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ASTRO RACER- A True Racing Machine that Fits in a Backpack! The Astro Racer is a highly competitive Race Board with amazing glide, and very particular advantages: shock absorption going upwind and adjustable rocker going downwind. This board can fly with you to any race around the globe with no additional Cost. French Rider, Gaetan Sene, flew to California for the biggest race of the year with a full BOP quiver the Astro Racer 12'6"x26" and the 14'x26". Gaetan competed among 1000 Racers at the BOP and made it through finishing as a top 3 European Rider

"Fast and Fun" The Astro Touring 12'6" x 30"provides glide and is fast enough to win regional races. The generous volume allows paddling with extra luggage or children aboard. Also in our Touring range is The Touring 14'0"X30", simply faster, has more glide and stability and the Tandem at 16'0"X33", yet another world first by Starboard. This two-person paddleboard makes the sport even more fun and sociable. All Touring boards use super stiff 6" drop-stitch materials. Extremely stable and fast, the Astro Touring and Tandem will glide wherever you want to go and beyond. Let a new adventure begin!

"Fast and Fun" Based on our famous Touring 12'6'X30'', the Astro touring provides glide. It's 15.0 cm fast enough to win regional races. The generous volume allows paddling with extra luggage or children aboard. The Touring 14'0"X30" is simply faster, has more glide and stability. The Tandem at 16'0"X33" is yet another world first by Starboard. This two-person paddleboard makes the sport even more fun and sociable. All Touring boards use super stiff 6" drop-stitch materials. Extremely stable and fast, the Astro Touring and Tandem will glide wherever you want to go and beyond. Let a new adventure begin!

"The K-15 comes directly from one of the greatest designers of our time." The late Jim Drake is the designer of the X-15 rocket plane that has held the world record for the fastest manned aircraft since 1967. With victory in the most grueling long-distance race in 2010 - Holland's five-day 11-City Tour - the K-15 has proven itself the world's best all-round race board. It also won the Japanese race championships two years running and most of the events in the competitive Florida series. Extremely efficient, friendly and fast, the slightly rounded sleek underwater hull with a sharp nose provides a fantastic paddling sensation on flatter water. The shape also travels fast and smoothly in choppy water on all courses. It catches surf easily and you can walk back in the cockpit to lift the nose to fit any wave configuration. The water ventilation plugs are designed to allow you to open and close them with the touch of your fingertips. Keep them closed for flat-water paddling, open them for rough water adventures. There are insert plugs both fore and aft to tie down bags or even a storage box. The K-15 is also a fantastic light-wind windsurfing board....

"The fastest flat-water board." We truly enjoyed refining the nose and tail section of the Sprint range, believing a slender deflecting V nose would glide through flat water with noticeably lower resistance. The waterline length is maximized with a low-sitting nose rocker, while the flattened-out middle rocker enables the hull to maintain higher speeds over a longer time. The combination of all the small tweaks paid off and the final Sprint designs are clearly a faster flat-water range than anything we have ever built. The recessed standing area lowers the center of gravity and improves stability, making it possible to ride this narrower design with full power. The slender hull width also allows the paddle to pass closer to the center-line of the board, maximizing strokes per side, making each stroke more efficient and more balanced. A state-of-the-art full sandwich PVC, UD carbon technology is extra-stiff, light and super-durable. Design team Brian Szymanski, Mathieu Rauzier and Svein Rasmussen Testing team Connor Baxter, Gaetan Sene, Annabel Anderson

"The fastest flat-water board." We truly enjoyed refining the nose and tail section of the Sprint range, believing a slender deflecting V nose would glide through flat water with noticeably lower resistance. The waterline length is maximized with a low-sitting nose rocker, while the flattened-out middle rocker enables the hull to maintain higher speeds over a longer time. The combination of all the small tweaks paid off and the final Sprint designs are clearly a faster flat-water range than anything we have ever built. The recessed standing area lowers the center of gravity and improves stability, making it possible to ride this narrower design with full power. The slender hull width also allows the paddle to pass closer to the center-line of the board, maximizing strokes per side, making each stroke more efficient and more balanced. A state-of-the-art full sandwich PVC, UD carbon technology is extra-stiff, light and super-durable. Design team Brian Szymanski, Mathieu Rauzier and Svein Rasmussen Testing team Connor Baxter, Gaetan Sene, Annabel Anderson

"The fastest flat-water board." We truly enjoyed refining the nose and tail section of the Sprint range, believing a slender deflecting V nose would glide through flat water with noticeably lower resistance. The waterline length is maximized with a low-sitting nose rocker, while the flattened-out middle rocker enables the hull to maintain higher speeds over a longer time. The combination of all the small tweaks paid off and the final Sprint designs are clearly a faster flat-water range than anything we have ever built. The recessed standing area lowers the center of gravity and improves stability, making it possible to ride this narrower design with full power. The slender hull width also allows the paddle to pass closer to the center-line of the board, maximizing strokes per side, making each stroke more efficient and more balanced. A state-of-the-art full sandwich PVC, UD carbon technology is extra-stiff, light and super-durable. Design team Brian Szymanski, Mathieu Rauzier and Svein Rasmussen Testing team Connor Baxter, Gaetan Sene, Annabel Anderson

"The fastest flat-water board." We truly enjoyed refining the nose and tail section of the Sprint range, believing a slender deflecting V nose would glide through flat water with noticeably lower resistance. The waterline length is maximized with a low-sitting nose rocker, while the flattened-out middle rocker enables the hull to maintain higher speeds over a longer time. The combination of all the small tweaks paid off and the final Sprint designs are clearly a faster flat-water range than anything we have ever built. The recessed standing area lowers the center of gravity and improves stability, making it possible to ride this narrower design with full power. The slender hull width also allows the paddle to pass closer to the center-line of the board, maximizing strokes per side, making each stroke more efficient and more balanced. A state-of-the-art full sandwich PVC, UD carbon technology is extra-stiff, light and super-durable. Design team Brian Szymanski, Mathieu Rauzier and Svein Rasmussen Testing team Connor Baxter, Gaetan Sene, Annabel Anderson

"The proven fastest board design for choppy conditions becomes easier to surf and turn. New faster more slender models added." The history: The Ace concept is an amazing creation of Brian Szymanski. He started developing the ACE concept already back in 2009 and each year its becoming more evident that in choppy waters the ACE hull simply is the fastest hull around the course. Narrow hull, high walls and a NACA profile outline. A middle rocker line that glides insanely with a curved nose absorbing all chop. Annabel Anderson did not only finish second in the men's fleet in the New York marathon, she also beat all the French male participants in the French World Tour event in 2012 and that with a 6 minute margin. Bart De Zwart won the 11 city tour, the worlds most grueling race. The Ace wins practically everywhere in choppy conditions including independent tests. The new secrets: For 2013 we have integrated a full size cockpit making the ACE an easy board to turn around buoys, just move your back foot back for the full pivot turn. With the flatter and wider recessed deck, it also is comfortable to walk further...

"The proven fastest board design for choppy conditions becomes easier to surf and turn. New faster more slender models added." The history: The Ace concept is an amazing creation of Brian Szymanski. He started developing the ACE concept already back in 2009 and each year its becoming more evident that in choppy waters the ACE hull simply is the fastest hull around the course. Narrow hull, high walls and a NACA profile outline. A middle rocker line that glides insanely with a curved nose absorbing all chop. Annabel Anderson did not only finish second in the men's fleet in the New York marathon, she also beat all the French male participants in the French World Tour event in 2012 and that with a 6 minute margin. Bart De Zwart won the 11 city tour, the worlds most grueling race. The Ace wins practically everywhere in choppy conditions including independent tests. The new secrets: For 2013 we have integrated a full size cockpit making the ACE an easy board to turn around buoys, just move your back foot back for the full pivot turn. With the flatter and wider recessed deck, it also is comfortable to walk further...

"The proven fastest board design for choppy conditions becomes easier to surf and turn. New faster more slender models added." The history: The Ace concept is an amazing creation of Brian Szymanski. He started developing the ACE concept already back in 2009 and each year its becoming more evident that in choppy waters the ACE hull simply is the fastest hull around the course. Narrow hull, high walls and a NACA profile outline. A middle rocker line that glides insanely with a curved nose absorbing all chop. Annabel Anderson did not only finish second in the men's fleet in the New York marathon, she also beat all the French male participants in the French World Tour event in 2012 and that with a 6 minute margin. Bart De Zwart won the 11 city tour, the worlds most grueling race. The Ace wins practically everywhere in choppy conditions including independent tests. The new secrets: For 2013 we have integrated a full size cockpit making the ACE an easy board to turn around buoys, just move your back foot back for the full pivot turn. With the flatter and wider recessed deck, it also is comfortable to walk further...

"The proven fastest board design for choppy conditions becomes easier to surf and turn. New faster more slender models added." The history: The Ace concept is an amazing creation of Brian Szymanski. He started developing the ACE concept already back in 2009 and each year its becoming more evident that in choppy waters the ACE hull simply is the fastest hull around the course. Narrow hull, high walls and a NACA profile outline. A middle rocker line that glides insanely with a curved nose absorbing all chop. Annabel Anderson did not only finish second in the men's fleet in the New York marathon, she also beat all the French male participants in the French World Tour event in 2012 and that with a 6 minute margin. Bart De Zwart won the 11 city tour, the worlds most grueling race. The Ace wins practically everywhere in choppy conditions including independent tests. The new secrets: For 2013 we have integrated a full size cockpit making the ACE an easy board to turn around buoys, just move your back foot back for the full pivot turn. With the flatter and wider recessed deck, it also is comfortable to walk further...

"The proven fastest board design for choppy conditions becomes easier to surf and turn. New faster more slender models added." The history: The Ace concept is an amazing creation of Brian Szymanski. He started developing the ACE concept already back in 2009 and each year its becoming more evident that in choppy waters the ACE hull simply is the fastest hull around the course. Narrow hull, high walls and a NACA profile outline. A middle rocker line that glides insanely with a curved nose absorbing all chop. Annabel Anderson did not only finish second in the men's fleet in the New York marathon, she also beat all the French male participants in the French World Tour event in 2012 and that with a 6 minute margin. Bart De Zwart won the 11 city tour, the worlds most grueling race. The Ace wins practically everywhere in choppy conditions including independent tests. The new secrets: For 2013 we have integrated a full size cockpit making the ACE an easy board to turn around buoys, just move your back foot back for the full pivot turn. With the flatter and wider recessed deck, it also is comfortable to walk further...

"The proven fastest board design for choppy conditions becomes easier to surf and turn. New faster more slender models added." The history: The Ace concept is an amazing creation of Brian Szymanski. He started developing the ACE concept already back in 2009 and each year its becoming more evident that in choppy waters the ACE hull simply is the fastest hull around the course. Narrow hull, high walls and a NACA profile outline. A middle rocker line that glides insanely with a curved nose absorbing all chop. Annabel Anderson did not only finish second in the men's fleet in the New York marathon, she also beat all the French male participants in the French World Tour event in 2012 and that with a 6 minute margin. Bart De Zwart won the 11 city tour, the worlds most grueling race. The Ace wins practically everywhere in choppy conditions including independent tests. The new secrets: For 2013 we have integrated a full size cockpit making the ACE an easy board to turn around buoys, just move your back foot back for the full pivot turn. With the flatter and wider recessed deck, it also is comfortable to walk further...

"Maximum performance in any conditions, from chop to ocean swell." The All Star is an all-rounder with highly diverse characteristics. Fast in chop, great for beach-start racing, fantastic for downwinders, yet competitive in flat water. The middle and upper part of the rails are raised and box-shaped around the standing area, providing added volume / stability. A medium-round bow penetrates upwind, and provides a slippery ride through and over waves downwind. Just sufficient nose volume makes the nose shoot through waves and pop up again with minimal friction. The flattened-out nose section rocker maximizes the waterline and increases the speed. Its sharp edge at the tucked under mid-section increases the release for surf. The tail section with extra volume lifts the board up for early surfing in bumps and makes it especially easy to turn around buoys. The All Stars are narrow, fast hulls with surprisingly good stability, enabling you to keep your paddle closer to the center-line of the board. A state-of-the-art full sandwich PVC, UD carbon technology is extra-stiff, light and super-durable. Design team Brian Szymanski, Mathieu Rauzier and Svein Rasmussen Testing team Connor Baxter, Bart de Zwart, Annabel Anderson and Gaetan Sene ...