stacked fields of elite racers that we have witnessed this year. Connor placed 4th in the ‘bucket list’ Freedom Tower…
Dream Team rider Micheal Booth heads to the Big Apple to take on the World’s best SUP Racers at the 2018 APP New York SUP Open. The Men’s Pro Race was stacked with the greatest field of talent the sport of SUP has seen in quite some time. The Men’s Pro race quickly developed into a…
The 2018 Japan Cup was amazing! Starboard Japan went above and beyond. Shige and Gama San are so kind and took such good care of all of us athletes. The racing was really fun! We had an 18km, which was actually shortened to 10km on Saturday. It as a perfect distance, especially for being back…
The 2018 SUP 11 City Tour was once again one of the most well organized and improved SUP competitions on the calendar. The 10th Anniversary year of this prestigious event was bigger and better than ever before with increased spectators, increased participants and an ever increasing level of competition. Athletes from 28 different countries came…
“What an amazing weekend it was! We were fortunate to be greeted with a hefty breeze all weekend for the 8th Annual Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge, creating epic downwind conditions and a very technical course race! It is crazy to think that this is already the eighth year of the Paddle Challenge. This race was…
Thailand based SUPBROz are currently in preparation for the upcoming 10th Anniversary SUP 11 City Tour, where they hope to set a Guinness World Record with more than 1000 paddlers. The Hungarian brothers have now secured MINI Thailand as their official vehicle sponsor for the upcoming period, supporting them with the latest MINI COUNTRYMAN COOPER…
The Yukon 1000 (1600km) is the World’s longest paddle race where they allow stand up paddlers to compete as well, making it arguably the toughest endurance SUP race in the world. It’s no doubt that Bart de Zwart was among the few competitors on the start line, alongside race partner Ike Frans (Netherlands), racing for…
The 9th Annual Maui to Molokai was another grind but as always one of the best channels to cross. From the first time I crossed this channel windsurfing at 8 1/2 years old, I fell in love with the big open ocean and how you can really just be present in the moment and…
Zane Schweitzer (Hawaii) has just won the inaugural SUP Foil division race of the 26 mile (42 km) Pailolo Channel crossing from Maui to Moloka’i at the 2018 M2M Crossing, setting a new channel crossing record time and winning the overall classification – beating all other crafts including traditional outriggers, surf skis and unlimited SUPs!…
First person account of completing the 2018 Yukon River Quest by Bart de Zwart This year’s preparation for Yukon River Quest was a little different to prior years because I was travelling through Europe by car, visiting family and attending Connor and Anae’s wedding – I didn’t have a regular training schedule for a…
What an awesome weekend of action-packed racing we witnessed here at the 2018 SUP World Cup Scharbeutz for the 9th stop of the EuroTour. In men’s race, Michael Booth had a big battle with fellow Australian Lincoln Dews and Sonni Hönscheid fought hard but eventually conceded to Olivia Piana for the women’s title. “It feels amazing to…
Congratulations to Sonni Hönscheid for winning the 2018 Hossegor Paddle Games! Dream Team rider continues her great form. The French surf mecca of Hossegor once again provided exciting racing for stop # 6 on The Paddle League World Tour and week 8 of the EuroTour. Sonni won Saturday’s elite women’s long distance ‘main event’ with teammate…
Starboard Dream Team rider Sean Poynter does it again! The two time ISA SUP Surfing Gold Medalist (2013 & 2015) has just won his second consecutive USA Champion Title at the 2018 USA SUP Surfing Championships at Oceanside Harbor, California. This win also books Sean a spot on the USA SUP Team to represent his country…
