Starboard

Not only is Sonni Hönscheid an excellent paddler, but she is also a great designer. The Starboard rider has been enlisted to create a whole new range of boards, entitled Tikhine. The range of boards, which have been developed by the German, focus on aesthetic as much as technical capabilities. Sonni, you’ve just launched a […]

In a week’s time, the Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge will take place in Hood River, Oregon. Fiona Wylde, who is currently ranked second in the world and is herself a native, will be competing. She knows the river like the back of her hand and the race will be taking place on home turf. Who […]

Perfect technique, strong in the upwind despite his teenage stature, downwind control worthy of the best out there today. At just 13 years of age, Tahitian Starboard rider Keoni Sulpice is one of today’s most promising juniors. He has won every single race in which he has participated this year in the junior category and […]

He is only 22 years old, but Starboard rider Bruno Hasulyo already knows where he wants to go. The Hungarian rider wants to become the world’s number one SUP rider over the next few years. A determined athlete, Hasulyo currently lives between Thailand – where Starboard’s headquarters are located – and Bali. His determination imposes […]

Technique parfaite, solide face au vent malgré un gabarit de jeune adolescent, une maîtrise du downwind digne des meilleurs, à seulement 13 ans, le rider Starboard Tahiti, Keoni Sulpice est l’un des juniors les plus prometteurs. Le tahitien qui a gagné toutes les courses auxquelles il a participé cette année dans la catégorie junior,compte bien réaliser un […]

By Bart de Zwart- Not long ago, Chris Parker of SUP Racer asked me, “what motivated you to actually do it?” He was referring to the 24-hour record. With races like this, you always have to ask yourself the same question. Why do it? Signing up is easy. That’s the first step. You can be sitting […]

With the news that Trump has pulled out of the Paris Agreement, it seems like the whole world is talking about climate change. But it’s all too easy to find yourself absorbed in the politics & the hype and forget about the real issue. Climate change is a hot topic that’s for sure, but the […]

Champion d’Europe de SUP Surf à Peniche, Portugal, au début du mois, Benoit Carpentier, le rider Starboard, ne cesse d’impressionner. Le Breton compte bien continuer à briller lors de cette saison de SUP et notamment lors des championnats du Monde qui se dérouleront au Danemark en septembre prochain. Benoit, tu es champion d’Europe de SUP Surf, […]

Penelope Strickland, New-Zealand rider took a few months off to travel and race. Having traveled across Europe while taking part in some races of the Eurotour, she is now in the USA to prepare the major races coming up there. Penelope, you took a few months off to tour Europe and the USA. What motivated […]

Dylan Frick is a 21-year-old South African Starboard SUP racer. Having taken up Stand-Up Paddle a few years ago, Dylan began competing abroad when he was 16. Leaving home so young to travel the world is not easy for someone so young, but for other family members it can even more tough. Dylan’s mother, Anna-Marie Frick, […]

From 14-16 July 2017, the city of Noli, Italy, will host the Green Surf Festival. Three days dedicated to SUP, surf & sustainability with the aim of reconnecting people back to nature, and giving all festival goers the inspiration, motivation, and most importantly, the tools to preserve & protect their environment. In 2016, the small […]

Australian world champion Michael Booth and Hawaiian world number one Connor Baxter are having fun in France!  Starboard teammates enjoy their break after the Hossegor Paddle Games, where they can be seen SUP surfing the tidal bore in Bordeaux alongside fellow riders.

Champion de France Junior de SUP technical race 2016, récent vainqueur de la longue distance à l’Eau Vive, étape comptant pour la Coupe de France 12’6, Yanis Maire, 18 ans, a déjà marqué de son empreinte le circuit national de SUP Race. Le jeune nordiste a rejoint pour la saison 2017 le team Starboard France avec lequel il a […]

Being a rider, you spend your weeks training and your weekends racing, which does not leave much time for a family life. Except if you have your partner with you! Kristi Dreibergs is Michael Booth‘s girlfriend and we had the chance to meet her in Sainte-Maxime, where Michael Booth won the SUP Race CUP. Can […]