Starboard is honored to be the recipient of World Sailing’s 11th Hours Racing Sustainability Award; “Starboard (THA), the leading manufacturer of Stand Up Paddle boards and windsurf boards, including the iQFOiL, the Paris 2024 Olympic Men’s and Women’s Windsurfer Equipment, have won the 2020 World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award.”
Committed to creating a future of freedom worth living in, Starboard Blue has supported SOMWR to make environmental action an intrinsic part of their product design.
For every SOMWR garment, Starboard Blue has planted 1 mangrove and picked up 1.4kg of shoreline plastic.
Head of the Dart is the largest SUP challenge in the UK and with the help of Starboard Blue, they have taken action to measure and offset the emissions from their athlete travel and joined the 10X climate positive movement.
On a mission to address the problem with plastic, Merijn Tinga, one of our Ocean Ambassadors, (a.k.a the ‘plastic soup surfer’) has paddled and windsurfed from London to Paris, carrying an Olympic Torch made with plastic bottles. A journey to raise awareness The ‘crazy expedition’ began on June 22nd as he windsurfed from London Bridge,…
Today, we are releasing our 2023 carbon footprint, sharing our impact in our most comprehensive report yet… Every year, since 2017, we publish our carbon footprint report to provide an accurate account of Starboard’s CO2 emissions and every year we strive to improve our calculations and reporting. This year we have taken our report to…
Get to know Mina Mobekk, the 20 year old iQFOiL athlete representing Norway at the Paris Olympics 2024. After winning 1st place at the iQFOiL European Championships last May, Mina is getting ready to represent Norway at her first Olympics this July. Before heading down to Marseille for the Games, we caught up with Mina…
With not long left till the Paris Olympics, we caught up with Emma Wilson, the iQFOiL athlete representing Great Britain in July, to talk about all things foiling, working with kids, and environmental action. British summer time was making its first appearance, as Emma rolled up on her bicycle to the Official Test Centre in…
Next week is a big one in the Starboard calendar! June 5th is World Environment Day, followed closely by World Oceans Day on June 8th. If you’re looking for fun ways to make time for the planet next week, you are in the right place! Environmental action starts with awareness, and next week is the…
In less than 100 days, you can expect fast-paced action coming from Marseille Marina, but for the iQFOiL, it doesn’t stop there. The new Olympic class is also leading the sporting world with its innovative approach to environmental action. What is iQFOiL? iQFOiL is the new windsurfing class being introduced for the Olympic Games this…
We are thrilled to bring you an exclusive interview with the remarkable Mommy Sue, a prominent figure deeply involved in community development within Starboard’s Plastic Offset Program area in Myanmar. Amidst the breathtaking backdrop of our ongoing beach cleanup initiatives and environmental awareness campaigns. Mommy Sue stands as a beacon of inspiration, tirelessly dedicating herself…