Starboard Announces 2024 Dream Team!
Foreward by Bart de Zwart STARBOARD TEAM MANAGER “I am proud to introduce our 2024 Dream Team to you. We have an incredibly diverse and talented group of athletes. Diverse because our riders,…
Foreward by Bart de Zwart STARBOARD TEAM MANAGER “I am proud to introduce our 2024 Dream Team to you. We have an incredibly diverse and talented group of athletes. Diverse because our riders,…
LOFOTEN, Norway – As the world whizzes by on their hectic schedules, there are those who yearn for a change of pace, a break from the ordinary, and an adventure that takes them…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Bart de Zwart follows his ultra endurance SUP Race World Tour often setting records in most races he participates in. The latest is no different with a new race record in Scotland of…
Bart wins the second ultra endurance race of his 2016 season in Missouri, USA at the MR340, a 547 km race (or 340 miles hence the name) along the Missouri river crossing major…