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Get on the water this APRIL with Tofino Paddle Surf and other awesome water adventures in Tofino. Check out details on #getonthewater at Tourism Tofino

OPEN THIS WEEKEND  April 18 – 21 (Friday – Monday) 10am – 6pm rentals ~ retail ~ instruction ~ tours   *May 1 – October 31 open daily 9am – 6pm

Rainy Day SUP surf session with my 8′ Rogue Morrow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONfwCZ_omjY&feature=youtu.be Film by Zaky Cross.

MAY 9 -13, 2014   Are you ready for a nurturing retreat where you can explore a variety of Westcoast experiences that will awaken your mind, body, heart and spirit? This OmLand, Tofino Yoga and Lifestyle Retreat is an all-inclusive 4 nights/5days oceanfront coastal experience located on the Tofino Inlet. Our amazing ocean and mountain view retreat house has a sauna, hot tub, beach bikes, and greenhouse to host our nutrition workshops. This time for you is created to give you the sense of a true West Coast Experience. Enjoy 2 class a day from the variety of Yoga, Bellyfit, Kundalini Dance and meditation classes. Awaken your moving body and spirit and while delicious Westcoast inspired meals are prepared for your savouring. In addition to our blissful yoga, meditation and dance offerings, you will be enjoying many ocean inspired activities including:…

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…

Join Tofino Paddle Surf on our NEW 2 hour introductory paddleboarding tour of Tofino’s protected and calm INLET areas. Experience the wildlife, scenery and excitement of paddleboarding in this unique and inspiring ecosystem. This tour includes a 3 day pass for Tofino Botanical Gardens and we initiate our paddle from the pristine beaches in the gardens. We have a guest…

Beginner to Advanced Day SUP-surfing and Surfing Instruction Daily Group SUP SURF Instruction Life is better when you surf! If you’ve tried flat water SUP, have a few basic stroked and techniques down, join us for your first or 10th time for a Paddle board (SUP) Surf lesson!  Our expert SUP and SURF instructors can take you from the basics to the advanced sup surf techniques in this 2.5 hour lesson. Catch a wave and there will be no turning back! Learn ocean and wave safety, equipment orientation, etiquette on the water, how to catch waves and basic surf moves and more. Ample time is provide for practice and feedback with your expert guide. This is the perfect way to enjoy an afternoon at the beach in Tofino. This lesson is highly recommended if you are NOT EXTREMELY experienced and want to venture out into waves…

  “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…

WHO DESPISES that long walk back to the car after a long paddle, white-knuckling that last bit of edge in your SUP handle??? ….. DON’T WHITE-KNUCKLE YOUR BOARD.. get a board with Rogue’s MONKEY GRIP Handle http://roguesup.com/pages/caremaintenanceinfo NOW FOR SALE AT TOFINO PADDLE SURF!

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/