Starboard

On Friday the 4th May 2018 Welsh paddler Sian Sykes became the first person to complete a solo-unsupported 1000 KM circumnavigation of Wales, completed on her Starboard Touring Board. Starting in March at the Welsh community of Connahs Quay, Wales, Sian’s route took her down the River Dee into Chester, along the Shropshire Union Canal, […]

Last weekend was the Kerama Blue Cup, it was the 4th stop of the Paddle League held on the the tropical islands of Zamami, Okinawa, Japan.  A dozen of the world’s best stood on the start line alongside Japan’s finest, with grey skies and light rain greeting competitors this morning after a week of blue skies. The long course […]

Follow Starboard SUP adventurer Bart de Zwart as he explores the Marquesas Islands for the next 12 days tracing the footsteps of the famous Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl powered by WindSUP. Here is the latest diary update from Bart as he arrives on the island of Hakahau. Yesterday I did 70 nautical miles (130km) this […]

Follow Starboard SUP adventurer Bart de Zwart as he explores the Marquesas Islands for the next 12 days tracing the footsteps of the famous Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl, powered by WindSUP. The Starboard WindSUP design  is based on a popular Starboard paddleboard shape, to which they added a mast track and centre-fin box to plug in […]

On the 3rd March 2018, SUP company SeaYou Dubai partnered up with the Dubai international boat show to host the DXB Paddling, with over 75 participants it was the biggest paddle event in the Middle East. This year’s event invited all forms of paddle sports to compete from SUP,surfski and outriggers to participate.  It was a great […]

Michael Booth and Yuka Sato picked up a bag full of pre-season Paddle League points on the Gold Coast this weekend, with the Starboard duo overcoming a hot field and even hotter conditions at the 7th Annual 12 Towers Ocean Race. The 7th Annual edition of the 12 Towers attracted 236 competitors in its biggest year […]

Starboard SUP Yoga Ambassador Kelly Huck took a break from her busy schedule in Corporate America to reconnect with nature and rejuvenate her mind, body and soul. Kelly travelled to a remote village in Chumphon, Thailand and met up with the Starboard Tiki team. Kelly shares her trip experience with TotalSUP. (Photo Credit: Starboard) One day as […]

Ce weekend le français Tom Auber a remporté la victoire lors de La Gla Gla contre l’italien Leonard Nika. Alors que certains rameurs européens se préparaient pour la saison 2018, les rameurs en course ont montré leur force et leur détermination. Voici quelques superbes photos (juste avant la ligne d’arrivée)  qui montrent Leonard Nika et Tom Auber dans […]

After a thundering 2017 season where she is now ranked 3rd in the world, Olivia Piana announced her departure from Starboard to join the 425pro team. TotalSUP exclusively reveals the  decision with, equally exclusive, the first photos of Olivia Piana on the boards 425Pro, taken in Tahiti during her participation in the Ironmana 2017 (credits: […]

Après une saison tonitruante à l’issue de laquelle elle est désormais classée 3ème au rang mondial, Olivia Piana annonce son départ de Starboard pour intégrer l’équipe 425pro. Totalsup vous dévoile l’exclusivité de sa décision avec, tout aussi exclusif, les premières photos d’Olivia Piana sur les planches 425Pro prises à Tahiti à l’occasion de sa participation […]

When it comes to his homeland of Australia, Starboard SUP rider and former long-distance world champion Michael Booth has certainly been around. Having grown up in New South Wales, lived on Australia’s world-renowned Gold Coast and recently set up shop in Perth, in Western Australia, you’d be forgiven for thinking that many of the Land […]

He’s one half of the notorious SUPBROz duo you’ve been hearing so much about and he recently took the men’s title at the SUP 11 City Tour in The Netherlands. But when you and your own sibling are an almost inseparable pair in a competitive sport like stand up paddle, can rivalry ever seep in […]

A quiet force in the world of SUP, Japanese rider Yuka Sato has recently come into the limelight, having performed well at a number of international events, and even taking the 4th place copper medal at the recent ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship 2017 in Denmark. Like a duck to water, having only taken […]