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Starboard Waterline 14' x 30"Lively and stable - sporty touring board in the test

Stephan Gölnitz

 · 15.04.2023

Starboard Waterline 14' x 30": The sport tourer has an extremely sharp nose.
Photo: Stephan Gölnitz
The sporty Starboard Waterline 14'0" touring board provides a lively ride and proved to be exceptionally stable in the test.

With its very narrow, rounded front section, the nose of the Waterline is always in the water. The narrow tip "sticks" even more pointedly through the water surface than the other test candidate, the JP-Australia GT-S Carbon 14'0'', and the subjectively perceived resistance seems even a shade lower.

Compared to the other test boards, the Starbaord Waterline has an extremely pointed nose. Nice feature: you can stow light day luggage in the recess under the net.Photo: Stephan GölnitzCompared to the other test boards, the Starbaord Waterline has an extremely pointed nose. Nice feature: you can stow light day luggage in the recess under the net.

Here too, the wide tail looks like invisibly mounted training wheels: you look at the narrow bow and are surprised at the stable planing position that hardly matches the sleek look. The Waterline takes lateral waves noticeably better than the JP board, where the pure flat water specialist comes through a little stronger in character. The board is particularly impressive in calm water with a very light paddle pull and plenty of speed.

The wide rear end provides a lot of stability without braking.Photo: Stephan GölnitzThe wide rear end provides a lot of stability without braking.

A board for anyone looking for a sleek raceboard feeling, but without the corresponding wobbly handling. The front deck is optimised for carrying at least light day luggage.

Rating Starboard Waterline 14'0'' x 30,0'':

The sports and day tourer for flat water. You won't find a more lively ride with almost the same tipping stability.

Extremely fast and light-footed, yet unexpectedly stable.

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Technical data Starboard Waterline 14'0'' x 30,0''

  • Price: 2079 Euro
  • Length: 427.0 cm
  • Width: 76.0 cm
  • Weight*: 12.4 kg
  • Volume: 284 litres
  • Other sizes: 14'0'' x 28.0"/12'6'' x 28.0"
  • Further information is available at sup.star-board.com

* SUP magazine measurement

The test of the brand new Starboard Sprint Expedition 14'0" x 29.5" can be found in SUP 1/2023 - on newsstands from 2 May 2023 - or order right here at Delius Klasing->

The new SUP magazine will be published on 26 April 2023 and is packed with exciting board tests and much more.Photo: Paolo MancaThe new SUP magazine will be published on 26 April 2023 and is packed with exciting board tests and much more.

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Stephan Gölnitz

Stephan Gölnitz

Deputy Editor in Chief surf

Stephan Gölnitz comes from Bochum and had Holland as his home windsurfing territory for many years before moving to Munich in 1996 for the job of test editor at surf magazine. The materials engineering graduate worked as a surf instructor on the Ijsselmeer during his studies and competed for several seasons for the Essen sailing team in the Surfbundesliga and the Funboard Cup. He completed a traineeship at surf-Magazin in the test department and since then has actively accompanied almost all tests on the boom and for more than 10 years also as a photographer. Stephan has covered many thousands of test kilometers, mainly on Lake Garda and in Langebaan, but also in Egypt and Tobago. He gets his hands on over 100 new sails and boards every year as his company car. Privately, he prefers to surf with a foil on Lake Walchensee or “unfortunately far too rarely” in the waves. SUP is Stephan's second passion, which he pursued for several years at numerous SUP races. Today, he prefers to paddle on river tours with family or friends - even for several days.

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