Starboard

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 […]

Having participated in the Ultimate Waterman competition twice, Starboard SUP rider Zane Schweitzer has achieved the accolade of winning on both of these occasions. While he spent most of his time focusing on the Ultimate Waterman at the beginning of this year, his attention has now well and truly shifted towards his SUP Surf season. Aside […]

Headed by French board designer and entrepreneur Mathieu Rauzier, Rayvolt Bike has just announced the global launch of its first electric bike, the Rayvolt Cruzer. Well-renowned in the world of paddleboarding as Head of SUP Design for leading watersports brand Starboard, Mathieu Rauzier aims to introduce a whole new way of beach cruising with an eco-friendly, […]

Et voici du neuf chez Starboard et Starboard France avec un nouveau distributeur de poids, Jorcani, qui pilote désormais la distribution en France depuis Barcelone, en Catalogne et un petit jeune qui prend du galon, Clément Morandière qui, à 24 ans et après 3 années passées à parcourir le monde pour Starboard International, revient en Europe pour […]

Interview with Séverine Vasselin, Watertrek founder and professional actress who has decided to dedicate much of her life to protecting the environnement…. on a Stand Up Paddle board. Can you introduce yourself to our SUP community? My name is Severine, I am an actress and the founder of Watertrek, a charity involved in protecting aquatic […]