Words by Nico Prien: Another ✓ in my bucket list. Baltic Sea crossing! I sailed with Gunnar Asmussen Since so many years, whenever I would go sailing in my home spot, I couldn’t help, but imagining to keep sailing until you arrive to the other side. You can’t see it, but a look on the…
Our Starboard Dream Team rider Sarah-Quita Offringa had some exciting months of traveling and training. She went to Brazil, Capo Verde and the Canaries. She recently published some clips from each destination. The 19 x World Champion recently competed in the PWA Wave World Cup in Pozo where she finished on the podium with 3rd…
If you are planning a windsurfing trip in Texas, you need to read Phil Soltysiak´s travel story. What does the land of pick-up trucks, expansive ranches and oil wells have to offer to a Canadian in search of wind, water and adventure? Turns out the “Lone Star State” has more windsurfing “than you can shake…
Finally the PWA World Cup in Pozo was back on tour! Our Dream Team rider and 19 x World Champion Sarah-Quita Offringa wrote about her time training and competing in Pozo. Keep reading if you want to know what is going on behind the scenes from Sarah´s point of view. Also take a look at…
The PWA Wave World Cup in Pozo is just done! Our team riders sailed their hearts out and showed the world of windsurfing the highest level of jumping! Pozo was challenging this year without many days of typical Pozo days! But on the last day, we got some proper wind and ramps to complete the…
Welcome to the Dream Team (Simon) Cookie! At Starboard we love people who are passionate about windsurfing and find ways to share their passion. We came across your Youtube Channel and loved the unique style of the videos where you take viewers on board with you. Viewers literally get to ‘ride-along’ with you, while you…
Freeride windsurfing is for everyone! We handed former British Champion and coach Peter Hart a Carve 159 to get his feedback. We were surprised to hear how much our technique guru enjoyed this bigger freeride board. He points out what advantages the Carve offers him over foil boards or faster more technical boards like…
The dream of learning the foiling tack! Our Dream Team rider Nico Prien has seen riders from all over the world trying the foiling tack! As we know him, he is always up for a challenge! Can he learn to foil tack? And can he learn it in just one day? Watch the video…
Windsurfing in South Africa during the winter is popular among wave sailors from all over the world. It´s time to get some behind the scenes on a photoshoot from a rider´s perspective! Our wave rider Flo Jung from Germany loves to spend the wintertime in South Africa. The waves around Cape Town and the consistent winds…
Another successful Defi Wind event has come to an end! Our top slalom racer Matteo Iachino was racing on the same starting line as 1300 other windsurfers. The world´s biggest windsurfing event got pretty extreme conditions with gusts over 40 knots! Read what Matteo says after the event below. Words by Matteo Iachino The…