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Test 2017 - All-round boardsStarboard Blend Zen 11'2'' x 32''

Stephan Gölnitz

 · 20.02.2018

Test 2017 - All-round boards: Starboard Blend Zen 11'2'' x 32''Photo: Stephan Gölnitz
Test 2017 - All-round boards: Starboard Blend Zen 11'2'' x 32''
Next to all the boards with a rather stretched touring outline, the Starboard looks endearingly knobbly. And even with the three fins glued on, it takes on a special role.
Starboard Blend Zen 11'2'' x 32Photo: Stephan GölnitzStarboard Blend Zen 11'2'' x 32

We also enjoyed paddling it on flat water, because the wide bow only has a beefy look, the board does not displace much water at the front, but is quite easy to paddle for the wide shape - without a big bow wave. This look doesn't make the board feel particularly lively, and you probably wouldn't choose the Blend as a sports tourer or fitness board, but the fins and the particularly high tipping stability open up the possibility of mastering somewhat wilder river passages. We also liked the grippy pad, which is wedge-shaped at the rear. With one foot on the tail, the board turns real pirouettes.

PLUS Suitable for rivers; very stable; favourable price, very grippy deck pad, light, turns well, leash includedMINUS Very tightly cut pack sack, moderately directionally stable

CONCLUSION The Blend does justice to the "classic" all-rounder. A well-suited family board that can also be used on shallow running water and is particularly stable for beginners.

Info www.star-board-sup.com Price 999 EuroLength 340.4 cmWidth 81.2 cmWeight* 10.1 kgVolume 261 l

* Measurement SUP magazine n.a. no manufacturer information

You can read this article or the entire SUP 1/2017 issue in the SURF app (iTunes and Google Play) - the print edition is available here.Photo: Stephan GölnitzYou can read this article or the entire SUP 1/2017 issue in the SURF app (iTunes and Google Play) - the print edition is available here.
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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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