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The Taiwan Paddle Games are coming! Last year winners, the Hasulyo brothers put this event on the map. This year is the 2nd edition of the Taiwan Paddle Games (TPG) hosted by the Chinese SUP Sports Association takes place over the 4th and 5th May, with a whole range of race divisions are  for all […]

The Carolina Cup is one of the world’s largest paddle festivals, featuring races, clinics, expos, and entertainment, with athletes attending from over 20 nations and virtually every state in the USA. Competitors include Olympians, world-record holders, champions, professionals, amateurs, and first-time paddlers. All races begin and end at Blockade Runner Beach Resort, the official resort […]

A à peine 14 ans (il en aura 15 le mois prochain), Keoni Sulpice le jeune prodige du SUP tahitien vient de frapper un grand coup et de faire un immense bond en avant sur la scène internationale. Sur la 6ème édition du Air France Paddle Festival, devant des 10aines de milliers de télé-spectateurs et […]

Starboard paddler Bart De Zwart has just landed back from his expedition in Vanuatu. The expedition evolved from found memories of sailing through the islands in 2007 with his family. A journey that made Bart fall in love with the people, nature and culture of the islands. The Dutch expedition paddler gives TotalSUP an account […]

By Bart de Zwart Once or twice a year I am lucky enough to go on one of those special trips. I call them expeditions because it is an exploration into the unknown.  A stand up paddle board my preferred way to travel.  I honestly don’t know where I going to sleep tomorrow. I know […]

This is your chance to join the movement for a strawless ocean! Starboard SUP would like YOU to join in the fight against single-use plastics by saying NO to straws with their #stopsucking campaign. Plastic straws are just one of many single-use plastics which end up in the ocean, polluting the water and harming sea […]

With the arrival of the 2019 season comes the arrival of a new SUP paddle from Starboard,  the new Lima paddle. The  new Lima paddle has been developed by starboard to enable the paddler to execute a  smooth and comfortable paddle stroke, with maximum efficiency. The  Lima collection comes in 2 blade shapes; LIMA LTD and […]

Starboard continues its drive towards eco-responsibility by launching an initiative to transform discarded fishing nets into high-end paddleboard components. A move to contribute to cleaner oceans, litter-free beaches and jobs for local communities.  It was announced by  Starboard and Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, that they are collecting and upcycling discarded […]

Et c’est reparti pour une nouvelle sélection mensuelle des produits du moments par le shop Chinook Leucate ! C’est le vendeur JC qui s’y colle en ce début d’année avec un choix très éclectique. Originaire de Reims et passionné de windsurf depuis 20 ans, JC découvre les joies du paddle depuis 12 ans, notamment dans […]

Breaking news! Hungarian 2017 Long Distance ISA World Champion Bruno Hasulyo is leaving a 10-year collaboration with Starboard and brother-partner-team-mate Daniel to join LIGHTCORP, a collaboration between Kayak-rooted company Nelo and surf-and-snowboard company Lightboard Corp. His paddle sponsor is also a new one. Exclusive interview! So Bruno, it sounds like you have a big announcement […]

Starboard SUP took all 3 spo the Paris SUP Open, ending the season on a high. Micheal Booth straight from his win at the ISA’s in China dominate the race and took an assure victory. The APP tour rounded off its 2018 race season last weekend with the Paris SUP Open. In upwind and brutally cold […]

2018 has been a great year for French SUP surfer Benoit Carpentier.  The Starboard rider claimed the Coupe de France, then was crowned the French champion.  At the end of November he is set to star in the upcoming ISA’s in Hainan, China. Breton native Benoit talks to TotalSUP about his amazing year, his favourite […]

The London Crossing organised by Active 360 was held in some pretty tough conditions, with torrential rain throughout the 16 KM distance race. 27 paddlers set off from Putney and paddled through the centre of London, a world city. Race organiser Paul Hyman from Active 360 commented that “although conditions were tough with driving rain […]

Starboard SUP  the brand with 25 years of innovative board building and design has just reached Sustainable Surf’s Gold Level status for their Blue Carbon technology board range.  Starboard ‘s Ollie O’Reilly takes TotalSUP through the new range made from balsa the natural sandwich material, and has a carbon footprint that is climate positive.  “Achieving this has […]