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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 excited to announce the signing of superstar SUP racer Rai Taguchi from Japan. We also welcome 2 new up-and-coming talents – Thomas Nilsen from Norway and Fernando Perez from Spain, while we look forward to seeing Israeli powerhouse Liran Machlev riding with Starboard for another season. RAI TAGUCHI Japan // Age 19 …
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…
Last weekend, the legendary race Molokai 2 Oahu took place for the 21st time with the grueling 32 mile crossing of the Ka’iwi Channel between the two hawaiian Islands. M2O as it’s abbreviated is considered one of the most difficult races in the world. Penelope Strickland took an amazing victory this year in the women’s…
At the same time and location as the Eurotour Long distance race in Schaerbeutz, Germany, the Mercedes Benz SUP World Cup added a technical beach race and another long distance race. Incredible performance by Dream Team rider Olivia Piana showing extraordinary form this summer in Europe and winning both long distance races during the same…
Starboard duo Leo Nika and Penelope Strickland have taken out the first stop of the 2017 EuroTour, saluting at the ‘Agios Nikolaos on SUP’ festival in epic downwind conditions on the beautiful Greek island of Crete. Leonard Nika, who was the most winningest athlete last year on the EuroTour with 6 victories started off his…
Last weekend saw the victory of German Sonni Honscheid, the latest addition to Starboard’s racing Dream Team in the fourth edition of the Air France Paddle Festival in Papeete, Tahiti. Sonni’s power and technique let her finish well ahead of the other female competitors but also several of the men taking part in the competition.…
Starboard Dream Team riders started well the year taking victories at the really cold “Gla Gla race” on lake Annecy in France. Frenchwoman and European champion 2016 Olivia Piana won the race with more than a 5 minutes advantage over the second female to cross the finish line and even ending in 18th position on…
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…
“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…
The 40th anual San Clemente Ocean Festival took place last weekend where young Izzi Gomez Starboard Dream Team rider, 2 times and defending SUP Surf profesional tour World Champion and also defending ISA World Champion in waves won the SUP Surf contest on the first day of competition amongst a field of 12 women participating.…
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