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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 […]

The Paddle League moved to San Francisco for the regional event Battle of the Bay.The 8th annual Battle of the Bay, saw elite paddlers race 12 KM around the golden gate bridge in a race that is renown for strong currents and epic scenery. This year the iconic race had a new home after moving […]

Starboard paddler Fiona Wylde had a great weekend at the Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge, winning the double downwinder at her home spot.  Fiona gives TotalSUP the report of the performance at the Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge. Photo Credit: Paddle League / Georgia Schofield What an amazing weekend it was! We were fortunate to be greeted […]

How far would you drive for some warmer paddleboarding conditions? How about 2,500 km in 2 days? Read this amazing story by Russian, Julia Karpacheva and her paddleboard adventure with friends to escape the cold winter of Saint Petersburg. Last summer in Russia turned out to be the coldest that I remember. Snow in May, […]

The 8th Annual edition Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge was unleashed last weekend, and it proved to be a weekend of serious action and fun! The Gorge is one of 10 “major” stops on The Paddle League World Tour (Tahiti, Carolina, OluKai, Zamami, Bilbao, Hossegor, Scharbeutz, Molokai-2-Oahu, The Gorge and next month’s 11 City Tour)The event […]

Starboard has just released its new range of SUP race boards. The range which has the All Star, Sprint and Ace have all been tweaked for next season. Starboard HQ commented on the range “After an exhausting hunt for the highest-performance and more environmentally-friendly materials, the new designs were tested by our multiple World Champions; […]