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Connor Baxter Wins the Olukai Ho'olaule'a Event - and Defends his 2012 Title!!
Re-Cap of Event – by Connor Baxter The Olukai Ho’olaule’a is a great event. Every year paddlers look forward to competing at this event in the infamous Maliko downwinder. The day started out with rain and very light winds. But, when driving down along the north shore we could see that the wind was picking up and the rain had stopped – and there were a few whitecaps. It...Ryan James Wins Largest SUP Event in the UK – River Dart Challenge.
Starboard’s International Paddler, Ryan James of the UK, takes on the best of the best in the UK’s largest and most prestigious event – the River Dart Challenge. Out of 98 paddlers, Ryan came in first in the 14’ division. The race, a 10 mile journey, took place on the River Dart from Totnes to Dartmouth. Congratulations Ryan James and best of luck the rest of the racing...Zane Schweitzer: Abu Dhabi Overall Champion and Connor Baxter Winner in Sprint Race Event.
Congratulations to Team Starboard as they went to the Middle East and dominated the wave pool and the racing course. Over 3 days we all got to witness history in the making with the first ever Tour stop in the Middle East. This could easily change surfing as we know it and no longer do we need big oceans, shore breaks, reef breaks or do we have to wait on the next big swell to come in… As...Moritz Mauch Winner in Canarian/Spanish Race and SUP Championship
Congratulations to International Team Rider Moritz Mauch for his 1st place finish in the Sprint portion of the Canarian/Spanish Race Championship and for his 1st place finish in the SUP Surf Canarian Championship. The race event took place 23rd of March in the South of Fuerteventura, it was the first race event on the canaries and in total 13 competitors took part. The conditions where really...