Just before Christmas I had a chance to sit down with Simon Hutchinson from SUPFM Podcast to chat about paddleboarding and the Great Bear Rainforest. I hope enjoy the episode and you can subscribe to this podcast in the links below. Thanks, Norm What happens when you trade a safe and secure teaching career, for
Why May in the Maldives is one of our favourite times of the year and why a boat charter is the only way to go. It’s shoulder season, and the conditions for SUP can be dreamy. With fewer crowds, we often get breaks to ourselves. July and August are peak season in the Maldives, with
BELIZE. Just the word conjures up visions of aquamarine blue waters, reef fringed atolls with palm tree covered islands, and lush tropical rainforest. Belize is a special country where I have been guiding multiday standup paddleboarding expeditions in partnership with Island Expeditions since 2015. Belize, an english speaking Central American country nestled between Mexico to
I love reading books, mostly non fiction, and I enjoy reaching out to guides, past clients, friends and family about their favourite in 2024 so I can pass along those recommendations to you for 2025. If you have read an amazing book this past year and would like to share please leave a review at
This past September I was excited to be back in the Great Bear Rainforest and in Gitga’at Territory guiding a family off the spectacular Pacific Yellowfin, a World War Two era coastal freighter owned and operated by Captain Collin Griffinson. Collin first hired me to guide off the boat years ago when he brought his
Explore your Coastline. Those words are central to every experience we offer through Norm Hann Expeditions. But Is there really anything left to explore in an age where everywhere, and everything about everywhere, is virtually at our fingertips? When everything has been mapped, charted, photographed, measured, peopled and documented already, what does it really mean
When Norm called me back in the spring of 2022 to see if I would help guide a trip in the Broughton Archipelago that summer, I didn’t take too long to ponder the decision. It’s not that I hadn’t been there before. As a sea kayak guide, I’d shepherded clients up and down, back and
A solid set of Advanced SUP Flatwater Skills is virtually certain to enhance your enjoyment and satisfaction with being out on the water on your board. And those skills are not hard to learn. More skills = more fun = more stoke. So what’s been holding you back? There is a certain misunderstanding, or even
At the end of each year I enjoy sending out our book recommendations and as the holidays approach it is really nice to take some time for yourself and to curl up in front of the fire place with a good book. I have reached out to some of our guides, friends and family of
For a long time now, I have had this love of water and waves. I remember being in grade four and drawing surfers in Hawaii, even though I grew up in a Northern Ontario mining town, 4500 km from the nearest ocean. In high school and university I would search out magazine shops to see
From Your First Paddle Strokes to Exploring the Open Coast. One of the beautiful things about stand up paddling is that most anyone can stand up on a board and ‘make it go’. The gear is light, portable, and relatively inexpensive. It’s easy to get out on the water if even just for a half
As the holidays approach it is really nice to curl up in front of the fire place with a good book. I have reached out to some of our guides, friends and family of Norm Hann Expeditions to share their top book selections of 2022 for your enjoyment. Support your local books stores if you
NHE Guide and Coastal Stoke Leader Tina Currie sits down with the Squamish Chief to share some tips on paddling in the winter. Have a read and let us know if you have any questions about what to wear or what to bring with you.
Big thanks to my paddling partner Bruce Kirkby who has added a number of D rings to his Starboard Touring Inflatables and thought this article would be useful if you are looking to add rear or additional attachment point to your boards. From Bruce: ” I’ve added attachments to 4 boards now, and have learned
Dream Big There is nothing like sitting around a campfire chatting about the next big paddling trip you would like to do. Or maybe it’s pouring over charts and maps of your province, state or country with coffee in hand writing out your bucket list. Whether it’s oceans, rivers or lakes, at the end of
When it comes to knowing how to pack for a SUP trip—no matter how many days you’re heading out for—Norm Hann and Bruce Kirkby are the go-to pros to learn how to prep and pack for any standup paddling trip. They met in 2012 and have been heading out for adventures and expeditions together, and with groups, ever
This past July I got an excited call from my paddling partner, Bruce Kirkby, about joining me for the second of our two paddling trips to the Broughton Archipelago. “Hey wouldn’t it be cool if we just paddled back to your new house in Royston.” I knew this meant tackling the infamous Johnstone Strait, and
Sunova Search 14’ x 30” Review Details Board: Sunova Search Dimensions: 14′ x 30″ x 4 11/16″ Volume: 218L Construction: Trevor’s board is built in the Balsa XXX construction and the new boards are built in the beautiful Paulownia TR3 Trevor’s Review This spring I was able to get my hands on the Sunova Search
At the end of August Bruce Kirkby and I had set our sites on paddling around the Brooks Peninsula on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Brooks Peninsula, also known as Mquq?in and part of the Quatsino and Kyuquot/Cheklesaht First Nations Territory is considered a unique geologic feature. As a result, the geology of the
As we work our way into the summer of 2021, Norm Hann Expeditions continues to grow thanks to amazing guests like you. We’ve added more guides and instructors and I thought this would be a great time to introduce our team. My goal at Norm Hann Expeditions has always been to share our passion for
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