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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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