I don’t believe I am alone in this feeling, that there are times in your life when you are forced to reflect on what it is you have achieved thus far, and what you hope to achieve going forwards. Attending Jaime Sharp’s presentation on Wednesday at Cap U really made me consider what I hope […]
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Check out our latest newsletter here with details of Valentine’s sale at Deep Cove Outdoors, events coming up and news about Deep Cove Kayak!
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The Fischer Speedmax is new for this season, but with a price tag of just over $1000, we wanted to give you an idea what new features it has, what the effect will be on your skiing, and whether it really is worth those extra dollars. The first thing you notice when you see these […]
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Have you ever dreamed of exploring? Or of being the first to achieve something that no-one else ever accomplished? To quote that infamous TV show, to boldly go where no man has ever gone before?!? Well, while most of us have had thoughts of doing such things, very few of us actually get out there […]
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Okay, so everyone knows that you SHOULD wax cross country skate skis but how many people do? We get a lot of people coming in to get their skis waxed by us, which is an easy way to do it, but if you want to learn how to do it yourself, the rewards are endless! […]
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If you haven’t heard about it before, the Penguin Plunge is a longstanding Deep Cove tradition. According to the North Shore News this will be the 34th year that people have gathered in Panorama Park on New Year’s day to throw themselves into the ocean. We met with one of our regular paddlers who is […]
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Note: Rent Snowshoes at Coast Outdoors Personally, we here are super excited for snowshoeing and want to share that excitement with you! We asked local snowshoeing expert Janey Chang for some info and tips on snowshoeing on our local mountains. DCK: So Janey – you’ve been snowshoeing for a while on and around the North […]
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Our last post about choosing the right Nordic skis mentioned skin tech skis, so we thought we’d go into a bit more detail on what the new ones from Madshus are shaping up like. Waxless skis have long been the choice for recreational skiers as they usually involve a crown, or fish scale for grip. […]
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If you didn’t know already, our retail store – Deep Cove Outdoors – as well as selling a great range of SUPs, surfskis and kayaks ALSO sells cross country skis, boots, poles and accessories. Cross country skiing is great winter training for paddling as it is all focussed on working your core. Seeing as snow […]
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There are a number of people who paddle with us that everyone, just EVERYONE, in the whole shop knows and loves. The Slack family – dad Frazer, mum Jennie and 8 year old Rhys – are definitely some of our favourites! Their enthusiasm for paddling has taken them through from getting Season’s Passes for the […]
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Continued from previous post Day 4 As the French guy on the radio weather forecast said, “pluie pluie pluie fort”. Oh man did it rain – so much so that it made it hard to remember that we were ever under drought conditions in the summer. As we were driving through the beautiful Sunshine Coast […]
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I remember my first kayaking experience; it was my first summer in Deep Cove as part of staff training, and…I hated it!! I struggled to keep up with others, I got really cold, and found steering a challenge – it’s safe to say that I never thought I would go on to be taking a […]
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One of things that I am most proud of when it comes to Deep Cove Kayak and Deep Cove Outdoors is the many ways that we support our community. You may be familiar with some of the activities we support, but in the week that we are going to the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce […]
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On this Tuesday while the sun is still shining and Indian Arm is quiet again after the ravages of the summer crowds, it seems appropriate to go back to a great day of filming in the peacefulness of the top of Indian Arm. Once in a while you get asked to participate in something where […]
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Mara’amu is the name for the wind that blows between the French Polynesian islands of Taha’a and Bora Bora, which is where we were going to race. I had watched the awesome video from the 2012 event many times. The images of Dean Gardiner skirting the coral reefs with veils of spray blowing of the […]
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So now that the World Ocean Racing Champs were behind us, what do you do when you’re hanging out with a bunch of hot surfski paddlers? Rob Hansen had been pushing the group to do the 30 km paddle from our hotel to the nearby island of Moorea. Rob had stomach issues after the big […]
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I had the opportunity to participate in the World Ocean Racing Champs in Tahiti. While reluctant at first, I embraced my new mantra that, “we only have one go-around at life, and we might as well make the most of it.” I joined my buddies Rob Hansen, Warren Bruce, and Daryl Remmler. Arriving in Tahiti […]
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As the date for the 2016 Canadian Surfski Champs has recently been set (July 16th, 2016 if you haven’t caught it yet), and with a few local representatives at the ICF Ocean Racing World Champs in Tahiti going on right now, the time is ripe for a post about the 2015 race earlier this summer. […]
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Okay – it’s getting chillier so this post is all about what to wear on the water when you kayak or paddleboard when it gets colder out there! You’ve got your boat or board, you’ve got your paddle and all your safety gear…now what to wear to keep you warm? Well, in some ways it […]
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If you’d asked me 3-4 weeks ago if I knew who Dave Chun was, I’d be lying if I told you I knew. After the clinic with him this weekend, I am surprised and ashamed that I had never encountered him before. For those of you who are in the situation I was in those […]
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Our latest newsletter contains info about the Used Kayaks and Boards that are for sale from our rental fleet, as well as details of events coming up. Check it out by clicking here!
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So far I’ve had the privilege of talking to a Tuesday Night Racer, and a Women on Water paddler, so this week I thought I’d take it one step beyond and talk to a paddler who does both! I talked to Lisa Macleay as she was getting ready for Race Night. Deep Cove Kayak: Hey […]
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There’s been a lot of talk about surfski leashes and rescues recently, so I thought I would share a story about an incident we had a few days prior to the Gorge downwind Champs. A group of us left from Viento to Hood River. My 16 year old son Seth was with us and while […]
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So – you know what they say…there’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad preparation?? We find that plenty of people either cancel their kayaking reservation or don’t want to paddle on days when the weather is anything other than sunny skies, but they are just MISSING OUT! Paddling a kayak in the rain […]
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As a follow up to our first ‘Meet Our Paddlers’ feature with John Joyce which you can read here, we decided that John’s wife Diane would be a great second choice! Diane came in to talk to me to talk about what it is that inspires her about kayaking. Deep Cove Kayak: Hi Diane, tell […]
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This post is for those who have heard the term before, or seen these boats but isn’t quite sure what they are or who they are appropriate for. Someone just like me about a year ago – I had seen the boats at Deep Cove Kayak and used in races and they looked totally intimidating. […]
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