Jericoacoara and Maceió are the places to be for Sarah-Quita Offringa, when it comes to her winter training. This year, there have been some highlights for her and it sounds like she’ll step up her freestyle game again this season. Sarah-Quita: “Every year, my trip to Brazil feels like a vacation! It’s at the end…
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We proudly present the Starboard Dream Team of 2023. With many well-known riders and some new talents, the Starboard team is as strong as ever. Everyone is happy that 20 times World Champion, achieved through three disciplines (wave / freestyle / slalom), Sarah Quita Offringa continues her successful involvement with our brand. The word is…
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Introduction The most sustainable speedsurfing tour is now underway from the first of April 2023! The Dunkerbeck GPS Speed Challenge is an online event that brings together speedsurfers from around the world in one virtual tour. The event is divided into three periods, with each period lasting several weeks. Bjorn Dunkerbeck, 42 times windsurf World Champion,…
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The International Wave Tour and the Professional Windsurfing Association joined forces in 2023. The first event, that would count for the overall ranking, took place in Omaezaki, at the Pacific coast of Japan. 24 men and 8 women competed at this wild windsurfing destination. Back in the 90’s, the SOMETIME World Cup was hosted there. It…
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Dream Team rider and multiple World Champion, Sarah Quita Offringa, just released a new video: the best of the Canaries 2022. We caught up with the windsurf superstar from Aruba and asked her about the outlook for this season. Which events will she attend? Will we see the double forward in one of this years…
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Have you ever wondered which fin set up to use at which spot? What are the advantages of a thruster or a quad set up? And in which conditions should you use it? Dream Team rider Federico Morisio uploaded a new video to his youtube channel, with helpful tips on which board and fin set…
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Sharing the passion of windsurfing with your partner is helpful, when alarms regularly go off at 06:00 am to catch the early wind at Lake Garda – in winter… When it comes to those cold European windsurfing sessions, there are a few characters out there, who stand out. Two of them are Meiky Wieczorek and…
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The Plastic Offset Program (POP) was created by Starboard to reduce the amount of waste in the natural environment through cleanups. The collection teams intersect beaches after storms, to collect as much waste as possible. POP consistently works on ways to increase the amount of waste recycled into new products each year. Starboard is guilty…
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18-years old Jahdan Tyger from Brazil is one of the latest additions to the Starboard Dream Team and is excited to represent the brand in the wave discipline. The local from Jericoacoara started windsurfing in 2014. In 2017 he could already score the Youth World Champion title in the U13s division. In 2021 he locked…
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Federico Morisio is a Starboard Dream Team member and represents the brand in the wave discipline. The Italian rider prepares vlogs on a regular basis, introducing his audience to the life of a professional windsurfer. He states: ‘This is the life I dreamed about and it feels incredible to actually live it. To keep this…
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