Summer 2017 saw the launch of Protect Blue – a sustainability conference with a difference. Supported by Starboard and Generation Blue with a focus on ocean conservation, it saw a diverse group of activists, athletes & sustainability experts travel to Noli, a small coastal town in Northern Italy. The ethos of the event is to…
This weekend we celebrate Earth Day. Plastic Pollution is this year’s focus and one of the worst offenders in our oceans. Earlier this year Starboard declared war on single-use plastics and we have taken many measures to reduce our plastic footprint. It’s time to turn off the tap on plastic. Help us Refuse, Reduce and…
Starboard sustainability team member Céline attended the Global Waves Conference 2018 in Santa Cruz, CA amongst 300 other attendees. Here’s the sum up: 6 Take-Home Messages. This conference gathered leading organizations focused on ocean conservation such as Save the Waves, Surfrider International, Surfers Against Sewage, Sustainable Surf & Parley for the Oceans (two of Starboard’s…
We’re launching a new Deep Blue Interview series with the riders, asking them about their #DeepBlueLifestyle. Deep Blue Life = engaged and aware ocean advocates, taking action to protect the health and the future of our environment, and dedicated to a more ocean-friendly way of life. Boujmaa Guilloul speaks up about his Deep Blue…
Cape Town, March 2nd – Professional Windsurfer, Ocean Adventurer and Environmentalist Florian Jung visits South Africa to enjoy some of the fantastic windsurfing conditions Cape Town has to offer while escaping the cold European Winter. While Flo has been enjoying the great windsurfing conditions Cape Town has to offer, the fresh drinking water crisis has…
More than seven-tenths of this planet’s surface is covered in water. That blue expanse is Earth’s greatest playground and classroom, and its most vital ecosystem. Life in the oceans generates the oxygen for every second breath we take. It regulates the climate, the weather, the temperature. Our very survival as a species is intertwined with…
Source 2 Sea – Trailer from Eelke Dekker on Vimeo. The Plastic Soupsurfer has a new mission. He wants to paddle down the entire river Rhine. It runs from the high mountains of Switzerland, all the way to the North Sea in the Netherlands. To bring the message of plastic litter, he teams up to…
Here at Starboard, we strive to use recycled, up-cycled, and eco-friendly materials in SUP and windsurf gear that is enjoyed around the world. But part of their philosophy is that sustainability starts at home. Starboard’s neighbour, Firewire Surfboards, up-cycles the waste created from their boards by funneling it into a machine that melts, densifies, and molds the material…
Thank you to the hundreds of posters around the world for participating in the #STARBOARDWORLDCLEANUP and taking care of their waters. Your prizes are on their way! Watch the replay of the Live draw done at Starboard HQ Here are the final draw winners: 1. Mia Raffeale – Florida, USA 2. Zero Waste…
Let’s be frank, we have a global plastic pollution problem. 8 million tons of it to be exact! What are we going to do about it? Starboard Co. has taken the lead in offsetting the impacts of the plastic used in its business by creating the first Plastic Offset Program (POP) in coordination with…