‘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.
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…
North Beach Windsurfing in St. Pete Beach, Florida reviews the Starboard Wingboard range for wing foiling, specifically targeted at beginner riders just getting started in the sport. In this wing board review video, North Beach Windsurfing take a closer look at the following models: 7’0″ x 30″ Wingboard (140 liters) 6’7″ x 28″ Wingbaord…
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…
SUPBoarder magazine made another great detailed review of our Starboard Wingboard and Hyper Foil. „In this video we compare and understand why these boards are designed like they are and feel like they do. And more importantly we find out what the limitations are of the two boards, and who they’re best suited for.“
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…
The Iberdrola Bilbao World SUP Challenge is always a smash hit on the SUP racing calendar and this year was no exception. This was the 7th stop of on the EuroTour’s ‘Summer of SUP’ with an awesome race on Saturday with Starboard Dream Team riders once again delivering exceptional results as hundreds of amateurs and…
Fiona Wylde is professional water woman who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes three years ago. Since then she has gone on to win a Stand Up Paddle Racing World Title and been second in SUP Surfing two years in a row. She finds it important to stay true to your dreams and most importantly stay…
Saving The Nervión River of Bilbao ~ by Lurtan Nikolas Ezkurdia & Barrika Surf Camp This is a great story of how a river was destroyed by heavy industry but with some political will, transformed it and it is once again breathing life back into the city. – Filmed and edited by Georgia…
Starboard Dream Team rider Michael Booth is in unstoppable form as he takes his 3rd consecutive win at this weekend’s San Sebastián race in picturesque Basque Country, Spain. Booth dualed it out against usual rival Titouan Puyo for most of the race until he could make a break in the crunching surf zone at Zurriola Hondartza…
Marina del Rey, California, June 5th, 2018 – Have you ever thought of riding waves in tropical waters on a stand-up paddleboard with world-class instruction on an all-indulging getaway? Well, now you can turn that thought into a reality with SUP ‘n’ Surf Retreat- A unique experience that combines a premium vacation setting with personalized…
Starboard duo of Michael Booth and Bruno Hasulyo have moved into the joint first position on the EuroTour leaderboard after mighty performances by both the Aussie and Hungarian powerhouses for a 1-2 finish at the World SUP Festival in Spain this past weekend. In the women’s race, it was Laura Quetglas (Spain) opening her EuroTour account…
Starboard Duo of Michael Booth and Amandine Chazot have taken a double win at this weekend’s downwind Agios Nikolaos On SUP Race on the Greek Island of Crete in Week 4 of the EuroTour ~ as always an awesome 15km downwind course with great bumps all the way that both Michael and Amandine took advantage…
How far would you drive for some warmer paddleboarding conditions? How about 2,500 km in 2 days? Read this amazing story by Julia Karpacheva and her paddleboard adventure with friends to escape the cold winter of Saint Petersburg. Last summer in Russia turned out to be the coldest I remember. Snow in May, +4…
Australian World Champion SUP athlete; Michael Booth has already ticked off some serious goals this year. Now determined to inspire and encourage other paddlers to reach their full potential with his online coaching programs offering personally tailored to your needs with Stand Up Paddle Board Training by Boothy. Sharing with you his years of knowledge…
„The 2018 Salt Life Columbus Cup was an epic event where the Southern hospitality was off the charts. It was a two-day event with a course race on Saturday and a one-mile time trial on Sunday. Travelling from Hawaii, it was going to be a nightmare to ship out my 14-foot race board – so…
What an epic weekend in Saint Jean de Monts, France. The Vendee Gliss event was one to remember and the 23.7km course a true test of endurance for everyone. Stellar performances from the Husulyo bros seem them achieving a double podium result with a very competitive field. „France is on fire! Great organization, professional…
Zamami Island, Japan – The 2018 Kerama Blue Cup played host to the fourth stop of The Paddle League World Tour. This was one of the ‚Majors‘ and carried a 100 weighting which means there were some big names on the starting line, however, the Kerama Blue Cup is not a Pro only event and includes…
The 2018 Kerama Blue Cup was an event to remember, with its stunning blue water and amazing island lifestyle. It was definitely a mission to get here for me coming from Hawaii with 20 hours of travelling to Okinawa. Then jumping on a 3 hour ferry ride to some incredible islands that reminded me of…
Beautiful highlights from the BLUESMITHS Paddle Imua charity downwinder ft. Sonni Hönscheid on the Starboard Ace 18’ Unlimited. “The Bluesmiths Paddle Imua is one of the highlights of my year and I am thrilled to win again. This event is much more than a race, it is an event full of celebration with…
Photo Credits: Battle Of The Coast EuroTour Stop #1 by M A Y O L A I phtgrphcdsgnr & #Edwinwestrafotografie The highly anticipated 2018 SUP EuroTour kicks off this past weekend with the first stop in the Netherlands for the Battle of the Coast – an internationally known Stand Up Paddleboard event that invites both first-time paddlers…
Photo Credits: North Freo Stand Up Surf Shop Rottnest Classic. Surfing WA / Majeks Starboard Dream Team riders deliver exceptional performances in challenging surf conditions at the 2018 Rottnest Island Classic in Strickland Bay, Western Australia. Iballa Moreno (Spain) took the 1st place podium this weekend ahead of Aussie Teammate Shakira Westdorp. Meanwhile, French Dream…
Connor Baxter and Sonni Honscheid have reclaimed their OluKai crowns in tough conditions on Maui today, with light winds and big seas providing a mighty challenge for both competitors and organisers of the 10th Annual Ho’olaule’a, the third stop of the 2018 Paddle League World Tour. This year’s event took place on April…
The inaugural Florence Paddle Games was hosted in the beautiful location of Canottieri Firenze with the iconic Ponte Vecchio providing a spectacular backdrop. Starboard team took a clean sweep of the men’s podium with ISA World Champion Bruno Hasulyo taking top podium honours. It is a three-day event (27 – 29 April) with the Starboard…
The Marquesas Islands Expedition ~ Follow Starboard SUP adventurer Bart de Zwart as he explores the Marquesas Islands for the next 12 days tracing the footsteps of the famous Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl – powered by WindSUP. You can track Bart’s (Instagram: @bartdezwart) journey via the MapShare website: https://share.garmin.com/BartdeZwartSUPCrossing Update: Sunday, 29th April 2018…
Since stand up paddling was added to the historic rowing event back in 2009, Starboard has been a major sponsor and has helped grow the Head of the Dart SUP Challenge to become the UK’s best attended SUP event. With a scenic rural location in South Devon, England, the river race runs eight miles on…
Australian Powerhouse Michael Booth has been in great form early into the 2018 Stand Up Paddling racing season, but it was this year’s Quiksilver Waterman Carolina Cup that Boothy had very clearly set his sights on. Here are a few words from the 2018 Carolina Cup Champ… „What a day, what a weekend!…
With its mix of elite superstars and everyday paddlers combined with a festival setup and early-season “reunion” atmosphere, Carolina Cup is always a special stop on the circuit with Saturday’s main Graveyard event delivering an amazing day of racing with so many incredible stories. The Starboard Dream Team was in town and ready to battle…
The 2018 Air France Paddle Festival certainly delivered, with the first stop of The Paddle League World Tour producing a rollercoaster of excitement and drama as big names fell, young kids rose up and the blazing hot Tahitian sun made things extraordinarily difficult for every single competitor. In the women’s race, we witnessed mighty performances from…
By Joel Vanderlee for PaddleAway.today March 2018 Crowded around the dinner table with a group of friends, people love to reminisce about the good old days of sitting behind a desk in elementary school. Remember chatting with the other kids, waiting impatiently for the teacher to impart whatever knowledge was planned for the day? Field trips,…
The 32nd year of the annual Santa Cruz Paddlefest has just wrapped up! Originally a kayak surf contest at Steamer Lane, it is now a highly regarded SUP Surfing and SUP Racing weekend on the Stand Up Paddle calendar. With a weekend full of sun, wind, waves, rain, smiles, more waves, and an amazing roster…
Eilat, Israel – The Israeli SUP season officially kicks off with the 2018 edition of the Eilat SUP Tour that took place this past weekend. Eilat is an amazing city in the south of Israel overlooking the beautiful Red Sea. Local SUP stoke master Sheggy Shachar supported by his fun and enthusiastic SUP Centre team put…
Jumeirah: On 3rd March 2018 SeaYou Dubai partnered up with the Dubai international boat show to host the 3rd edition of DXB Paddling. This year’s event invited all forms of paddle sports to compete from SUP to Surfski to Outriggers. The goal of the event is to gather all paddlers in the region…
Gold Coast, Australia – In it’s seventh year of succession, the 12 Towers 2018 Ocean Paddle Race has carved out an iconic figure of being one of the premier races in Australia for SUP, Ocean Ski, and Prone. Dream Team rider Michael Booth starts the season of with a bang taking winning the Men’s 14′ SUP…
The Sup Company had a first look at the all new Starboard 14 x 28″ All Star Airline. Want to know their thoughts? Watch more in the Video!
Why do we have the Starboard ‚Dream Team‘? Well, it’s simple – by living out their dreams, they help us live out ours. Whether it’s paddling long-distance challenges, winning races, catching waves, these Starboard team riders really are living the dream. We truly believe they’re the best in the world at what they do –…
Chumphon Thailand ~ Starboard SUP Yoga Ambassador Kelly Huck takes a break from her busy schedule in Corporate America to reconnect with nature and rejuvenate her mind, body and soul. Kelly traveled to a remote village in Chumphon, Thailand and met up with the Starboard Tiki team. SUNRISE SUP YOGA IN CHUMPHON As…
Starboard has over the past year taken part in many projects with social and environmental importance. Looking back at 2017, we gave out our first carbon footprint report, we planted over 100,000 mangrove trees, we mapped out the world’s plastic legislation and have actively fought for more, we invented the first ever plastic…
What happens when our new award winning Airline Technology goes head to head with a Composite (Carbon Sandwich) board? Watch this video and see how our most significant breakthrough in tuning rocker lines and deflection is changing the future of inflatable performance boards. Featuring Michael Booth vs Bruno Hasulyo ( SUPBROz) See the full Allstar Airline range…
Are you looking for a sunny place to spend a long weekend, a month or maybe three? Well, it doesn’t really matter how long you stay in Los Barriles, you can be certain that an adventure will wind up at your door step. Los Barriles is a small town located about an hour north of…
20 & 21 January – Readhead Beach, NSW, Australia Starboard Dream Team SUP Surfer and World Champion Shakira Westdorp wastes no time and gets straight back into competition early this year with a SUP surf and race event at beautiful Redhead beach, just south of Newcastle. Shak had long ride home & some time to…
Saturday 22nd February – Lake Annecy, France Once again we saw an almighty field of almost 500 strong SUP paddlers take to the freezing cold but beautiful turquoise waters of Lake Annecy, nestled between the French Alps. The 2018 GlaGla race is just one many races under the Alpine Lakes Tour banner which run all season long…
14th – 17th of December, Gran Canaria in Playa de Mogan European SUP Champions, Sonni Hönscheid (GER) & Moritz Mauch (GER) and CEO of the APP World Tour Tristan Boxford attended this years „Gran Canaria Pro-Am, be Cordial SUP Challenge“ in the south of Gran Canaria, Playa de Mogan. Sonni had a stellar weekend of racing in…
From Trash to Sidewalk “At first glance, a surfboard has nothing in common with a paving stone. But we found a connection. It’s no secret that producing anything creates waste in some form. And in the case of surf boards and windsurf boards, a lot of that waste is leftover foam dust created…
Windsurfing was invented in 1967 by Jim Drake and Hoyle Schweitzer, it became a fore runner for action sports and has evolved into a high level professional sport. When Starboard Windsurfing was founded in 1994, it took the sport to the next level of both accessibility and performance. With the Professional Windsurfers Association (PWA) introducing…
ART YOU CAN RIDE! The INFLATABLE TIKHINE is a perfect gift for her. Featuring deck art from our team rider Sonni Hönscheid, the inflatable Tikhine are light-weight and include a built-in shoulder carry strap making them effortless to carry to the water. The board carry handle is flat, well-suited for yoga exercise and relaxing poses. These…
On Saturday 2nd December, Australia’s Michael Booth took out 4th place in ‘King of the Cut’, renowned as the biggest SUP Downwinder race to be held in Australia. In it’s 6th year running, the 24km King of the Cut race was better than ever, with top contestants smashing previous race records in an ultimate contest.…
Saturday 2nd December – Siloso Beach, Sentosa Island, Singapore The Singapore Ocean Carnival is an Ocean Paddling event for Outrigger Canoe, Surfski and Stand Up Paddle (SUP) board enthusiasts. The inaugural 3 day event was held at Siloso Beach, Sentosa on 1, 2 & 3 December 2017. This event plays host to the country’s biggest annual…
Sunday, 2nd December – Paris, France The Nautic SUP Paris Crossing is the biggest Stand Up Paddle race in the world, gathering professionals and amateurs on the same starting line. In 2016, 600 riders participated at the race. For this years edition, 700 riders got to see Paris from the Seine river and its amazing…
A big SUP weekend in Fuerteventura with the last contest of the FESurfing Wave SUP Cup. This event in it’s fifth edition, brought the best national surfers of this discipline to the Spanish Island. A weekend filled with competitive SUP and several epic heats on the road to victory in each category. During two days,…
Duranbah Beach, Gold Coast, Australia – The waves were small, but Shak’s surfing was massive. Shakira Westdorp has been crowned the 2017 Aussie SUP Surfing Champion and secures her 6th Australian SUP Surfing title. This was the last event for 2017 and was the event for Australian team selection for ISA Standup World Champs…
Saturday 28th October – Sardinia on Fire with Leo Nika [masterslider id=“2″] This past weekend we saw the 2017 Italian SUP Surfing Championships for 2017 take place in beautiful Sardinia. Dream Team rider Leo Nika takes a break from the SUP racing after a great 2017 season to have some surfin‘ fun. 24 athletes…
Last weekend the 31 mile Chattajack endurance race took place in Tennessee with over 500 paddlers on the start line. Larry Cain, canoe olympic gold medalist took the win for the fourth time in a row in front for the third time straight of Bart de Zwart. In third place to make a full Starboard…
Friday 20th November 2017 – Ocean Beach, San Francisco Arguably the heaviest day ever witnessed in SUP Racing history, Red Bull Heavy Water is now undoubtedly the worlds toughest Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) race. Starboard Dream Team rider, Micheal Booth, was one of the world’s few elite SUP racers to have finished this insane event.…
Dream Team rider Ryan Funk survives some of the heaviest swell to finish in 2nd place and scores $10,000! Replay the #RedBullHeavyWater action from San Francisco – part 1/3 Replay the #RedBullHeavyWater action from San Francisco – part 2/3 Replay the #RedBullHeavyWater action from San Francisco – part 3/3 You can read the race…
The Mynavi Japan Cup was held over the weekend in Chigaski just south of Tokyo. I went into the race wanting to succeed in both the 18km distance and survivor sprint races. After taking an overnight flight on Wednesday from Perth I arrived at Narita airport and was driven south by the Starboard Japan crew.…
Doheny State Beach, Southern California – Sunday 1st August There were all round impressive performances from Dream Team in the 9 Mile (14.4km) Distance Race a the 2017 Pacific Paddle Games, however it was the performances of Connor Baxter (2016 PPG Defending Overall Champion) and Michael Booth (2016 PPG Defending Distance Race Winner) in this…
Doheny State Beach, Southern California – Saturday 30th October As the fog lifted on Day One of the Pacific Paddle Games 2017 and the sun came out for a beautiful day of fun out of stand up paddle racing. The Starboard Dream Team had stellar performances in the quarter finals (men) and semi finals (women) with the top 10…
Next weekend, the best of the best stand up paddle racers will once again descend upon Doheny State Beach in Southern California for Pacific Paddle Games, the „Superbowl of SUP“. But before next weekend’s showdown in the waves, team Starboard offered a showcase of skill in another iconic California location, far north of Doho –…
In very difficult and cold wave conditions on offer at the 2017 ISA World SUP Championships, the world’s best SUP surfers took it out on the water to define the new ISA SUP Surf world champions. Benoit Carpentier made his way to the finals to nab a Bronze medal behind newcomer Winner Luis Diniz from…
Daniel Hasulyo won the SUP 11 city tour 2017 with 220 kms in 4 days through Friesland in front of his defending champion brother Bruno Hasulyo finishing second who won a few weeks ago the ISA Long Distance World Title in Denmark. In third position came Martino Rogai from Italy who just left team Infinity…
Bart de Zwart, holder of the 24 hour paddling Guiness World Record just finished the 11 city tour Non Stop edition which is the 5day-11 cities 220+ kms long through Dutch canals but in one go without stopping that he pioneered some years back. This year Bart decided to do the Non-Stop edition then straight…
In the men’s race Long Distance Race at the 2017 ISA World Championships was an incredible moment with the victory of Bruno Hasulyo from Hungary taking the Gold Medal and the World title followed closely by Connor Baxter in 2nd place. In third was Titouan Puyo from France and in fourth was the second Hasulyo…
After Shakira’s incredible victory last year in pumping surf in Fiji, it was very difficult and different conditions that she faced this year in Cold Hawaii. But she powered through and demonstrated the incredible range of her SUP Surfing to claim her second ISA World title and the second Gold medal for the Tiki Team…
Hood River native Fiona Wylde won a major victory last weekend on her home turf at one of the world’s most competitive races. Fiona put her local knowledge to work and glided to a first-place finish in Hood River at the Gorge Paddle Challenge. The race was stacked with talent and most of the big names of the…
Last weekend, the legendary race Molokai 2 Oahu took place for the 21st time with the grueling 32 mile crossing of the Ka’iwi Channel between the two hawaiian Islands. M2O as it’s abbreviated is considered one of the most difficult races in the world. Penelope Strickland took an amazing victory this year in the women’s…
SUP SURFING TIPS WITH PRO COACH SEAN POYNTER: COMMON MISCONCEPTION OF STANCE Continued from Part 1 of this series, SUP Surfing Tips: Reading Conditions. Recently I’ve noticed a common error among people paddle surfing in the lineup: their stance. Stance in the lineup is one of the main points we teach at our SUP ‘n’ Surf Retreats.…
Making it 8 Straight. And the Longest Winning Streak in SUP. Recap by Connor Baxter. This years 8th Annual Maui-2-Molokai was another Epic Battle and Channel Crossing. Coming straight from Europe after two months of flat water racing I was jumping up-and-down like a kid ready to race downwind. I got back to Maui on Wednesday night –…
Read here the incredible recap by Bart himself about this ultra endurance race in the Canadian wilderness. Bart de Zwart completed this epic race in Record Time of 52 Hours beating his last year’s own record when he won the inaugural sup participation in this race: Not long ago Chris Parker (from Supracer) asked me: “Why…
At the same time and location as the Eurotour Long distance race in Schaerbeutz, Germany, the Mercedes Benz SUP World Cup added a technical beach race and another long distance race. Incredible performance by Dream Team rider Olivia Piana showing extraordinary form this summer in Europe and winning both long distance races during the same…
Without much surprise, as the favorite to win this race, Michael Booth won his third consecutive win and fourth of the summer on the Eurotour in Scharbeutz this weekend on the 8 kms long distance race held Sunday morning in parallel with the Mercedes Sup World Cup running during the same weekend. In second position…
Perfect sunshine, blue skies and a breathtaking panorama of snowy mountains awaited the more than 60 participants of the ICE Race, going all the way from Interlaken to Thun. The short downwind from the start endiled after about 5 kilometers and the wind shifted to a light headwind for the rest of the race, demanding an extra effort from the competitors in…
The national french SUP Surf tour kicked off with it’s first stop last weekend at the SenNoSen La Salie Pro 2017 on the West coast of the French country. Dream Team rider Benoit Carpentier took the top spot in the final on the second day of a full Surf festival organized by the Ocean Roots…
The Starboard Dream Team rider and reigning ISA SUP Surf world champion won for the third consecutive time the SUP Surf Rottnest classic. In epic and flawless conditions of 4-5 feet, Shak dominated the final with a combined score of her two best waves totaling 17.93 out of 20. Without a doubt proving once again…
This last weekend was the second racing stop of the APP World Tour so most of the best paddlers in the world converged towards Japan to race it off in the Trump Wetsuits Japan Pro Am. With very windy conditions for the first day of competition the long distance race was launched in difficult waters.…
Starboard duo Leo Nika and Penelope Strickland have taken out the first stop of the 2017 EuroTour, saluting at the ‘Agios Nikolaos on SUP’ festival in epic downwind conditions on the beautiful Greek island of Crete. Leonard Nika, who was the most winningest athlete last year on the EuroTour with 6 victories started off his…
In an extremely grueling race that had a bit of everything, Fiona Wylde put in a impressive performance that saw her dueling it out with pre-race favourite and defending Carolina Cup Champion, Annabel Anderson. Fellow Dream Team rider Olivia also charged hard to finish 3rd. „I’m overjoyed! I love stand up paddling, competing and…
Starboard decided to help young 17 old Indian SUPer Girl Tanvi Jagadish to complete the Carolina Cup, a mission started by Hawaiian racer April Zilg. She was provided with an Allstar racing board to train and compete on and the missing 500 usd to complete the crowdfunding goal set by April Zilg. This is her…
Kerama Blue Cup at Zamami Island, Japan, has been by far one of the most professionally run and broadcasted events I have ever entered. There was the national Sport television doing a full live show, with complete 6 person camera crew, 2 drones flying around, and 2 famous MCs (comedians) to make it exciting for everyone!…
Last weekend saw the victory of German Sonni Honscheid, the latest addition to Starboard’s racing Dream Team in the fourth edition of the Air France Paddle Festival in Papeete, Tahiti. Sonni’s power and technique let her finish well ahead of the other female competitors but also several of the men taking part in the competition.…
For the second year in a row, Maui’s Zane Schweitzer has been crowned The Ultimate Waterman, prevailing in a test of skill, strength and spirit that has seen eight athletes tackle eight disciplines in nine days, throughout the Southland region of New Zealand. Needing to finish no worse than fourth in the final discipline, Schweitzer…
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…
Last weekend saw epic racing in Hossegor, France for the 12’6 SUP nationals to not be confused with the 14’ nationals that took place 2 weeks ago. Starboard women dominated both the beach race and long distance with Dream Team rider Olivia Piana taking first place in front of fellow team rider Amandine Chazot in…
