It’s safe to say that we have a strong stand up paddleboarding community in Deep Cove! Whether you head out by yourself, with friends and family, or join some of our local races and clinics, it’s a fun sport that certainly compliments the waters of Deep Cove! We appreciate SUP and feel like there […]
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You know it’s Spring when the sound of birdsong is the first sound you hear in the morning instead of the pounding rain on your roof! We know it’s Spring at Deep Cove Kayak because of all the wildlife that is present in Deep Cove at this time of year. It’s a great time of […]
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As it was the start of our 20th Race Season last night, we thought we’d start off a series of blog posts focussing on some racers’ first races. This first one will give anyone who’s never raced before an idea of what it is like to take part, and then going forwards we’ll talk to […]
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The week before the Gorge Downwind Championships was the Canadian Surfski Champs race that we organise, so my time was all consumed with that the week before the race which was great as I didn’t have time to get nervous, but also somewhat nerve-wracking as I also didn’t have time to train! Being surrounded by […]
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The last post on my surfski year ended in April with the start of race season, and recognising how much I kicked ass in the first few races! I do realise that that was definitely a result of my consistent training compared to others who may have not paddled until the first race, and were […]
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So it’s been a really long time since I wrote a blog post, mainly because it has been a HECTIC time of paddling! It has been one heck of a year, with a lot of up and downs so I thought I’d share my experiences. The last post about my surfski training was back in […]
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So it was the last of our 8 weeks of surfski training sessions this Saturday, and keeping with tradition…it was raining pretty hard! There were some lucky paddlers who had had a beauty video session on Burnaby Lake in the morning – quite a stunning sunrise to look at while concentrating on showing their best […]
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In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ll have heard that registration for the Canadian Surfski Championships is now OPEN! [You can register by clicking here]. If you are considering taking part in the race, and are from out of town/state/country we’ve put this post together to give you an idea of what to […]
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Well, you could tell that the local ski hills are opening because our numbers were DOWN this week as a number of the surfski training group decided to hang out on frozen H2O instead of liquid. For those of us who made it, this week was all about race starts. As I seem to say […]
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We have had such varied weather on this course it’s really shown all sides of Indian Arm and tested our paddling – this week it was pretty windy and so we had to contend with a decent amount of chop, which meant more of a core workout keeping balanced as waves are hitting your boat […]
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A week off due to vacation for me meant that I was raring to get back to surfski training this Saturday, and we were treated to a dry session, quite incredible after all the rain in the last couple of weeks. We warmed up on land for 15 minutes to make sure we were ready […]
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This week’s surfski training session was in two parts, for some of the group at least, as four of us headed to Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion bright and early on Saturday morning for the chance to star in our very own paddling film…or for a chance to see how we REALLY look when we’re paddling. […]
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So conditions for this week’s surfski training session were pretty much the opposite to those we endured last week – it was calm in the Cove and we even had some sunny breaks towards the end of the session. And TWELVE people showed up! It was perfect. Wes started out with a dynamic warm up, […]
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So this Saturday saw the first of the surfski training sessions that Wes Hammer is coaching in Deep Cove. And WHAT a way to start in the middle of a hurricane! Our group of 10 met first to discuss whether we would even go and paddle because the winds were picking up all the time. […]
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So the long sunny days of summer have gone; even the sunny days that we have now have a real chill to them, not to mention the water is FREEZING, there’s a lot of rain in the forecast…all of which are less than conducive to making you want to get out there and train! […]
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When we’re talking about stand up paddling, the ultimate aim that a lot of people have is in taking part in one of the BIG races. Sometimes because they think they can win some money, most times because it is a WHOLE LOT OF FUN! There’s nothing quite like the adrenaline of a start line, […]
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Following our post about overnight trip preparation, we thought it was a great opportunity to put that info to the test with a post about a recent trip to Desolation Sound that some of our staff took. With thanks to Frazer Slack (whose family you will be familiar with after this previous post) for the […]
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As the long weekend is coming up here, and you may be thinking about going on an overnight kayaking trip we thought we’d just put some things together that you should be thinking about before heading out. Tent Now, might sound like a given considering you’re going on an overnight trip BUT just check that […]
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There’s been a glut of these posts lately, but we are always so excited to talk to our paddlers we just can’t help it! This week we have had the tremendous pleasure to have Kenny Howell come visit us and share some of his wisdom on Epic, on surfskiing, and on life in general. I […]
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Up until the V8 Pro, most of the innovations in the surfski world have been to create faster boats for world champions and elite paddlers to excel in. I’m talking of the V12 then the V14 from Epic Kayaks, and the Ion and Uno Max from Think, and the paddlers that they are designed for […]
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Anjulie has been working with us for four years now as the Sales & Marketing Manager for Muscle Mlk – one of our Silver Sponsors for Tuesday Night Races (TNR). She LOVES paddling so we thought she would be able to give great insight into her own paddling experiences and what it’s like being a […]
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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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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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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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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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