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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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.…
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…
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.…
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…
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,…
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…
