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
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.
Recently I had the opportunity to present and instruct with Ocean River Sports in Victoria, B.C. Our first evening included a multi media slide show presentation on my coastal sup trips, stories from the Great Bear Rainforest and conservation expeditions. More recently I have been doing a lot of school presentations as part of our
Just a big thanks to Will Taylor from SUP the Mag for featuring me in their Beginner’s Guide issue. I have really enjoyed combining my passion for standup paddle boarding with my passion for teaching and having the opportunity to share those passions with clients I am fortunate enough to instruct. Thanks to all of
Shortly after a great 10 days of paddle surf and touring courses in Tofino I left for Haida Gwaii to do a Paddle Canada SUP Instructors course. I was hosted by Vanessa and Dave Wahl in Tlell and Mike McQuaid and Lucy Neville from Masset and North Beach Surf Shop who helped to bring the
Last weekend I was in Tofino, British Columbia for our three day Paddle Canada Coastal Journeying Course. Cat Bruhwiler and I had partnered up to offer this course for those excited about sup touring on the ocean and improving expedition paddling skills. The course focused on weather forecasting, decision making, trip planning, navigating, currents