Hood River Watersports Pioneer Steve Gates
Big Winds founder Steve Gates loses Battle with Cancer Last week, the paddling and windsurfing community lost a giant. If you have ever been to…
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The Mullet is Now a Starboard Dealer!!!
The Big Announcement! Today, The Mullet announces the next step in our expansion to serve our paddle community. We’re very excited to announce that we’re…
Lessons and Tours: Are you paying attention to your favorite customers?
A friend with a successful SUP tour and rental business recently shared his success story with me. It was strikingly simple and while I can’t…
Lake Powell Paddleboards: Small Business Success gets recognized by WordPress
WordPress highlighted Jordan and Joe’s business, Lake Powell Paddleboards, in their national ad campaign. Their business has received calls and messages from people all over the…
Costco Promotes Paddle Safety
Costco Magazine Features Leashes and PFDs Giving a hat tip to Costco – the warehouse retailer that often is the gateway for new SUP and…
Shop of The Year: Surf Expo Interview with Karen Marvin, South Shore Paddleboards
The State Of Paddle Retail We interviewed Karen Marvin from South Shore Paddleboards at Surf Expo 2018 in Orlando, FL and discussed the state of…
Retail Discussion with Michael from UrbanKai: 2018 Surf Expo
Perspectives from Florida’s Urban Kai Michael and Aimee Conlee own Urban Kai, a Standup Paddleboard retailer with 2 locations in the Tampa Bay Area and…
Gear Review: Sailcloth Bags from Sailbags Maui and Mafia Bags
Repurposing Materials: Sailcloth and Sustainability One of my new favorite things is gear bags made of recycled, or rather repurposed sail cloth from a couple…
Quickblade Video: When Jimmy Met Larry
When Olympic Paddlers Meet We watched this again the other day and just thought it was worth sharing…it’s Jimmy Terrell’s story about meeting fellow Olympian…
International Coastal Clean Up Day
International Coastal Clean Up Day: Pick up trash, maybe win a board! Editor’s Note: Starboard is one of the leading board companies working on behalf…
Geek Alert: Electric Self-Inflating “Smart” SUP
Self-inflating and self-propelling paddleboards Want an inflatable that can go from bag to bay in just five minutes? Want someone or rather something to “paddle”…
Interview: Aussie Pro Angie Jackson and One SUP
Angie Jackson – One SUP We had the opportunity to meet Australian paddle champ Angie Jackson in Hood River this past week and Distressed Mullet’s…
New Starboard Line Features Art by Sonni Honscheid
There are a lot of cool boards out there, and a lot of cool designs and colorways out there, but how many of them are…
Starboard Trash Picker to Come Standard with Paddles
Starboard Adds Trash Picking Device to Paddles What an ingenious, simple, clever idea! And another example of how Starboard is leading the way when it…
SURFTECH Names Jeramie Vaine as Team Manager
Editor’s Note: Congrats to Jeramie and Surtech and NSP! The following news release details Jeramie’s new role with the company: SURFTECH Names Jeramie Vaine Team…
Video: Zane’s Deep Blue Life
Zane’s Deep Blue Life Video Pono [ˈpono] A state of harmony and righteousness and balance. In other words, a Deep Blue Life, as explained in this…
Sonni Hönscheid Joins Starboard and the Tiki Family
New Release Sonni Hönscheid, the three-time (2014-2016) SUP World champion, is joining the Starboard team. “We are stoked to see Sonni Hönscheid joining our Starboard…
ISA collaborates to make the 2016 Fiji World Championship Deep Blue
Editor’s Note: A Deep Blue Event is kind of like LEED certification for buildings- but instead of applying to new construction that is rated based…
New Brand Ambassador For SIC Hails from Greenville, NC
One of our favorite Jane Paddlers is now a brand ambassador for SIC Maui! We are so proud of and excited for Sarah Muir Westbrook,…
Big Sized Family Fun from Fanatic
Now doesn’t this look like fun for the whole family?! Fanatic has just announced the latest addition to its Fly Air inflatable line – the…
