14'8" x 27.5" The Point

After 14 years of revelutionising the windsurfing scene. Starboard, leading the SUP revolution, now unviels The Point, a brand new shape and technology challenging current SUP designs.

When two madly passionate soul surfers and designers, Mark Raaphorst and Svein Rasmussen combining talents to produce the fastest Stand Up Paddle Board in the range, possibly in the water . The Point has been GPS speed tested to reach up to 12.34 km/h on flat water without wind.

The state of the art scooped out deck which feeds into a double concave deck massively increases the balance by reducing center of gravity much like low profile tyers on your car. At the same time as it adds ridigity to the board, reducing losses for extra speed.
The sleek 14'8" has enough nose rocker to work very well even in large ocean swell, one just need to step further back once up surfing.

Where all those years ahead of the game pays of for Stand Up Paddle Boarding.
The construction is the lightest ever successfully being applied to any surf, SUP or windsurf board. The 14kg/m3 light density EPS foam is laminated with 160 grams Carbon epoxy matrix covered by a 0.6 mm thin layer of unidirectional Australian pine wood. There is extra reinforcement in the standing area.

We believe that a whole new exciting dimension of SUP will be created through dedicated "point to point" board development. Down wind races are popular in Hawaii now, and the first competitions are starting in Europe this year. The famous Paddle Round the Pier In Brighton in July 08 was won by Starboard Team Rider Ekolu Kalama on The Point.

The optional sterring system allows one to paddle effortlessly with side wind and eliminates paddle strokes for direction correction. Allowing you to keep training both sides of your body more evenly and thus limiting fatuige and over use of muscles. The sleek system is well integrated into the board design and can be used with just a little touch from the toes.

The power points for the fastest board from point to point:
Scooped out hull for extra balance
Extra length for maximal glide
Sleek nose rocker for open ocean suitability
EVA wedge on the nose to wash water off the deck
Extra superlight state of the art full wood/carbon construction
Optional steering system to increase paddle efficiency and physical endurance.

Personally this is a board I would like to own, along with a smaller SUP for waves. Wiht The Point at 12km/h islands and un-developed parts of the coast line in Pattata Thailand would be accessable within a 1-2 hour return journey Paddle.

Photos: John Carter