How to fast tack in ligh wind. Starboards Dream Team rider Federico Morisio shares some tips on how to do the fast tack in light wind conditions. Tacking helps you to change direction, but also essential to master so you can catch the…
Sarah-Quita Offringa and Oda Johanne offer online coaching and clinics to take your windsurfing skills to the next level. We asked Sarah-Quita about their approach of teaching: “By having a clear plan for what you want to practice before heading out, we make…
Take your freestyle skills to the next level and learn how to flaka. Current FPT leader Lennart Neubauer filmed this amazing tutorial to help you master this trick.
Starboard Dream Team rider Federico Morisio talks you through the four steps on how to get through the shorebreak at a wavespot. Federico is constantly pushing his level in the wave discipline and also vlogs on a regular basis, giving insights on the…
The talented PWA slalom and iQFOiL sailor Sebastian Kördel shares some tips on what you need to think about when using small foil wings. The sailor from Germany says “do not be afraid of the speed” and “send it!” He says a few…
Welcome to Sarah-Quita´s garage in Pozo! Before the 19 x World Champion competed in the PWA Wave world cup in Gran Canaria, she gave us some top tips on how to set up the 2022 Starboard UltraKode. Watch the video here: If…
Top slalom rider and World Champion Matteo Iachino shows how he is setting up the iSonic slalom boards. Find out where he puts the footstraps and mast base. Watch the video and find out! THE iSONIC IN DETAIL This year we…
Dream Team rider Flo Jung talks you through how to cross big waves with windsurfing gear. In order to ride waves you first have to get to them. In the end it comes down to timing, patience and commitment. In the video below…
GET THE PERFECT TUNE! Norwegian iQFOiL and PWA rider Helle Oppedal and her little sister Tuva share some foil tuning secrets! They just released a new video where they show how to tune your iQFOiL board. If you wonder where to place the…
It´s time to learn How To Chop Hop! If you are dreaming about jumping high off waves, you should first start nailing the chop hop. Not much can beat the feeling of jumping on your windsurfing board. The moment the fin comes out of…
Your feet and body are flying through the air, and your mast is heading full speed towards the nose of your beloved board; you are hooked in and powerless, awaiting immediate impact. Follow these 6 handy tips to avoid a windsurf catapult. …
Learn how to foil – basic. There are several different ways we can get our first flight on the foil. Here are some easy steps to get started! TRY WITHOUT USING THE HARNESS LINES ON YOUR FIRST ATTEMPTS It can be smart to try…
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:…
There are two basic turns in windsurfing — the tack and the jibe. The tack is a turn upwind, and it takes the nose of the board through the wind. Tacking is one of the key maneuvers in windsurfing, and it keeps you upwind all time.…
The Best Part?! When your kids love windsurfing, it probably means more hours on the water for you! Nothing is more beautiful than sharing your passion with your kids. But it may sound easier than it is, as there are certainly a lot…
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 of different abilities. Freeride boards are the most common and…
How To Beach Start When you are starting to windsurf it is smart to start practising the beach start as soon as possible. It will save your back from uphauling the sail and it is a great way to go if you want…
How to Gybe is probably the most known subject to talk about at a windsurfing beach. A gybe is a turn you do downwind, and is a skill you must learn in windsurfing if you want to keep your hair dry! The better…
Front Hand Position – Windsurfing Tips Are you putting your front hand in the right position during your windsurfing manoeuvers? Watch the video above to see Sam Ross explaining his quick tip for your front hand position in windsurfing: Front…
Learning to windsurf and unlocking new moves can be challenging. With today’s windsurfing tip you will learn how to have a better stance. Keeping and increasing your speed is all about having the correct stance. Being able to quickly adapt to choppy conditions…
Windsurfing Tip – Thumbs On Top can make a big difference: Learning windsurfing and unlocking new moves can be challenging. Something as little as putting your thumbs on top can have a big impact on how you hold your rig. Knowing how you…
Learning to windsurf and unlocking new moves can be challenging. With our windsurfing tips today, you will learn how to keep a more stable sailing position by keeping your elbows down. Increasing your speed is all about having the correct stance and adapting…
Learn How To Carve Tack Making that perfect, almost planing, carve tack is pretty high up on most windsurfers ‘to learn’ list (no matter how many years you have been sailing). The tack is the most basic moves and probably the first…
How To Get Into The Footstraps How To Get Into The Footstraps for Windsurfing: This weeks windsurfing quick tips from Starboard’s windsurf coach Sam Ross is about footstraps. Over the years boards have become shorter, hence the way we get into…
How To Gybe – Backhand Position Learning to windsurf and unlocking new moves can be challenging, but with this windsurfing quick tip you will learn to gybe like a pro in no time. Making that perfect almost planing gybe is pretty…
How To Foil Gybe Learning to foil is a whole new challenge for all of us windsurfers. The foiling gybe is the first big challenge in this new game. So after you start flying comfortably, flying through those gybes will be your…
Learning How To Carve Learning how to carve in windsurfing is an essential prerequisite for planing through that perfect race gybe, bottom turn, or carve tack. All moves that probably are pretty high up on most of our to-do lists. Unlocking new…
How To Set Up Your Foil Knowing how to set up your foil correctly will have a crucial impact on your sailing no matter what kind of foil you use. To get a balanced angle of attack for your foil it is…
How To Foil Upwind One of the great aspects of foil windsurfing is the equipment’s ability to foil upwind. Learning how to foil upwind is therefore not difficult and in the following video, Sam explains that what will help you reach better…
How To Set Up The Kode Our Kode’s have footstrap and fin positioning options that make it possible to transform them from radical wave boards to comfortable and cruisy freeride boards. The Kodes also come with extra fins to allow for these…
Within only a few years foiling has gone from a windsurfing discipline only accessible to a few, to something that is breaking new ground, bringing in new people and with it, new conditions and places. Much of the recent expansion has been driven…
FREERIDE OR FREESTYLE IT’S YOUR CHOICE Our Ignites might be high-performance freestyle boards at heart, but their early planing capabilities and fast rocker also make them great for bump and jump or pure freeriding. They are the ideal boards for when you…