Our Chief innovator, Svein Rasmussen, shared some tough truths about plastic pollution in the ocean and in our lives with the members of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand — and encourage them to take the lead in the industry change. Last week Starboard was invited to give a talk at the…
Cat Friend (British) and Valerie Bisbal (Mallorcan) aim to be the first people to circumnavigate the Spanish Island of Mallorca (Majorca) on a Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) on the Soller To Soller Expedition. Starting on 1 June 2018 from Port Soller they target completing the 555km trip (345 miles) in 21 days. Cat and Valerie aim to raise…
Do you know what are the implications of a massive oil spill really are? In the wake of Earth Day 2018’s global initiative to beat plastic pollution, April 23rd, Celine Jennison and Christian Shaw of Plastic Tides paddled down the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz and across Monterey Bay to their destination at Moss…
Sian Sykes completes the 1st solo & unsupported SUP Circumnavigation of Wales without Single Use Plastics. On Friday 4th May 2018 Sian became the first person to complete a solo-unsupported 1000km circumnavigation of Wales by Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP). Starting in March at the Welsh community of Connahs Quay, Sian’s route took her down the…
Join the #eatlessplastic crew in their voyage from LA to NZ, monitoring micro-plastics in the Pacific ocean and stop eating plastic! The voyage On May 14th, five brave souls boarded the 54-foot sailboat TODAY to cross remote parts of the Pacific Ocean and gather insights on the sea’s rapidly declining health. The crew of researchers,…
From February 24 to March 15, Ben & Mat Carpentier followed the coast from Cape Town to Jeffrey’s Bay with two main goals: surf (the best waves of this pristine part of the South African coast) and explore. What they didn’t realise was the extent of the water shortage that put their goal into perspective……
“People protect what they love and they love what they protect” One of Starboard Blue’s top ambassadors, Shilpika Gautam, took to the stage at the annual Voices 4 Oceans event hosted by 5 Gyres. Check out her recap below! “In the history of humankind, there has never been a greater, more urgent need to…