Happy Birthday Windsurfing – 55 Years
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…
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Get Ready For The Season
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…
Can Nico Prien Guess His Fins Just By Feeling?
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…
FIRST FOILING TACK
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…
Helle Oppedal – Finding The Balance As An Athlete
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…
iQFOiL World Cup: Pilar Lamadrid Shares Her Experience
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…
Beachstart and Waterstart in 4 Steps
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…
Nico Prien is Testing The NEW iSonics with Björn
LIVING THE WINDSURFING LIFE Is Nico Prien living the best windsurfing life there is? Watching his latest Vlog, it looks like our Brand Manager has “fun at work”! Follow him when he takes…
Who Is Meiky Wieczorek?
The German and Italian freestyle world knows Meiky Wieczorek with his elegant style on the latest power and double moves! He just started sailing the Starboard iGnite and we could not wait to…
Welcome To The Dream Team Alex!
We are happy to announce another team rider to the Starboard Dream Team! Welcome to the French wave sailor Alexandre Grand-Guillot. The 24-year-old wave sailor combines his windsurfing career with Business School in…
How To Choose The Right Freeride Windsurf Board
What’s the definition of a freeride windsurf board, and how should you choose? A freeride board must be easy to use, cover an extensive range of conditions and be suitable for progressing riders…
PWA Event Report From Cabo Verde
The 2022 SOMWR 10x Cabo Verde PWA World Cup saw the best male wave windsurfers compete against each other. They ran the contest at two locations in Sal. The Single Elimination was sailed…