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STARBOARD TOOK HOME 11 OUT OF 12 PWA CONSTRUCTORS' TITLES 2006-2017

Credits Cover Page New Caledonia IS John Carter Rider: Sarah Quita Offringa TABLE OF CONTENTS P06 INTRODUCTION P12 TECHNOLOGY P24 ENTER WINDSURFING P32 FREERIDE AND PROGRESSION P42 SUP WINDSURFING AND INFLATABLE BOARDS P55-56 25 YEAR ANNIVERSARY P56 RACING P76 FOILING P90 WAVE / FREESTYLE P118 ECO PARTNERS P120 SPECIFICATIONS

John Carter JAEGER STONE

2 5 YE A R S O F A W A RD WINNING I N N O V A T I O N QUALITY How to continue the journey and connection to the Ocean through a lifetime? After 15 years of windsurfing, abandoning school and promising to not get into any board-related business, this was a large question for a kid from Arendal, Norway, spending time on a Polynesian Island back in the 90s. Now, looking into the sky, it could seem like we all are stardust navigating our ways through generations of lifetime opportunities. Perhaps the stars somehow influence us, our links to ancestors and the friends that we share the planet with?...

2019 From the retro Windsurfer LT to the future of foil windsurfing, from new sails to new harness lines, 2019 introduces our most complete range of windsurfing equipment. As a designer, the most fun project this year was our new power-to-weight ratio Flight sail concept: from just 6 knots, there is no longer a need for sails bigger than 6.7m2 to get going. Gone are the days when light winds meant big, heavy sails. The Flight program also lead us to discover that like boards, we could make booms wider to gain in power and efficiency. Our new Flight boom is 40% wider than a conventional boom....

VIKTOR LÖFGREN - DIGITAL SYSTEM MANAGER JOE DUMRONGVIVAT GENERAL MANAGER SALES AND LOGISTICS JAEGER STONE - R&D / WAVE MASTER LIAM DUNKERBECK - UPRISING STAR BJÖRN DUNKERBECK - SURF GURU TIESDA YOU - BRAND MANAGER / DESIGNER FRIDA ONGRE - SUSTAINABILITY FLORIAN JUNG - R&D / WAVE MAGICIAN ODA JOHANNE - FREESTYLE PRO AND SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER DELPHINE COUSIN - R&D / RACING TEDDY LERTLEELAWIRAM - INFLATABLE PRODUCTION MANAGER BOUJMAA GUILLOUL - R&D / WAVE MASTER CAMERON FROST - VIDEOGRAPHER SEBASTIAN KOERDEL - R&D / RACING APICHAT TAEWNADE - SHAPER SARAH QUITA OFFRINGA - R&D / FREESTYLE. WAVE...

BALSA NATURAL HONEYCOMB SANDWICH MATERIAL PVC (POLYVINYL CHLORIDE) THE CLASSIC SANDWICH MATERIAL ARMACELL 100% RECYCLED PET SANDWICH MATERIAL FLAX FIBRES NATURE’S CARBON FIBRE CARBON INNEGRA STRONG AND IMPACT RESISTANT FIBRE UNI-DIRECTIONAL CARBON MAXIMUM STIFFNESS AND THE LIGHTEST WEIGHT AUSTRALIAN PINE THE ORIGINAL STARBOARD WOOD TECHNOLOGY T10 NEXT-GENERATION, HIGH DENSITY PET SANDWICH EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (EPS) FUSED AND ZERO WASTE GLASS FIBRE THE ORIGINAL, ICONIC & IRREPLACEABLE COMPOSITE MATERIAL BIAXIAL CARBON THE MOST REFLEXIVE, RESPONSIVE AND RAREST FIBRE. BIO RESIN 33% DERIVED...

BALSA Wood Technology, introduced by Starboard back in 1995, weighed a kilo less than the best boards at the time. Today, Flax Balsa continues the innovative push to use more natural materials in the most high-performance full-sandwich boards. Flax fibres, nature's carbon fibre, are used in Starboard 's Flax Balsa boards along the rails and on the deck for additional stiffness. Crisp and responsive on the \ vV * *1 ft-'; jf T4SV* , / water, yet smooth and comfortable: Flax Balsa is a truly unique technology with a <■ fjrjUp IT%tinW2 totally new fed. By turning the balsa grains vertically...

RE C YC LE D S A N DW I C H CO RE MADE FROM 100% POST-CONSUMER PET BOTTLES. We are proud to present our all-new Carbon technology. It uses a new sandwich core material SHREDDED INTO FLAKES, WASHED AND MELTED THE MELTED PET EXTRUDES INTO GRANULES made from 100% recycled post-consumer PET bottles: ArmaForm® PET GR100. ARMA FORM The bottom is made from full UD Carbon and the deck is built from two types of carbon laid in three different orientations that combine to make Carbon technology light weight and responsive. Available exclusively on iSonics and Futuras. PET BOTTLES ARE COLLECTED AND...

PRESENTING THE WORLDS FIRST FOOT STRAP MADE WITH NATURAL RUBBER By kicking out the environmentally harmful synthetic neoprene, we can welcome the FSC-certified, sustainably sourced and plant-based Yulex foam. With 85% natural rubber content, CO² emitted during the manufacturing process is reduced by 80%. The remaining 15% of synthetic neoprene is kept to improve UV resistance. Carefully sourced with the smoothest fabric for the comfortable feel. CARBON FOOTPRINT DURING THE POLYMER MANUFACTURING PROCESS “Hevea Brasiliensis” also known as Rubber Trees. Sustainably and responsibly grown in...

FLORIAN JUNG. STARBOARD ECO-AMBASSADOR AND TEAM RIDER A DIFFICULT SITUATION “Sustainable” is a word everybody seems to love. It’s cool to make the right choices towards a healthier environment. There's “bio” products in every super market, I can convert my carbon footprint into good, and my sponsor produces eco-boards so I can ride greener waves on the blue ocean. We have a lot of choices to act toward a healthier planet – and it definitely feels good to make use of them. But is that really enough? For over a year, I have been proud to call myself a father. We often walk to the beach, to...

MATTEO IACHINO John Carter

Maui, Hawaii 8 John Carter

R | O L0NG TAIL SMALL (196L) MEDIUM (219L) LARGE (259L) THE EASY CHOICE THE GO-TO BOARD FOR ENTRY LEVEL WINDSURFING AND SCHOOLS. The combination of a long tail design with bat-wings, thick boxy rails, low nose rocker and a flat deck make it glide better than a conventional beginner board yet with more stability. The long tail design also makes the Rio the board that transitions the easiest into planing without having to overcome technical difficulties. The Low Nose Profile with wide shoulders and parallel rails increases gliding speed and stability. With its contour deck and inboard...

LEI ANGELIC ABINAN GRAPHIC DESIGNER STARBOARD This was taken in Boracay, Philippines. It was my 3rd day of windsurfing lessons and I managed to sail out and come back! :D START MEDIUM (238L) LARGE (246L) THE WORLD'S MOST STABLE WINDSURF BOARD Popular with windsurfing schools as the first board to teach beginners on. Colour-coded deck gives the rider an intuitive guide for how to position feet and angle the sail when uphauling, cruising or planing. The colours also make it easier for the instructor to show where the student should place their feet. With its exceptional stability, there is no...