“Train hard, go fast and have fun!”
2 x World Champion ICF SUP
1 x World Champion 200m Sprint
1 x World Champion 1 km Technical Race
1 x Vice World Champion 18km Long Race
Noic did start paddling in 2012, and his first international race was in 2016 in Australia.
Nationality: French (Nouméa, New Caledonia)
Favourite discipline: SUP Race, Wingfoil, Surf
Favourite SUP Locations: his hometown! (Anse Vata)
Lives in: New Caledonia
The 2024 ICF SUP World Championships took place from November 19 to 24 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida. This flagship event featured over 500 athletes from 52 countries, competing in various SUP disciplines across five thrilling days. The competition included a mix of high-intensity sprints, technical races, and long-distance challenges, with participants showcasing…
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, men and women, cover the whole SUP spectrum from race, wave, sprinting, adventure, and expeditions to big waves, with World Champions in…
The Euro Tour is heating up as the biggest names in SUP racing gathered on the beach of Santa Pola for what is the biggest stop of the 2023 season so far. With distinct orange cone noses lining the beach, the Starboard team had a strong showing with fantastic performances all-round. As expected, the 6-star…
The summer heat was on this weekend for Sevilla SUP Festival, stop #2 of the 2023 Euro Tour SUP where 168 athletes braved the waters of Guadalquivir River in the South of Spain. Dream Team riders Noic Garioud and Espe Barreras put dominated the field both taking commanding victories in the men’s and women’s elite…
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 as things ‘normalize’, with many classic events being re-invigorated while some exciting new developments with the likes of the ICF World Tour…
It’s a Double Gold podium for Starboard once again. Dream Team riders Noïc Garioud and Caterina Stenta took the men’s & women’s wins, respectively. The ICF SUP World Cup Stop #2 saw international SUP racers descend upon Budapest, Hungary. The weekend’s events consisted of a good mix of events including a 9km long-distance race on…
It was a wild ride of amazing performances in Santa Pola this weekend for the 3rd stop 2022 SUP EuroTour. The World SUP Festival has been touted by many as ‘the biggest SUP race’ of the European summer ~ and with all the big names on the start list, it sure did look this way.…
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 we hadn’t had much waves, but some solid wind, which put some texture and swell on the ocean. I had to make…
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 Riders never stop. We are proud of every paddler who keeps charging and growing within our sports. With that said, our team…
