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India Paddle Festival was the first internationally sanctioned APP SUP event, organised by Mantra Surf Club in Mangaluru (Karnataka) on 7th-9th March 2024. Athletes from Europe and Asia showcased their skills in the amazing racing conditions. Starboard Dream Team, led by Esperanza Barreras and Fernando Perez, stole the show with their exceptional talents, securing a…
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…
Starboard is honored to be awarded SUP Connect’s 2023 Brand of the Year. This marks the 4th consecutive year we’ve received this prestigious award, solidifying our position as the leading brand in the industry. Starboard was also the winner in several other categories, including Gear of the Year — Technology, All Round, Race, while Dream…
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…
First stop of the 2023 Euro Tour headed to a new location in Africa: Ceuta. The Battle for Hercules SUP race featured an awesome course around the peninsula of Ceuta, a Spanish autonomous city on the north coast of Africa. Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic…
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 was an epic day of action at the Gran Canaria Pro Beach Race, and the 5th stop of 2022 SUP EuroTour. The beach race event featured a new two-heat format of racing, which was a great success and all the competitors loved it. The 2 heats consisted of a 2km technical race through the…
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.…
It was an amazing day of racing in Mallorca this past weekend for the Port Adriano SUP Race (EuroTour SUP stop #2). The Mediterranean Sea once again shows off its beauty and also who’s really in charge! Photos by Georgia Schofield, courtesy of EuroTour. In the woman’s race, it was team rider Espe Barreras (Spain)…
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. The excited paddle board racers were treated to good weather and an unbeatable atmosphere bringing together the best riders on the Spanish…
There was quite a bit of expectation to return to Germany, and stop #6 in Nordhausen and 5th Grand Slam of the season didn’t disappoint. This sleepy small town in Central Germany really came alive today for the Nordhausen SUP Race and we saw the biggest participation so far this season, with 12 nations (…
Yesterday was a day to remember as we witnessed the return to the EuroTour and SUP racing season with the Vendée Glisse Event 2020, after several months hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the highlights by SteffVideo Production where Olivia Piana and Noic Garioud took the respective wins on SUP, while Starboard Dream Team…
Espe Barreras, Starboard Team Rider, begins her SUP Race Summer Clinics in Cantabria, with ORtraining (@or_training). They were 2 intensive days with excellent conditions where they could practice Flatwater, Openwater and Beach Race. “It is a pleasure to encourage and promote Stand Up Paddle and their happy faces say it all. Aloha!” ~ Espe
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