This summer a group of volunteers from Good Karma Projects took a trip around the Mediterranean on the Majoqui, a 10m sailboat. They sailed 350nm going from the Catalan coast to Mallorca collecting data on microplastics in the Mediterranean and other larger plastics such as abandoned fishing nets. This expedition was part…
Ultimately, many of the materialistic items we own do come to an end of life. It is known that the surf industry is a huge polluter towards our natural environment. Starboard wants to take action on this. Yes, we can work on what goes into our boards. Whereas on the other hand, what can we…
A truthful documentary from David Attenborough, urging us all to take action. This week a documentary was launched by the BBC called Extinction: The Facts. David Attenborough and various other scientists show us the effects of how our planet is rapidly changing, causing harm to all life on the planet. Furthermore, Sir David…
Starboard Blue is supporting the Chesapeake Bay Paddle to help gather momentum. Supporting Chris in his mission to paddle 240 miles and to plant 20 million oysters! Ocean Ambassador Chris Hopkinson will be the first-ever person to embark on a full-length paddle of the whole of the Chesapeake Bay for the Bay Paddle. …
World Clean-Up Day is on the horizon! Many of us clean up daily, weekly, or monthly. This year is once again a day for us to come together for a breadth of action across the world, for a mass clean up, wherever you are! World Clean-Up Day can be actioned anywhere! On…
Brent Allen launched the “River Protectors” Initiative, as he shares our vision that we must all protect the natural resources we enjoy outdoors. Ocean Ambassador Brent Allen has launched the “River Protectors” initiative to act as a puzzle piece to help solve the issue of litter and debris in the Oklahoma River. Let’s…
Starboard Ocean Ambassador Cal Major is once again embarking on a UK expedition to Paddle Against Plastic. September 2020: PRESS RELEASE: Paddle Against Plastic: River Severn Source to Sea A stand-up paddleboarding expedition to explore the course of plastic from source to sea, and the relationship between our lives inland and the ocean.…
Taking action now and starting at our core. Starboard’s vision is Blue and it feeds into Starboard HQ’s recycling efforts. There’s that fear of knowing that one day, we may not be able to enjoy this sport in nature’s full beauty in the future. We want to save the ocean from rubbish, keeping our waters…
As part of the ‘Voices of SUP’ sequence, SUPBoarder Magazine interviews Starboards Environmental Project Manager Tasmin Chilcott. It is time now for you to grab yourself a snack, a coffee or tea. After that, sit back and get ready to be immersed into the life of Starboard Blue… Read the full article…
The seafaring Steenland family, whose environmental and social efforts are collectively known as The Sea Monkey Project, this week launched a crowdfunding drive to operationalise the production of a new range of bags made entirely of upcycled ocean waste. This is the “Sea Monkeys’” first Kickstarter campaign. It goes far beyond taking the trash out…