New video of Dream Team rider Oda Johanne – Make the most out of every situation! Setting out to train harder than ever and up her freestyle and slalom game jet again, Oda injures herself while crashing a huge forward loop. Find out how she didn’t let it bring her down too long…
Watch Nico Prien´s new Vlog! You will see some full power racing at the German Surf Festival with the new iSonic boards! A crazy sandwich crash at the starting line and fun behind-the-scenes clips from Nico Prien´s life! He is also testing his wave gear in between all the racing! If you want to…
STARBOARD STEPS UP TO MAKE THE TRAVEL EMISSIONS OF THE 20TH EDITION OF DEFIWIND 10X CLIMATE POSITIVE Windsurfing’s biggest event becomes a driving force toward fighting against climate change. Windsurfing, albeit powered by natural elements, usually involves driving to find the best conditions or escaping cold temperatures. Perhaps, in this case, it’s going to the…
Today marks 55 years of Windsurfing. On May 21st, 1967 on a sunny and breezy spring day, inventor Jim Drake sailed the world’s first windsurfer and changed water sports forever. He didn’t have anyone to teach him that first day and had not invented the uphaul yet, plus he forgot the fin at home, but…
Starboard´s Dream Team riders Sarah-Quita Offringa and Oda Johanne from Windsurf University are here to help you to Get Ready For The Season! It´s time to have fun on the water and get everything ready for action. The main topics in this video: GEAR CHECK WINDSURF WORK OUT TRAIN YOUR MIND If you want…
Another interesting Vlog by Nico Prien! In this entertaining Vlog, Nico will test 4 different fins without knowing which one he is using. Will 15 years of racing be enough to know which fins he is using just by feeling? His cameraman also puts on a “surprise” fin to make it even more interesting! All…
The first foiling tack has just been completed by a 15-year-old. The performance gap between youth and senior sailors has never been smaller. iQFOiL history was written by 15-year-old Harry Joyner from Australia as he foiled through the first-ever tack on his iQFOiL equipment live in front of his coach’s camera. Since the beginning of…
The 2021 PWA Foil Vice World Champion Helle Oppedal sent us a report from her winter training in Tenerife. You might think you will read about the wind and her training hours. But this takes you inside Helle´s world where she was learning about how to handle being a professional windsurfer. Trying to find the perfect…
First WorldSailing World Cup Event that includes iQFOiL: Silver Medal Winner Pilar Lamadrid Shares Her Insights From The Iconic Princess Sophia Trophy. Between the 1st and 9th of April, the Princess Sophia Regatta was back in full force. Over 1000 competitors signed up for the first official WordSailing World Cup of 2022! One hundred seventy-five…
IT`S TIME TO LEARN TO WATERSTART Nico Prien is out with a new tutorial, and this is a good one! It´s time to let go of the uphaul rope and learn to beachstart and waterstart. Nico broke it down into 4 steps to make it easier for you. Make sure you get all the tips…