New 2012 Starboard SUP's, interesting new sizes.

http://store.tridentsports.com/starboard/pc/2012-Boards-Starboard-SUP-c201.htm

Interesting price for the 14' touring $9,999 thats got to have some amazing features!

Those new NRG boards will be interesting .. I assume that's Nikki Greg designs.. Also a brushed carbon K15 is a good idea and it will be interesting to see what the BOP boards are like.

DJ

Marc996 said...

wide point 8,2...sounds intresting...

And a Wide Point 9'5"
it would be good if they ran the standing area pad all the way to the back for better grip

Holly siht did i count right 156 boards? now that must be a importers nightmare when it comes to ordering let alone a shop trying to stock them!!!

matt18 said...

Marc996 said...

wide point 8,2...sounds intresting...

it could be a winner maybe around 137lt could be my next board

i have the 8,10 now and its the best board i ever had. looking forward to see the 8,2 in person...that might be my new board for 2012 :)

micksmith said...

paul.j said...

Holly siht did i count right 156 boards? now that must be a importers nightmare when it comes to ordering let alone a shop trying to stock them!!!

wow, bringing new meaning to pop out. I don't mean to sound sceptical but can they really produce all boards to the same quality. And why so many models? I wonder if they might be just making it harder for the consumer.

Due to the fact that they are "pop out" as you call it - Yes, I would imaging that there quality will be outstanding and you will also have the advantages of continuity of shape and quality throughout their entire production life. The big "pop out" manafacturers like starboard and naish and surftech are at the top of their game and continue to lead the world in regards to the quality of their finished product. Of course all have had the occasional "not up to scratch" board but considering how many boards these major players pump out I reckon they do an amazing job - and worldwide sales and customer satisfaction would tend to back that up.

DavidJohn said...

Those new NRG boards will be interesting .. I assume that's Nikki Greg designs.. Also a brushed carbon K15 is a good idea and it will be interesting to see what the BOP boards are like.

DJ

Yes I believe the NRG is a Nikki Gregg all rounder fitness board with her initials and a unique colour scheme.

Cuttlefish said...

micksmith said...

paul.j said...

Holly siht did i count right 156 boards? now that must be a importers nightmare when it comes to ordering let alone a shop trying to stock them!!!

I just wish the factories were in our own country because the Thai rice farmers were happier back in their home villages before the lure of work in big factories changed the character of their villages and altered their social fabric irreperrably.
All to make toys for us.

Where do you get the info to make a statement like that

So the line I hear that the surftech factory in Thailand makes use of slave labour in its operations is true ? That is a very common point that is often used to bag their product. What do you mean about Cobra's original guise? What you are saying is that Thailands social fabric is becoming unravelled by industry ? Do you also think its fair to say that Thailands social fabric has also been damaged by tourism ?
For what its worth I ride Aussie made boards so I'm not out to defend products made overseas and lets face it just about everything is made overseas now.
I just cant help but think that there are a lot of myths floating around about a lot of this. i'm not calling bull**** on your experience in that country but there is a lot of emotive argument about Asian surfcraft.
One thing is not going to change and that is that the imports are here to stay but I believe there will always be a market for local board builders.

Cuttlefish said...

It's not slave labour and the Thai workers are paid well by Thai industry standards.
What I'm saying is that they would be happier not finding it necessary to work in these factories far from their homes.
Certainly tourism has had a huge impact and but as I said I was involved in responsible travel.
Even then I still had to reconcile the impact of tourism at this level with the fact that I was able to open peoples eyes to others simpler ways of life.
Back to Starboard's extensive new line up.....

what a load of frog crap these guys get paid and are happy just to be working

Gassa said...

Cuttlefish said...

It's not slave labour and the Thai workers are paid well by Thai industry standards.
What I'm saying is that they would be happier not finding it necessary to work in these factories far from their homes.
Certainly tourism has had a huge impact and but as I said I was involved in responsible travel.
Even then I still had to reconcile the impact of tourism at this level with the fact that I was able to open peoples eyes to others simpler ways of life.
Back to Starboard's extensive new line up.....

what a load of frog crap these guys get paid and are happy just to be working

Well at least I have shown my credentials to back up what I say.
It's not just men working. Plenty of mothers leaving their children to be raised by grandparents or other family members while they go to work in these factories.
See how happy they are when they come home and their own children don't recognise them.

This thread is like Shrek.
Onions have layers.
Ogres have layers.
This thread has layers.
Shrek is green.
I don't know about any yellow crap.

matt18 said...

Murphster said...

New 2012 Starboard SUP's, interesting new sizes.

http://store.tridentsports.com/starboard/pc/2012-Boards-Starboard-SUP-c201.htm

Interesting price for the 14' touring $9,999 thats got to have some amazing features!

remember it's in us dollars so should be cheaper in aus

doesn't work like that matt, import duties, slugability, shop mark-up, etc etc $20000. seriously gotta be a typo $9,999 really

But why is the new PR a trifin? It's supposed to be a board for small wave mush and for years I've read that quads are better for smallish mush to get the speed up. And Svein said in an early video that the PR worked better in all aspects in quad setup. So is this a totally new design?
I guess I'll have to get an old version before they're all gone...