If Starboard SUP athlete Connor Baxter isn't a familiar name in your vocabulary already, prepare yourself because it should be. As the 2014 Stand Up World Series World Champion, Connor has a ton of momentum going into the 2015 season. With 3 out of 5 wins on the Stand Up World Series in 2014, twenty-one year old Connor Baxter was crowned 2014 Champion.
As an athlete, having health issues that are out of your control can be a difficult hurdle to jump. 16 year-old Boardworks Surf ambassador Ryan Maloney has dealt with a major life hurdle being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of two.
Meet Team Starboard as they prepare for a groundbreaking year on the Stand Up World Tour (SUWT) in 2015. With insanely talented athletes on their roster, Team Starboard is comin' in hot and heavy into the 2015 season.
We are proud to highlight the this photographer in our series that showcases the work of exceptional photographers in and out of the stand up paddle boarding world. Our first photographer, whose work is incredibly stunning and who is able to capture why so many of us love stand up paddling, is Desirée Gardner from Panama City Beach, Florida.
Haywood Newkirk is the son of a "Water Man" who has lived his entire life in and around the water. Check out this awesome feature of Haywood highlighting his life experiences and how he got so involved in the standup paddle community.
Anthony Vela is a professional waterman and lives his life on the water. Checkout this clip where Ocean Minded takes us ‘Inside the Mind’ of Anthony Vela.
Fiona Wylde is an incredible athlete and a familiar name in the SUP world. Watch this clip of her talking about why being a multiple-sport athlete gives her an edge.
Shelby Taylor shares her goals and aspirations of what she really wants to accomplish in her life in the SUP world.