After exploring the isolated island of Yap in Micronesia, SUP explorer Bart de Zwart heads to Nepal to continue his journey. During his stay in Kathmandu, Nepal, Bart experiences first-hand the recent earthquake that was devastating to the country. Read about his time in Nepal here:
Maui’s Connor Baxter and Andrea Moller take out the title for the prestigious SUP race. More than 350 paddlers representing 12 countries registered for this year's elite stand up paddle competition.
Episode 3 in SUP Surf Tips with Starboard and FCS SUP athlete Sean Poynter, Sean takes us through the steps on how to stand up on your stand up paddle board. See his tips here.
Expedition, big wave, and long distance paddler Bart de Zwart has set off on a world-wide SUP excursion where he intends to visit the corners of the world to explore unseen places one normally wouldn't see or hear of, and he is exploring all of these places while on his SUP. As a part of the Starboard SUP Dream Team, Bart has had the chance to travel the world and experience many different cultures and places so this adventure will be one to add to the books.
Sean Poynter, one of the world’s leading SUP Surf experts, has created a tutorial for the proper way of setting up your leash string on your board, and in addition, he shows us how to correctly put on a leash. Here SUP Surf Tips from Starboard SUP International Athlete, Sean Poynter.
If Starboard SUP athlete Connor Baxter isn't a familiar name in your vocabulary already, prepare yourself because it should be. As the 2014 Stand Up World Series World Champion, Connor has a ton of momentum going into the 2015 season. With 3 out of 5 wins on the Stand Up World Series in 2014, twenty-one year old Connor Baxter was crowned 2014 Champion.
In dire need of a vacay? Take a trip down to Bali and charter a yacht with SUP Bali Lombok Surf Charters. The combination of seasoned surf charter operators, experienced Stand Up Paddle guides & qualified SUP instructors has allowed packages to be created to tick all of the boxes & provide something more than just a surf trip.
Izzi Gomez, the 2014 Women's SUP Surfing World Champ and one of Starboard SUP's top athletes, likes to think of Hawaii as a second home. Izzi just dropped this edit of a few of her sessions while in Hawaii over the winter and it's quite impressive to say the least. Take a look and see what we mean.
New Zealand athlete Daniel Kereopa has been crowned the inaugural Ultimate Waterman over the weekend on Saturday 21st March toppling seven international athletes to claim the title.
Meet Team Starboard as they prepare for a groundbreaking year on the Stand Up World Tour (SUWT) in 2015. With insanely talented athletes on their roster, Team Starboard is comin' in hot and heavy into the 2015 season.
Starboard SUP is proud to launch SUP Polo, a game that is predicted to steer the future of SUP as a team sport.
On the final day of competition at the Master of the Ocean competition, amazing stand-up paddler, surfer and windsurfer Zane Schweitzer hauled in the title for the second consecutive year, highlighting the extremely high level of this water athlete.