Tofino Events & Retreats

Tofino Paddle Surf’s Catherine Bruhwiler continues to work in conjunction with Paddle Canada Instructors Norm Hann and Mike Darbyshire to offer ‘Tofino Coastal Surf Weekends’ on Tofino’s spectacular Chesterman’s Beach.  The Paddle Canada Coastal SUP Certification (if desired) is awarded for this SUP Surf Course. These 3 day courses are offered biannually in the spring and fall. The weekends are a perfect introduction to SUP surfing in coastal areas. Enjoy the magic of Tofino and the west coast on our paddle surf weekend. The course is designed to introduce paddlers to the ocean environment and stand up paddle surfing. Over the weekend clients will take part in on-water and dry land based teaching sessions that will focus on safety, etiquette, paddling technique and catching your first ride. We take you from  catching your first wave on a SUP to understanding the subtleties of surf etiquette, swell forecasting and critical thinking…

  “Lets stand united to stop the #FossilFools. #Tarsands Tankers on BC coast? See what could happen to #Tofino http://thndr.it/1hVje0M” Extreme weather events, such as the one that caused last summer’s flooding in Calgary, make it clear that we need to act now on climate change. Yet the fossil fuel industry has plans to keep growing five times larger than the planet can handle.If pipelines were built from the Alberta Tar Sands to the BC coast, oil tanker traffic offshore of Tofino would increase dramatically—putting the world-class wilderness beaches, wildlife, and inhabitants of Clayoquot Sound on the front lines of a major oil spill.Join us on April 1—Fossil Fools Day. Clayoquot Action is staging a mock oil spill in Tofino to show just how hard-hit coastal communities would be. Donate a tweet or Facebook post, and let’s create a digital tidal wave coast-to-coast, to make sure an oil…

Join Tofino Paddle Surf and SUPVancouver for your SUP Flatwater Instruction Courses! Sign up for the Basic Instructor, Advanced Flatwater Instructor, and/or SUPYoga Instructor Certifications through Paddle Canada. These courses are being offered here, in Tofino!! MAY 31 AND JUNE 1 -SUP INSTRUCTOR COURSES JUNE 3 -SUPYOGA INSTRUCTOR COURSE **check out our prep courses and prerequisite courses offered May 30th. Basic Standup Paddleboard and Advanced Flatwater Instructor Course The Paddle Canada Basic Standup Paddleboard Instructor  and Advanced Flatwater Instructor Courses are comprehensive 2 day courses with Tofino Paddle Surf in Tofino, BC. It is designed to provide a national certification for paddle board instruction. This 2 day course teaches paddleboard instructors the skills and knowledge required to teach Paddle Canada Basic Standup Paddleboard and Advanced Flatwater SUP courses. We spend time working on advanced flat water skills and knowledge, group management, teaching theory, course planning, and help you develop and…

UNIFY LoveWater – Saturday, MARCH 22, 3PM *location TBA on Saturday am   Water Unifies us All. On March 22nd, Join the world in the Synchronized Global Water Ceremony. At 3:00pm in your local time and 3:00pm pacific. UNIFYing with the world to restore our relationship with this sacred medium of life. We are all so amazingly blessed to live here and play in the ocean everyday! Join us at 3:00 on March 22… For a community celebration of the oceans. Brings your boards!… Surfboards… Boogie boards… hand planes…SUPs … Your gratitude and celebratory joy.. Please Spread the word the more the merrier! We’ll hope for sunshine and have a Big Bonfire… Please check in for location on Saturday morning. No Water, No Life. Know Water, Know Life. UNIFY.org is a platform create to support the emergence of the Spiritual…

Few photos from our SUP Surf Weekend this past weekend. Such a great group of people and a lot of learning for everyone! NEXT UPCOMING COURSE: Oct 31, Nov 1 & 2, 2014 For more info on our awesome SUPsurf weekends and courses: http://tofinopaddlesurf.com/paddle-board-instruction/paddle-surf-instruction/

‘World Paddle for the Planet’ Day comes to Tofino this September 13th!!  Join us for the planning meeting if you are interested in participating. We would like to extend an invitation to you to join us on Saturday, March 22nd at 7pm for this meeting! Feel free to invite anyone that you think might like to have input into the events for September, we really want to be able to showcase Tofino! We have an idea of the events we would like to see for WPFTPDay, and want to make sure we include as many people as possible in the planning process to ensure we are representing Tofino in the best possible way! The meeting will be held in the Muu Chin Ink boardroom at the Best Western Tin Wis Resort, who will also…

  Thanks to everyone who came out today for our ANNUAL WHALEFEST Grice Bay Mudflat Paddle Adventure!  Thanks to my awesome guides and the knowledgable and entertaining Dan Harrison from the Rainforest Eduction Society for educating us, answering all our questions and showing us the mudflats and wildlife. Looking forward to next year!! – check out this years event details 

Beach Livin’ Weekend Camp NEW!!!  (beginners to advanced)    Join Tofino Paddle Surf and Coastal Bliss Yoga for an epic weekend at the beach and on the water.  Fun and fitness are the goals and there is no better way to spend a weekend then having a guide lead you through beach yoga, flat water and SUP surfing, a fitness adventure and a SUP Yoga class (optional – the SUPyoga class can be swapped out for a yoga class at Coastal Bliss Yoga Studio). All classes accommodate men and women with experience at all levels, from absolute beginners to advanced. When: Every Weekend July and August Weekend Itinerary Saturday: 8-9 am Beach Yoga 9-11 am Intro Standup Paddleboarding Instructional Tour (flatwater- beginner to advanced) 2 – 4 pm SUPSurf Lesson (see info above) Sunday: 8-9 am SUPYoga class OR a  2 hour Paddleboard and Paddle Rental between 9am-6pm 2-4 pm Fitness…

  Advanced Paddling Clinic Join Tofino Paddle Surf and guest instructor, Norm Hann, racer and long distance paddler, for our Advanced SUP Paddling Clinic. Offered throughout  the year, these clinics are designed for paddlers who want to take their SUP skills, paddling techniques, and racing, touring, surfing or fitness to the next level. These clinics will help you develop a more powerful and efficient forward stroke while improving pivot turns, surf stances, and paddling in dynamic conditions. We focuses on a combination of dry land and on water instruction and feedback that will immediately improve paddling and help you achieve training and paddling goals. If you love to paddleboard and want to maximize efficiency and the fitness benefits of paddling, this course is a MUST!  The proper and efficient forward stroke is the foundation of all paddling fun, whether in flat…

Tofino Paddle Surf and the Raincoast Education Society Present a Whalefest 2014 Event: Join Tofino Paddle Surf instructor and a guest naturalist, Dan Harrison from the Raincoast Education Society, on a 2 hour introductory paddleboarding tour of Tofino’s protected mudflat area.  Experience the wildlife, scenery and excitement of paddleboarding in this unique and rarely explored marine environment. March 18, Tuesday, 2pm – 4pm, $55 includes everything! No Experience Necessary!