Dates: April 29-May 3rd, 2019 Price: $1499 + gst Location: Discovery Lodge, Quadra Island, B.C. Prerequisites Previous standup paddleboarding experience.

Costs Include the Following:

  • 4 nights accommodation at Discovery Island Lodge
  • Nutritious and delicious meals providing by our talented chef
  • 5 days of dryland and on water ocean touring, tidal current, surfing instruction and safety training
  • Paddle Canada Certification: If successful, participants can achieve their Paddle Canada Touring 1 skills.

Price Does Not Include the Following

  • Ocean Specific SUP and Safety Equipment. (Rentals Available)
  • Travel to and from Quadra Island

Reservation & Cancellation Policy We require a 50% deposit at the time of booking with full payment two months prior to trip start. Any cancellations incur a 10% administration fee on the full trip price. Cancellations with 60-30 days of trip start date will issue a 50% return and there will be no refunds within 30 days of trip start date.

Ocean Touring in Surge Narrows & the Discovery Islands

Our Discovery Island Ocean Camp offers an immersive training week for those who want to become competent with their paddleboard in a dynamic ocean environment with the goal of gaining the skills and experience necessary to tour and explore the coastline safely on your own or to help you build experience with the goal of leading others. Our Ocean camp provides immersive SUP training that will introduce participants to ocean safety, self rescue and awareness, decision making, tides and currents, pre trip preparation and route planning.

Included in National Geographic Canada’s 50 Places of a Lifetime, the Discovery Islands are a standup paddle boarders paradise and considered to be one of the West Coast’s best kept secrets. The Islands host abundant wildlife and are home to sea lions, seals, pacific white sided dolphins, otters, colorful birds and some of the largest starfish and clams in the world. Playful seals and seal pups often approach the boards. Even transient Orcas and Humpback Whales have at times been spotted during this trip. Our week takes place at the beautiful Discovery Islands Lodge on Quadra Island. The Lodge is adjacent to Surge Narrows Marine Park which is one of the most biologically diverse ocean environments in the Pacific Northwest. Water classification ranges from flatwater to Class 4 whitewater tidal rapids. These dynamic conditions will provide an opportunity for participants to observe and understand the complexities of ocean travel. Throughout the week, there will be workshops on weather and navigation, tides and currents, safety including on water rescues, skill and stroke development. The week is infused with leadership talks, gear demo’s and shared learning and debriefs.

We are all really excited about this new sup ocean experience and we look forward to sharing our expertise and the incredible destination of the Discovery Islands.

What to Bring

** We will be staying at Discovery Island Lodge with all the amenities and this gear list is for paddling. Bring what you want to hang out around the lodge or for after paddling.

Paddling Equipment

  • Inflatable or Hard Touring Board
  • Paddle
  • PFD
  • Leash
  • 15-20 L dry bag for day trips

Clothing & Extras

  • booties/ sandals/water shoes
  • Upper and lower body clothing system. I personally wear Vaikobi V Cold Storm Pant and V Cold L/S Base. Let us know if this is something you would like NHEX to order for you.
  • Board shorts
  • Waterproof jacket and pants
  • Mid Layer fleece or Puffy Jacket
  • Toque
  • Hat
  • Wetsuit or Drysuit
  • Paddling Gloves if your hands are sensitive to cold
  • water bottle
  • thermos (for tea, coffee or hot water)
  • sunscreen
  • binoculars
  • sunglasses
  • notebook/journal/reading material
  • camera, batteries
  • headlamp with extra batteries
  • 15 dry bag for day trips.

Contact Us if you have any other questions about gear and equipment.