Get ready for an incredible windsurfing experience with the Starboard Start. Packed with innovative features and boasting the widest shape in the entry-level category, this stable board will have you learning confidently and planing in the footstraps in no time at all.
2024 Start
The World’s Most Stable Windsurf Board
START
Discover first hand why the Start is loved by windsurfing schools worldwide as the go-to choice for first time sailors. With exceptional stability and a contoured deck, learning is easy and accessing the inboard footstraps is a breeze, ensuring total comfort throughout your ride. Crafted with our Rhino construction, durability is our top priority. Designed to withstand the rigours of everyday school or learning activity, the Start is the real deal for durability ; longevity without compromising performance.
CONTOURED DECK SHAPE
The contoured deck shape allows for natural stance and footstrap entry, providing instant feedback on correct foot positioning. Experience enhanced stability, confident first steps and seamless progress into planing windsurfing.
ROCKERLINE
With a longer length, the rockerline is specifically tapered to enable a smooth transition into planing mode. Sudden or overwhelming power surges are a thing of the past as you glide seamlessly on the water.
RETRACTABLE DAGGERBOARD & DRAKE SHALLOW FIN
Equipped with our Clipperbox system, a durable retractable daggerboard with an integrated handle, transporting the board is a breeze. The Start comes with a durable Drake Shallow 41 fin, delivering practical power and directional traction for beginners, especially in shallower water depths.
EXTRA WIDE TAIL
The Start’s wider tail sets it apart from other entry-level boards, providing extra stability and early planing capability at lower speeds and with less power. The cut-aways enhance speed while planing and facilitate quicker takeoffs.
CARRY HANDLE
Conveniently positioned on the deck; the carry handle ensures practical board transportation under your arm, for all sizes of sailors.
DURABLE EVA DECK FOR COMFORT / SINGLE STRAP POSITIONS
Experience comfort and control with the Start’s durable, high-density thermoformed EVA deck. The simplified single row of footstraps at the intermediate setting is ideal for progressive riders.
CONSTRUCTION
AS TOUGH AS IT GETS
A hard-shell plastic wraps the entire board with an overlapping construction around the rails for extra durability. We’ve built this board with one mission in mind: to make it as durable for your school as possible.
AVAILABLE SIZES
START M / L
As tough as it gets, the Start is constructed to withstand the rigours of learning and demands of schools and centers. The board features a robust thermoplastic polymer ABS skin (not ASA) with double rail wrapping for added resilience. Embark on your windsurfing journey with the Start and unlock a world of excitement and new experiences. It all Starts here..
Note: While the board shape and details remain consistent with previous models, we invite you to experience the Start Windsurf board’s exceptional performance firsthand.
| Model | Start M | Start L |
|---|---|---|
| Volume | 238 L | 246 L |
| Length | 284 cm | 285 cm |
| Width | 94.5 cm | 100.5 cm |
| Tail Width | 74.3 cm | 81.1 cm |
| Thickness | 15.0 cm | 14.7 cm |
| Shape | Flat Vee to Double Concave | Flat Vee to Double Concave |
| Fin | Drake Shallow 41 + Daggerboard 57 | Drake Shallow 41 + Daggerboard 57 |
| Sail Range | 2.0 - 9.5 m² | 2.0 - 9.5 m² |
| Weight WS | 17.20 Kg | 17.90 Kg |
| Weight Rhino | 18.80 Kg | 19.70 Kg |
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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.
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.