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Ready to try something new? Tofino Paddle Surf and Coastal Bliss Yoga offer SUPyoga during the summer months! SUPyoga is a fun way to energize, transform, and add the calming element of the ocean to your regular yoga practice. Learn to paddle with Catherine Bruhwiler and practice your poses in the calm clear waters of Mackenzie Beach. This class is lead by certified yoga and SUP yoga instructor, Dede Monette. Adding the element of water increases the amount of core stability in your poses and provides another opportunity to enjoy our beautiful coasts and the golden light of summer evenings. Utilize balance, breathing, and strength to achieve flexibility and tranquility on the open water. Date: Sundays 8am – 9am (July and August) Prerequisites: Basic Standup Paddleboarding class or equivalent experience, know how to swim, take a yoga class or 2 Don’t have your own gear? If board/paddle and wetsuit rentals…

This is the sixth year of Vancouver Island’s first Stand Up Paddle Board Race Series. This unique event features three stops around Vancouver Island, British Columbia: Victoria, Tofino and Comox. The fun and fast growing sport of Stand Up Paddle Boarding is showcased at each location with off the beach sprint races, fun relays and long distance courses. The beach culture side of each event includes a BBQ, music, MC judging booth, demos for the public and information on new water sports products. The Surf SUP event team provides a fun and safe environment for all levels from first time SUPers to advanced riders. Come join us and make the Island Series part of your vacation plans! See more info and REGISTER at www.surf-sup.ca Dates for 2014 Location June 22 Victoria: Cadboro Bay July 19-20 Tofino: Tin Wis Resort August 9-10 Comox: Waterman Festival…

Join Coastal Bliss Yoga and Tofino Paddle Surf                                                       for beach yoga classes every day!   Come down to the beach to explore your yoga practice in a fun and playful way accompanied by the sound of the sea and the fresh ocean breeze. Suitable for all levels. Date: DAILY, July -September * Please arrive 15 minutes before class Where: Meet at Tofino Paddle Surf located at 1119 Pacific Rim Hwy at the Best Western Tin Wis Resort on Mackenzie Beach. Cost: $10 CASH ONLY **Beach Yoga will be cancelled on rainy days** There are a limited number of yoga mats available so if you have a mat that you don’t mind getting sandy please bring it along. Also plan for…

Advanced Flatwater SUP Course – Every Friday!! Tofino Paddle Surf is excited to now offer the Paddle Canada Advanced Flatwater SUP Course. This 3 hour course offers a large range of paddling skills to build on skills and knowledge learned in the intro to SUP course. Participants will be introduced to more challenging conditions and to more advanced paddle boarding skills. For paddlers with some experience looking to expand their SUP, navigation, and trip planning skills and knowledge. This course is a perfect way to increase your SUP experience and explore the Tofino shoreline. Dates:  EVERY FRIDAY 9am – noon (June 6 – August 29) Price: $85.00 + GST Includes: All equipment included & expert instruction. Paddle CanadaAdvanced Flatwater Standup Paddleboarding Certification upon request. Prerequisite:  Basic Standup Paddleboard Course or equivalent Includes components of gear education, safety orientation, etiquette guidelines, beach instruction and warm up and practice on…

~ A day at the beach, dedicated to all the mini hardcore Canadian surfers who brave the cold water because they love to surf!~ Press Release: Tofino, BC, June 30, 2014 – Our family is stoked to announce the First Annual Bruhwiler Kids Classic,, September 20, 2014, with the support of sponsors, friends, and volunteers. The FREE, fun, and competitive event showcases the youngest Canadian surfers who brave the cold waves for their love of surfing.  They are committed to fun times and learning how to shred harder. Some of them just want to be in the water with their friends.  Many of them love to compete and thrive from the excitement of a day at the beach with friends, spectators, sponsors and their families! The Beach Day will run as a one day event in Tofino, using a classic heat/judging panel…

Look for your Life’s a Beach kids day camps and week-long camps coming in August 2014! Bring the kids down to the beach everyday for some fun in water and in the sand. The days of fun with friends and enthusiastic camp leaders include beach play, skills and learning, games, surfing, body boogie boarding and skim boarding, paddle boarding, ocean safety, oceanography, ocean safety, kite flying and any other fun things the kids can dream up for a fun morning in the great outdoors! Bring the kids to join us into growing into mermaids and watermen! For ages 6-10. *If you have a child 11 years or older, we will be accepting applicants for volunteer ‘junior councillors’ to join our camps free of charge. When: 9am – 1pm Daily – August 1 – August 31 (July 1 – August 31…

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Want to know a little more about paddelboarding? Proper technique, basic navigation, and all the possibilities with your SUP? *** Beginner- Advanced Paddle Skills Course*** FRIDAY MORNINGS ALL SUMMER 9am -12pm $85 all equipment expert instruction

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*. All classes accommodate men and women with experience at all levels, from absolute beginners to advanced.  *optional – the SUPyoga class can be swapped out for a yoga class at Coastal Bliss Yoga Studio 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 – 4:30 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 Adventure or Yoga Class at Coastal Bliss Studio (times TBA)…

CANADA’S LARGEST SURFING COMPETITION COMES TO TOFINO ON MAY 31  May 23, 2014, Vancouver, B.C.—The search for Canada’s top surfing talent is on as surfers compete for more than $25,000 in cash and prizes at the 8th Annual Rip Curl Pro Tofino presented by Monster Energy. The event runs May 31-June 1 at Cox Bay in Tofino, British Columbia. The Rip Curl Pro Tofino is recognized by the Canadian Surfing Association as the national surfing championship. Surfers will compete in nine divisions, including Pro Men, Pro Women, Longboard and Juniors. Defending champion of the 2013 Rip Curl Pro Tofino, Peter Devries, said, “We have a lot of great surfers in Canada and none of us compete; Canadian surfers are lacking experience in terms of competition. It’s great that all the surfers living and working in the area get this opportunity to compete and…

Advanced Flatwater SUP Class 9am – 12pm $85 all equipment included SUP Yoga Class 2:30 pm- 4 pm $20 with your own equipment $30 includes board and paddle   *PADDLE CANADA SUP instructor and SUP Yoga Instructor Courses also running this weekend