The right-hand break of Sayulita, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico offered consistent surf for the final day of SUP Surfing as part of the 2015 ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship presented by Hotel Kupuri. 15-Year-Old Izzi Gomez and 25-Year-Old Sean Poynter showcase youth strength for Team USA by both winning a gold medal.
Episode 3 in SUP Surf Tips with Starboard and FCS SUP athlete Sean Poynter, Sean takes us through the steps on how to stand up on your stand up paddle board. See his tips here.
In February of this year, Starboard Athlete Zane Schweitzer took the Dominican Republic by storm and claimed his second consecutive Master of the Ocean title. Zane released this video of his time at the competition this year, watch the video and prepare yourself to be impressed.
Perks of being a professional surfer? Getting to travel the world and follow fun swells is on the list for sure. Back in February, Sean Poynter snuck a quick trip down to Baja to surf perfect waves without the crowds of So-Cal. Watch and enjoy.
Sean Poynter, one of the world’s leading SUP Surf experts, has created a tutorial for the proper way of setting up your leash string on your board, and in addition, he shows us how to correctly put on a leash. Here SUP Surf Tips from Starboard SUP International Athlete, Sean Poynter.
tarboard SUP Athlete Benoit Carpentier competes on the highly competitive Stand Up World Tour alongside a large pool of talented standup paddle surfers. He recently released this beautiful video of his time during the Mirelift Pro in Morocco during the last event of the year last year in 2014 where fellow Starboard SUP teammate Sean Poynter took home the win.
Izzi Gomez, the 2014 Women's SUP Surfing World Champ and one of Starboard SUP's top athletes, likes to think of Hawaii as a second home. Izzi just dropped this edit of a few of her sessions while in Hawaii over the winter and it's quite impressive to say the least. Take a look and see what we mean.
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.
On the final day of competition at the Master of the Ocean competition, amazing stand-up paddler, surfer and windsurfer Zane Schweitzer hauled in the title for the second consecutive year, highlighting the extremely high level of this water athlete.
The second day of the 2015 Master of the Ocean started with a slight breeze and some nice swell; the sun came out early and strong, making conditions great for the semifinals of the surf and stand-up paddle categories for overall competitors in the morning.
Hear the thoughts of Werner Paddles-SUP team member, 17 year-old Waterwoman, Fiona Wylde, after just wrapping up her first big competition of the year with an awesome finish.
Starboard SUP just recently launched a new series called "Tiki Team Talk." The Tiki Talk is a close and exclusive interview with International Riders. This month they feature Sean Poynter.