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Black Box Wave Quad Wave NuEvo Wave Kode Wave Kode Freestyle Wave Flare Freestyle The unique light wind / mushy waves toy The rail-driven power wave board The effortless and efficient surfer Philip Koster’s new generation, The sharp, aggressive, fast and Most highly-rated freestyle board The board, not the sail, generates and The most connected feel with the wave The closest to a true surf board in aerial-style wave boards responsive wave-freestyle board designed by the best freestyle team holds speed on the wave you can get design, performance and feel Fast, speedy and powerful. Mixes The one-board quiver solution Fast, aggressive and compact yet What's new? New concept for a What's new? New MorenoTwins Pro What's new? Supersize models (101, new-school rotational and aerial What's new? Shorter nose on the 86; comfortable and forgiving – it’s the real-world conditions revolution Model 67 and new 87 and 92 rocker 110) for everyday wavesailing. New 86 wave-riding style Aerodynamic “bullet nose” for the 94 perfect balance! size. Faster 92 shape What's new? New MorenoTwins Pro and 103 What's new? New ProKids 81 and 87 67, 70, 74, 77, 82, 87, 92, 100 Model 67 and new lengths and rounder shorter lengths and new shapes for the Carbon, Wood Carbon, Wood 73, 80, 86, 92, 101, 110 nose rails on the other models 86, 94, 103 91 and 101 Carbon, Wood Carbon, Wood,Technora 67, 72, 77, 82, 87, 92 81, 91, 101, 111 Carbon, Wood, Technora Carbon Page 20 Page 24 Page 30 Page 22 Page 26 Page 28 WAVE & FREESTYLE iSonic Slalom UltraSonic Freerace iSonic Speed Formula Course Racing Phantom Raceboard The pure slalom board The super-efficient, early planing slalom board The speed needle The ultra high-tech course racing board The most advanced and most successful raceboards The icon of modern slalom – it has Ultra planing starts in just 7 knots Designed by Bjorn Dunkerbeck Carlos Earliest planing capabilities and the 8 of the Top 10 raceboards are Starboard (including 1st place) redefined the genre and continues to Sosa and Remi Vila for the W58 and new widest wind range What's New? Thicker and more voluminous versions of the 295 dominate PWA’s slalom races. 147 W44, it’s the culmination of a 26 year What's new? New shape for 2014/2015 and 377 for better light-wind performance What's new? New shorter, slimmer and Carbon, Wood R&D journey season. Only one size, that replaces both wider shapes for 2014: more planing, What's new? New W44 model designed sizes of 2012/2013. 295 L, 377, 377 L more control, more speed! for Namibia 2013. Carbon, Tufskin AST 167, 161 Experience One Design Page 42 80, 87, 90, 97, 107, 110, 117, 130 Page 36 W44, W49, W54, W58 Carbon, Tufskin AST (P.40) Carbon, Wood Carbon Page 44 Page 36 Page 38 Page 34 RACING Futura Freerace Carve Freeride GO Freeride Kode Tufskin Entry/Freeride AtomIQ Freeride The most innovative freerace board Plug and play freeride The original progressive all-round board Dual concept board The new generation freemove board Extra slim, deep deck concaves, Accessibility and fun like never before Slim and wide for stability and wind An entry-level board for kids and a fun Maneuverable, fun and fast with a huge mini-wingers and packed full of iSonic What's new? 8% slimmer again range freeride blaster for adults wind range technology, it’s the most advanced New concept for 2014 freerace board 111, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161 111, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 113, 123, 137 Carbon, Wood, Tufskin AST 171 Windsurfer Tufskin EVA 100, 110, 120 93, 101, 111, 121, 131, 141 Tufskin EVA Carbon Carbon, Wood Back Cover Page 62 Page 60 Page 64 Page 58 FREERIDE Gemini Tandem Rio Entry Start Entry WindSUP Inflatable WindSUP The wide-style tandem board The entry-level and progressive board The most stable entry-level board The most fun and social board ever Easy to learn, glides fast and gets you to The World’s easiest board to start The inflatable WindSUP Lighter, stronger The board for SUPing and windsurfing: WindSUP made. Ideal for clubs, schools, centers learn windsurfing on and more compact than conventional Fastest growing category of windsurfing and large families boards What's new? S, M, L M , L What's new? New ASAP models with polished blue rails Tufskin Sport Tufskin Armourtech Tufskin EVA Red, Tufskin EVA Blue New kids' size New Summer board model Tufskin Sport New fin boxes and fittings New Freeride model XL 9’ x 30”/ 10’ x 34”/ 11’2” x 32”/ 10’x34”, 11’2”x30”, 12’x32” Tufskin Armourtech 11’2” x 39”/ 12’6” x 30” Wave special: 8’10”x32” Deluxe, Fun Summer board: 12’x36” Freeride: 12'2"x30" Page 72 Kid's: 9’x30” Page 48, 50 Page 52 Tufksin EVA, A.S.A.P Page 68 A.S.A.P Blue Page 70 WindSUP GETTING STARTED 02 03 Only 36 years ago our friends in Arendal Sailing club, Norway were discussing the future of windsurfing design. The general consensus was that it now would be challenging to improve windsurfing as the equipment already was so cool. Checking out The Phantom at The King’s Cup 2012. Local racing in Norway 1979. Loading my 350kg. of gear, Tenerife world cup 1993. Team Tiki Myanmar The Windsurfer One design had a a great concept, so did the Mistral Competition and most other boards available offered exciting One Design racing. I went on racing for another 16 years, The LA Olympics on the One design Windglider and then the Pro windsurfing tour thereafter. The gear however seemed to become better every year and by the time Starboard was started in 1994, windsurfing boards generally were said to be fantastic. Looking back at the last 19 years boards and rigs alike have however again taken several quantum leaps and some may again believe that it is challenging to improve future windsurfing? The past however has the tendency of predicting the future and incredible improvements are sure to come. Our Pro team has been bringing home 5 out of 6 last PWA manufacturers titles, proving that futuristic gear of today indeed makes a difference even for the most skilled riders. “Svein Rasmussen is one of the most influential figures in modern Windsurfing. Following a successful career as a My race DNA also likes to establish who is the best rider, not only what gear is the most efficient. My feet have quite possibly tested more different board designs professional windsurfer, he changed tack to start Starboard in than any other windsurfer’s feet over the years? Yet I would love to participate in 1994 and created a company that has evolved into a clear Scott and Svein battleling it out since 1987 local One Design races with the Phantom 295 L. This design sums up much of all leader in today’s competitive board market. His innovations and the great stuff one looks for in an allround board. If Windsurfing is going to make it trendsetting ideas are responsible for the introduction of short for the 2020 Games, the Phantom class may be it’s best bet? Give it a try and and find out how much fun it is to race with friends. and wide board designs but far from resting on his laurels, he has plenty more ideas to expand and progress our sport” Windsurf UK Svein Rasmussen President Starboard Co, LTD 04 and long sleeve suits daggerboards harnesses, retrackable Before 05 INNOVATION QUALITY 2014 2014: our finest collection of boards yet. Toon Phaitoon Kaewhorrit, Ex Thanuphong Saisonthananant, Den Chomkokgroud, Chat Apichat Taewnade, Don A consolidated board range refined for Thongchai Phudansoong, master craftsmen and shapers in the Starboard workshop, producing the most accurate custom prototypes. every windsurfing category and innovative in many new ways. Ex Key highlights of the year include the reintroduction of the slim Atoms and our big push with the new WindSUP Freeride. The latter, thanks to its clever Long Tail design concept, I personally believe can single- handedly take us back to the future, into a world of popular mainstream windsurfing, shared by friends and family together, planing and non-planing, on one single board (see page 50). Our team based here at HQ in Thailand grows larger with the arrival of Project Managers Fabian McGovern and Antoine Lefebvre, who will be bringing lots of fresh ideas and new concepts to Starboard 3.0. Remi Vila, head of Research and Development, with focus on racing, freeride, WindSUP and Inflatables. Toon Den DREAM TEAM Arnon Saisorn, TiESDA YOU Production manager and our key link between prototyping and production. Chart Don Fabian McGovern, Project Manager with emphasis on Antoine Lefebvre, Project Manager with emphasis media communication, product development and team on websites, product development and sales. management. The 3D printing machine, for prototyping footstrap inserts, slot boxes, fin boxes and other inserts. KOLTdblack Jaruk Thongpraeb, who hand-built our load cycle-testing machine that simulates repeated loads The CAD/CAM shaping machine, The template plotting machine. for drawing out Arwut Lei over a product’s entire lifetime. for shaping the foam cores of our prototypes. our shaping templates. In the next six pages and throughout the catalogue are many more people who have contributed to Starboard 2014. We can’t thank everyone enough for their support, inspiration and energy over the years. It’s been a fantastic journey and we hope that you, dear windsurfer, will enjoy reading our catalogue and discovering all the details of your favourite new board, whether you’re riding waves, powering your paddle-board with wind or learning to windsurf for the first time.