STARBOARD CATALOG 2016
~
Each year, a new Starboard collection typically brings with it one or two new innovations. Take the GO board in 1998 that introduced the wide-style boards to the World, the Start in 1999 that made learning to windsurf in 60 minutes possible, or the Evo that invented the superhero wave board in 2000 for example.
There was the HyperSonic that reignited Slalom in 2002, or the UltraSonic that made freeriding in light winds possible and the Formula that defined a new era of modern Course Slalom. 2010 saw Starboard introducing the slim board concept with the Atom. 2012 was the year of the Phantom’s Bat Wings and 2013 saw the invention of Inflatable WindSUPs, Some of our off-the-wall concepts became classics, like the Serenity that helped break perceptions of what lightwind windsurfing can be. Or the Compact, our first concept aimed at making windsurfing more compact. People still share some of their best windsurfing moments on the tandem Gemini, an original Jim Drake innovation.
For the single year of 2016, we’re proud to introduce two entirely new innovative board ranges in the Reactor and the AirPlane, a new construction technology breakthrough that is the lightest in the World with UltraCore, and the revolutionary Rail Edge technology for Inflatable WindSUP boards. Together with our team of World Champion riders, our World’s leading R&D team and with our global network of distributors and retailers, as you browse the pages of our catalogue and of our new website, I hope you’ll enjoy discovering all that’s new for 2016, and what makes them the most advanced, highest performance windsurf boards. Welcome to 2016, our most innovative year.
As recently as 2015, we introduced the Long Tail concept that takes the pain out of planing.
Tiesda You Designer / Brand Manager
OUR MOST INNOVATIVE YEAR
“ From growing up windsurfing and shaping boards in Qatar at the age of ten, Tiesda went to graduate in Mechanical Engineering with honours from University College London. Since joining Starboard fifteen years ago, Tiesda’s unique understanding of fluid dynamics and the mechanics of windsurf boards led to designs such as the HyperSonic, the iSonic, the Long Tail concept, the thin Atoms, the Serenity, Windsurfing Cats, today’s new AirPlanes and more.
” Size 8.5 x 12 in.