ICF announce environmental partnership with Starboard Thursday, 11 February 2021 The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has announced a partnership with paddle craft manufacturer Starboard, to protect the environment with an action plan. Now the environmental partner of the ICF, Starboard will work with the governing body to work together to protect waterways around the world. The two parties have already worked together to promote stand-up paddling, which will continue at the Stand-Up Paddling World Championships in Balatonfured in Hungary, scheduled for June 18 to 20. This partnership will involve monitoring the carbon footprints of major ICF World Championship events across multiple disciplines and offsetting those emissions.