AIRPLANE

240 WildCard · 242 · 255 · 290

AIR IN THE BOARD – WIND IN THE SAIL

Jibe your inflatable board like never before with the new 4’75” / 12 cm thin AIRPLANE, featuring stiff double chamber technology, invented by Starboard. Enhanced control with reduced thickness and ergonomic rail shape ensure comfortable full-on planing and performance.
Welded Woven drop stitch Technology; the next level of inflatable windsurf board performance..

FIND A SHOP

THE AIRPLANE WINDSURF IN DETAIL

Double-layer, low-extension woven drop-stitch Fusion Welded technology adds stiffness, improves durability with a higher resistance to puncture, improves shape stability over time and reduces weight. New improved efficiency and reduced drag ensure easier planing. Enclosing the AIRPLANE’s rear fin box permanently in the board streamlines the bottom shape, which improves early planing and top-end speed. The new box is glued in place and no longer removable, which also makes the board easier to set up.

SPEED LIGHTWIND
SPEED HIGHWIND
JIBING
EASE OF USE
EARLY PLANING

WOVEN DROPSTITCH TECHNOLOGY

The new woven drop stitch technology is used on the top and the bottom of the board. The process starts with a glue-free PVC lamination. The new weave provides a structure for the polyester yarns – which gives the board its shape. Premium weave has less give than the traditional knitting method. Most knitted fibers have soft and stretchy properties, whereas this new weaving is superior in stiffness, reflex, and rigidity.

WELDED RAIL TECHNOLOGY

Starboard’s Welded Rail Technology uses a new & advanced heat-welding process whereby the top and bottom layers of the board are mechanically bonded. That means zero glue at the top and bottom join along the rails (where leakage often occurs) and these joins are now bonded for life – making our boards the most durable on the market!

FULL POWER PLANING

Starboard’s Rail Edge invention created the planing inflatable windsurfing board segment. A proprietary 3D elastomer compound Rail Edge runs along the rails of the board, creating a defined edge that allows for a clean water release and higher speed, yet can fold and roll up. We’ve improved the Rail Edge to enhance grip while carve jibing.

FINE TUNED ROCKER

Each rocker design is optimised to provide the right combination of lift, glide and manoeuvrability.

ROLLER-WHEELED BAG

Starboard AIRPLANE boards are supplied with our new roller-wheeled bag that packs everything away tidily and conveniently. Featuring eco RPET 450D outer fabric layer made from recycled plastic bottles, in partnership with Waste2Wear. The bottles are chopped into flakes, washed, melted and extruded into yarns and then spun into a fabric. Between 30 to 50 bottles are reused per bag. Bottles that now re-enters the market again, without risk of polluting the environment. Ripstop weaving technology improves wear and tear resistance.

YULEX NEOPRENE

Premium Drake footstraps made from environmentally friendly Yulex foam with the smoothest fabric ensure comfortable control, while under your feet the 4mm footpads with diamond grooving pattern provide a connected feel with excellent grip.

REMOVABLE CENTER FIN

All models have a removable center fin box. Remove the box for an improved SUP paddling experience without the added weight or drag. Attach the box and supplied Drake Shallow center fin to prevent the board from drifting sideways in light wind windsurfing.

AIRPLANE ASSEMBLY GUIDE

Follow these easy step-by-step instructions to correctly assemble the AIRPLANE and get on the water quickly and conveniently.

V8 DOUBLE ACTION PUMP

All boards are supplied with our benchmark V8 Double Action pump. Inflate your board faster and easier with continuous pumping cycles in both down and upward action. Turn the switch and it becomes a single action pump for easy inflation to 18 PSI. Always inflate between 15 and 18 PSI for maximum stiffness and performance.

DELUXE CONSTRUCTION

DELUXE CONSTRUCTION

THE MOST ADVANCED BUILD METHOD

Built with Woven Dropstitch Technology at its core makes the Deluxe Construction a solid winner at a lightweight.

The Galvanized 2000D rails combined with the breakthrough Welded Rail Technology sets the Deluxe Construction inflatable paddleboards further apart from the rest.

EXPLORE

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ModelConstructionVolumeLengthWidthThicknessBottom ShapesFin BoxSail RangeWeight
AIRPLANE 240 Wild CardZEN169 L240 cm72 cm12 cmflatTuttle + Removable Us Box1.2 - 4.5 m²7.65 Kg
AIRPLANE 242Deluxe Double Chamber165 L242 cm72 cm12 cmflatTuttle + Removable Us Box2.0 - 8.5 m²10.0 Kg
AIRPLANE 255Deluxe188 L252 cm78 cm12 cmflatTuttle + Removable Us Box2.0 - 8.5 m²10.7 Kg
AIRPLANE 290Deluxe290 L290 cm90 cm15.2 cmflatTuttle + Inflatable Clipper Box2.0 - 9.5 m² 14.10 Kg

SVEIN RASMUSSEN
CHIEF INNOVATOR

The Airplane 242 and 255 were a lot of fun for me to test between Aruba, Lanzarote and Thailand, even easy to bring on a plane. They bite into the jibe willingly and also exit well, perhaps because they are only 12 cm thick! When planing along they have a comfortable heel shape and the edge release works well for getting up to speed. They have a solid feel from its basalt rail bands engineered from volcanic rocks. The added nose rocker helps me fly over all the chop!

ODA JOHANNE STOKSTAD BRODHOLT
DREAM TEAM RIDER

An inflatable windsurfing board that performs well on the water and rolls up into a bag is exactly what the Airplane is all about! I was amazed about how easy it was to get planing on the Airplane. It’s a fun board to ride for everyone in the family! I loved that it handles a huge range of sail sizes. Get ready to train some full planing gybes on a board that rolls up into a bag!

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10 X Climate Positive

For every board sold, Starboard plants 3 mangrove trees with Worldview International Foundation. Each Mighty Mangrove sinks down 673kg of VCS certified CO2 during its first 25 years.

Together, our 3 mangroves offset the boards Carbon Emissions 10 X over and fund local livelihoods projects in Myanmar.

The AIRPLANE has an average carbon footprint of 78 kg per board.

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Plastic Offset Program

Buy a board & we pick up 1.1kg of beach/ ocean plastic trash – equivalent to the amount of plastic trash entering the ocean, per person, per year.

The AIRPLANE has an average plastic content of 4 kg per board.

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