SUP Innovation and the Environment - With Starboard Founder Svein Rasmussen

In any sport there are leaders, who strive for improvement and those who follow in their wake.In this episode Norwegian Olympic windsurfer and Starboard founder Svein Rasmussen talks to Simon about his waterman journey and about developing products for both new paddlers and world champions.When it was first founded, Starboard was an upstart company in a world of large well-established windsurf brands. But like many successfully disruptive brands, what made it stand out was it's continuous innovation, which it has continued to this day, developing beyond windsurf and becoming the most recognisable and world leading SUP brand. This episode is brought to you in association with Starboard and you can check out their site here We appreciate their support for this podcast.Keep up with SUPfm on Facebook: @SUPfmPodcast Instagram: @supfmpodcast or subscribe to our newsletter https://www.supfmpodcast.com/ and get your free guide to the apps we recommend to get your best SUP lifeIf you've spent out on a new board for the first time this season, then invest in your knowledge and safety with our popular and comprehensive online SUP safety course, which gives you the knowledge you need to keep safe on the water, and all for less than the price of an hours water tuition (£37) . It's available here In Season 4 of the podcast we're giving a shout out to the SUP instructors who work hard to help new and improving paddlers engage with the sport, and get equipped with the skills they need.If you're a certified instructor from anywhere across the world, then we'd like to feature you on an episode. Simply leave us a message here with your name, your certifying body and a message about you and where you are, with either a tip, a message about where you love to paddle or even a nice word about the podcast ;)You've only got 1min 25 secs of recording time and you can re-record as many times as you like before you send it!We'll choose a recording to feature on each episode after applying a light edit and getting the sound right.Well done to all instructors for your hard work expanding our SUP tribe and wishing you a great season!

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We talk with guests about fitness, technique and any SUP subject geared to help and inspire across all skill and experience levels and give you what you need to get the most out of your stand-up paddleboard experience. We cover all disciplines from SUP foiling and white-water SUP to down-winding and we discuss issues affecting stand-up paddlers globally. Our mission is to help you get on your board more, move your paddling onto the next level and increase the physical and mental health benefits for everyone who has embraced the sport world-wide. If you have a story to tell, or would like to share your stoke then DM us on Instagram @supfmpodcast