====== Canada Surfski ====== . . . {{:races:canada:champs:canchamps.png?direct&550x313}} Canadian Ocean Racing Champs, Howe Sound BC. Photo: [[:bobputnam|Bob Putnam]] ---- The **Canadian provinces** of [[:british_columbia|British Columbia]] and [[:ontario|Ontario]] have the most online information currently available (2024) regarding their local downwinding and surfskiers. Canada has a lot of marine shoreline and large inland bodies of water (much with unsurpassed beautiful surroundings), but paddling information from many locations can be sparse, often due to their remoteness and low population. Most of the paddling in Canada is usually going to involve cold water, but the thriving paddling communities that already exist demonstrate one can overcome that barrier (at least when surface ice has cleared). ---- ===== Alberta ===== === Clubs/Groups === * [[https://asrca.com/|Alberta Sprint Racing Canoe Association]] it's not unusual to find sprint kayaks and surfskis in the same herd * [[https://www.facebook.com/surfskialberta/|Surfski Alberta]] (facebook) === Stores/Dealers === * [[https://oceansports.ca/|Ocean Sports]] Edmonton, not surfski, but plenty of water gear, accessories === Resources === * [[https://paddlealberta.org/|Paddle Alberta]] * [[https://www.todocanada.ca/25-of-the-best-paddle-spots-in-alberta-canoe-kayak-or-paddleboard/|25 Nice Paddle Spots in Alberta]] * … ---- ===== British Columbia ===== See [[:british_columbia|British Columbia]] (Vancouver Island, Vancouver) ---- ==== ==== ===== Manitoba ===== === Races === * [[https://www.redriverpaddlechallenge.com/|Red River Paddle Challenge]] === Resources === * [[https://www.facebook.com/ManitobaPaddlingAssociation/|Manitoba Paddling Association]] (facebook) * … ---- ===== (The) Maritimes ===== ---- ==== New Brunswick ==== === Resources === * [[https://www.canoekayaknb.com/|Canoe/Kayak New Brunswick]] * [[https://freshairadventure.com/|FreshAir Adventure]] Alma, NB Bay of Fundy tours including surfski * [[https://www.kennebecasispaddlingcentre.com/about.html|Kennebecasis Paddling Centre]] ---- ==== Nova Scotia ==== === Locales === === Bay of Fundy === Do your own diligence on what conditions are safe/paddling friendly if at all for your skill level! Tidal changes here are very strong with vastly varying conditions for paddling the [[:tidalrace:tidal_races#tidal_races1|tide races]]. The strong currents and lack of large population centres means there is limited access to hospitals or Coast Guard on-water resources. **[[:tidalrace:tidal_races#safety_-_learning_tidal_races|About Safety]]** === Tidal Races === * **Gull Rock Ledges - Brier Island** southern tip, there are shallow rock shelves that the changing tide builds waves on. {{youtube>1OmWVS1fNrI}} ---- === Tidal Bores === * **Shubenacadie ("Shubie") River - **tidal bore waves and rapids. Starting in Maitland - a few km run past the bridge to Green Creek. The video below has more wave surfing characteristics of a tidal race or standing river waves than typical tidal bores that move fairly uniformly upriver. So maybe this demonstrates something more along the lines of rapids that form due to interaction between river current and tide rather than strickly just a tidal bore?? {{youtube>W_oHpW4awJA}} * [[https://mapcarta.com/N5233291221|River Hebert Tidal Bore Park]] ---- === Resources === * [[https://www.adaptivepaddlingsolutions.org/|Adaptive Paddling Solutions]] Making Paddling Accessible * [[http://whitewaterns.ca/|Whitewater Nova Scotia Blog]] includes some tidal bores/races * … ---- ==== Prince Edward Island ==== * ... ---- ===== Northwest Territories ===== {{youtube>gf_4dw9ysmU?large}} **Playing on the Slave River** ---- ===== Ontario ===== See [[:ontario|Ontario]] ---- ===== Québec ===== * **Downwind** * **Lake Champlain** (Just the far north end (Richelieu River, Missisquoi Bay) See [[:new_england_usa#vermont|Vermont]]) * **Clubs/Groups** * [[https://www.pccanoekayak.ca/|Club de canoë kayak Pointe-Claire]] * [[https://dwqc.kalisport.com/|Downwind Quebéc]] SUP oriented but they downwind! * [[https://www.facebook.com/DWQuebec/|Downwind Quebéc]] facebook * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/550185449586223/|Québec Surfski et Pirogue]] facebook * **Surf Lifesaving** * [[https://sauvetage.qc.ca/fr/sport-0|La société de sauvetage]] * **Dealers/Stores** * [[https://pagaiequebec.ca/|Pagaie Canada]] (surfskis - non, paddling accessories - oui) * [[https://www.kayakideal.com/|Kayak Ideal]] Think, Epic, Allwave (OCs) - Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Quebéc, Canada * **Races** * [[:races:races_canada#quebec|Québec Races]] * **Repair** * [[https://www.facebook.com/people/Latelier-Ren/100063611409612/|L'Atelier Ren]] facebook Lac-Beauport à Québec * …. ---- ===== Saskatchewan ===== * **Waskana Canoe Club** * [[https://www.thepaddlehut.ca/|Mike Robinson - Paddle Coach (The Paddle Hut)]] * … ---- ===== Tide Races ===== * [[:tidalrace:tidal_races#canada|Canadian Tide Races]] * … ---- ===== Clubs ===== * Canadian Canoe/Kayak [[https://canoekayak.ca/find-a-club/|Club Finder]] enter your city or town in the address search box ---- ===== Conditions ===== * [[https://metcam.navcanada.ca/hb/index.jsp?lang=e|Canadian Weather Cams]] * [[https://www.windy.com/?55.127,-95.431,5|Windy (with Webcam Locations)]] * [[https://www.waterlevels.gc.ca/eng|Fisheries and Oceans Canada Tides]] * … ---- ===== Safety ===== * Please read any safety information that we have on the pages for specific Canadian locales * [[:cold_water_paddling|]] * [[https://deepcovekayak.com/immersion-gear/|Deep Cove (Vancouver) Immersion Protection Requirement]] the waters you are likely to paddle in elsewhere in Canada are often going to be as cold or colder than the water around Vancouver * … ---- ===== Videos ===== * [[:canada_videos|Canada Videos]] * … ---- ===== Races ===== * [[:races:races_canada|]] * … ---- ===== Surfski Dealers/Supplies ===== Check province listings also for dealers and stores * [[https://www.coastoutdoors.ca/|Coast Outdoors]] (Vancouver, BC based) * [[https://nelocanada.ca/|Nelo Canada]] (Oakville, Ontario) * [[https://www.opadvantage.net/|Outrigger Performance Advantage]] Nalu OC * [[https://www.thepaddlehut.ca/|The Paddle Hut]] (sprint kayak focus) * [[https://thinkkayak.com/|Think Surfskis]] (Vancouver, BC based manufacturer) * [[:used_boats_equipment#canada|Used Equipment]] * … ---- ===== Resources ===== * [[https://thewildtribe.com/blogs/the-wild-blog|Places to SUP in Canada]] Most of these places are likely fine for surfski paddling, but always do your own diligence for any caveats or safety concerns (almost all paddling in Canada is cold water paddling, eh? See [[:canada#safety|Safety]]) * … ---- {{youtube>p-9X9RrXhFw}}