Starboard Foil Blade Carbon 29mm SUP Foil Paddle 2026

The Starboard Foil Blade Carbon 2026 is Starboard's SUP-foil-specific paddle. Why a dedicated paddle exists: when you're on foil, the stroke changes. You need fast acceleration at take-off and low-speed power to get back up when you drop off the foil. A traditional race blade isn't optimised for that profile.

Foil Blade design:

• Low aspect ratio: wide, short blade. Fast acceleration from a standstill, ideal for take-off.
• Shares CFD technology with the Velocity (slim profile, side winglets, central concave, clean catch).
• Different outline: optimised specifically for SUP foil (flat water, downwind or surf).
• Carbon build: light, stiff, clean transmission.

Specs:

When you need it. If you're getting into SUP foil, this is the right paddle. A conventional race blade will hold you back in the take-off phase. If your foil is one of the big ones (Trek 1600, Plasma 2050) and you start at low speed, the Foil Blade makes a clear difference.

How we recommend it at El Niño Mallorca. Specifically for riders already doing SUP foil downwind or starting out. If you're only wing-foiling with a paddle (rare), your normal SUP paddle will do. If you do SUP foil flatwater or downwind regularly, the Foil Blade is the correct call. Email us at info@elninomallorca.com if in doubt.