Expedition Blog

You can follow our SUP expedition to Haida Gwaii live here at Spot Tracker. GPS locations should be showing up the morning of June 6th. You can also follow at www.standfilm.com.SPOT TRACKER LIVE!!

View Haida Gwaii- Standfilm in a larger map As some of you may or may not know I am getting ready for my next standup paddleboard conservation expedition to Haida Gwaii. Since completing Standup4Greatbear, I then set my sights on the islands at the edge of the continent. Haida Gwaii is one of those powerful,

Sierra Cover shot with paddler Jamie McVicar Last fall’s Greatbear Rainforest Paddleboard Expedition has made it onto the cover of this months May/June Sierra Magazine. Aaron Teasdale did an outstanding job on the feature article and his pictures are amazing. Great to share this expedition with my brother Brad, friends Derek Nixon, Jamie McVicar, Sheila

I am really excited to announce our new coastal conservation project we are working on for 2012. It’s called Standfilm. Our goal with Standfilm is to bring additional awareness to the threat of oil tankers on our coast and in the Greatbear Rainforest. The film will be shot and produced by Anthony Bonello of B4Apres

Presenting Standup4Greatbear at Mulgrave School Last week I had four students from Mulgrave School in West Vancouver contact me about wanting to interview me for a project they were working on, focused on the Greatbear Rainforest and oil tankers. Whenever, I have the opportunity to talk to youth I jump at it, especially students who

Teacher Chris Williamson’s Mini Mal A couple of weeks ago I went to Bella Bella to work on a new website for the SEAS (Supporting Emerging Aboriginal Stewards) program that I work for in Hartley Bay. I always enjoy visiting Bella Bella; it’s a beautiful place with great people. I was staying with Ian and

Writer Conor Mihell, from old stomping grounds(well at least when we beat them in ball) Sault Ste. Marie, called me this week to interview me for an online article for Canoe and Kayak on my Standup4Greatbear Expedition and buddy Frank Wolf’s On the Line Expedition. Check it out here.

Just happened to find this article online that i hadn’t seen before and it brought back fond memories of the expedition. Having Guujaw sing for me has motivated me to look towards a new SU4GB expediton to Haida Gwaii. Click here for the article.

Well it was a dream come true for me as we left Vancouver on Dec 9th for our 10 day trip to Oahu’s North Shore. The North Shore in the winter means only one thing to me, big, legendary, historic surf. Before i could get to the North Shore though i was there to support

Race Prep Last Sunday night i headed down to Washington for the Deception Pass Dash. Traditionally a kayaking race, they have recently added a standup paddleboarding class and since i hadn’t had a chance to race and push the pace since August i thought this would be a fun event to be part of. Due

Just love this section by JP Auclair from ALL.I.CAN…… JP Auclair Street Segment (from All.I.Can.) from Sherpas Cinema on Vimeo.

I am in Hartley Bay right now with Nicolas Teichrob, a talented photographer and filmmaker from the Sunshine Coast whose pictures you are now looking at. We are here doing some work for an upcoming coastal film project and I am carrying on my work with the SEAS program. We flew from Vancouver to Prince

httpv://vimeo.com/31703201 This film really resonates with me and makes me think of the work that i do with the First Nations kids on our coastline. It’s an inspiring film with a great message. Another important reason to keep our coastlines fresh, wild and pristine for generations to come.

I just got back from a great weekend in Tofino, for the first Paddle Canada Standup Paddleboard Surf course. We had really good weather and some pretty good swell to do the course in. Most of the group including myself showed up to the beach house on South Chestermans’s under a warm, fall sun. The

Paddle Canada SUP Surf CourseDate: November 4,5,6Location: Chesterman Beach, Tofino, British ColumbiaPrice: $525 (includes accommodation)Participants: 10 Max.… … Instructors: Norm Hann, Mike Darbyshire, Bodie Shandro Course Description:This course is designed to introduce novice paddlers to Stand Up Surfing moderate surf conditions (