THE EASY CHOICE - Best First Board to buy for New Windsurfers.

At Amara's We have been teaching people to Windsurf for over 30 years. We start people of with the Starboard Start L Board, then we move them on to the Starboard RIO Board where they learn to use Footstraps and Harness and start Windsurfing at speed.

Very Strong, very friendly - we keep buying new ones for our school and end up selling them before we can unpack!

After the Start Board this is Simply a must have, for any School or Resort that would like their guests to enjoy a fast learning curve.

Bridging the gap between planing boards and lightwind longboards, blurring the line between stable entry level boards and progressive freeride boards, the Rio is the board that covers the widest scope of users in all wind conditions: windsurfing for everyone, every time and everywhere.

Its long and wide shape provides plenty of stability for even the most nervous beginners, and also a fast, smooth glide in light winds. For advanced riders, the longer, narrower shape combined with the inboard heel-recesses and a soft dagger-board allows the board to power upwind off the leeward rail.

As the wind speed increases, the Rio’s unique wide tail derived from Formula racing boards provides the early planing, the high speeds and the high performance racing fun that have made it a best seller in the all-wind windsurfing category.

The Rio’s unique features:
•   Contour Deck – makes it easy for everyone to progress into the straps, and easy to rail upwind for advanced wind surfers.
•   Third generation Clipperbox daggerboard – the easiest and most functional daggerboard system. The clip system makes it smooth and easy to operate. Totally sand-proof, strong and reliable.
•   Rigid rubber lips – back-plated with L-shaped plastic strips, this unique system prevents any water from gushing through the daggerboard case when the daggerboard is retracted: easier to plane, and faster planing speeds.
•   A wide and long shape, with a wide tail: stable at slow speeds, fast to glide and transitions smoothly from nonplaning to planing.
•   A 57cm soft-flex daggerboard generates powerful lift, providing high performance upwind ability, speed and racing fun.

Ideal for windsurfers looking for a lighter first-buy board and windsurfing centres who want a more durable finish than EVA soft deck.