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…
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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…
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“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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 10 hrs 50 mins and 12 seconds at the Great Glen Paddle Challenge throughs lochs and canals in Scotland. Bart has already…
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The 19 year old Gorge River Dream Team rider Fiona Wylde won this weekend during the Stand Up World Series her first world title in SUP Race after winning the long distance and technical races during the last event of the year for the women, the Maui World Series Final. Fiona was diagnosed two years…
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Connor Baxter won back to back overall victory at this years Pacific Paddle Games while Michael Booth took second place overall compared to his 11th place result from last year. Michael Booth won the long distance race on Saturday easily and finished 9th in the technical distance giving him that 2nd place on the overall…
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Just before the Pacific Paddle Games 2016, SUP the mag also organises their annual SUP awards where everyone in the industry converges to celebrate the best exponents of Stand Up Paddle. This year, Connor Baxter was awarded Best Male Paddler 2016 with fellow Dream Team rider Zane Schweitzer taking second position and Kai Lenny closing…
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