Sweet start to SUPtember 2nd Annual Salmon Run River SUP on the Similkameen – Keremeos, BC Sovereign and Ferguson win Kalavida Summer SUP Series Titles
Sweet start to SUPtember Sunny skies are ahead for the last long weekend of summer. A great time to get on the lake/river/ocean and keep SUP’in through September.  Looking back at photos from last year, September was truly a month of bliss on the water.  Kalamalka and Okanagan lake typically get calmer and the water temperature is still warm. Many of the tourist boats are back on their trailers and safely tucked away.  If you haven’t got your own, borrow or rent one and get out on the water - Sweet SUPtember is before us.
2nd Annual Salmon Run The summer months are fading but the racing season is just ramping up.  Across the border, there’s two races in Washington (Round the Rock and the SUP Grand Prix), the Naish Championships in Lake Tahoe and then the world famous Battle of the Paddle in San Clemente, CA.  Lucky for us, there’s one a little closer – The 2nd Annual Salmon Run in Peachland, BC.  The race is organized by Bob Purdy of Orange Otters and includes a tasty Salmon Bake.
River SUP on the Similkameen – Keremeos, BC Short SUP Stories from South Western BC.  We took a flash trip to Keremeos to check out the Similkameen River in late August and discovered that its a pretty sweet SUP spot.    After failed attempts to find the town’s quasi Taxi driver, we met up with Baker Bill who helped us shuttle the car to our drop point at the Chopaka bridge, 13.5 miles South of the town.  The parched hillsides, fast moving current, and wildlife made us feel like we were back in the Wild West
Sovereign and Ferguson win Kalavida Summer SUP Series Titles Vernon’s Sheila Sovereign came out the big winner at the Kalavida Summer SUP series Finale’ winning both of the day’s races, the overall series title and then her name was pulled as the lucky winner of the C4 River SUP package.  The Grandiso Finale’, staged on Kal Beach, included an iSUP dual elimination race, where Sheila defeated Penticton Pam Young in a close heat and then went on to win the short course to capture the overall title. 

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Sunny skies are ahead for the last long weekend of summer. A great time to get on the lake/river/ocean and keep SUP’in through September.  Looking back at photos from last year, September was truly a month of bliss on the water.  Kalamalka and Okanagan lake typically get calmer and the water temperature is still warm. [...]

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The summer months are fading but the racing season is just ramping up.  Across the border, there’s two races in Washington (Round the Rock and the SUP Grand Prix), the Naish Championships in Lake Tahoe and then the world famous Battle of the Paddle in San Clemente, CA.  Lucky for us, there’s one a little [...]

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Short SUP Stories from South Western BC.  We took a flash trip to Keremeos to check out the Similkameen River in late August and discovered that its a pretty sweet SUP spot.    After failed attempts to find the town’s quasi Taxi driver, we met up with Baker Bill who helped us shuttle the car to [...]

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