Archive for May, 2010

SUP Racing comes to Kal Lake – Summer Series Kickoff

Want to try SUP racing for the first time? Then this race is for you and your friends.  It’s the 1st event in the Kalavida Summer SUP Series and a great way to try out racing for the first time.  The folks at Kalavida Surf Shop are supporting it and the first event goes Saturday, June 5 at Kalamalka Beach in Vernon, BC.  Wait…. there’s more

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Great Bear Rainforest SUP Trip

Bella Bella, B.C.– May 19th 2010 – Squamish resident Norm Hann has completed what many thought was impossible.  His 385km Stand Up Paddleboard expedition through Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest started in the Haisla Village of Kitimat, B.C on May 8th, and ended yesterday in the Heiltsuk village of Bella Bella, where he was greeted by a large gathering of local residents, including school children, hereditary chiefs, elders and other community leaders.

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Wahine Wednesday’s are go!

Kalamalka Lake has been smooth and glassy lately making it a perfect place to kick-off the first Wahine Wednesday. Starting at Kalavida, the group assembled boards, bodies and paddles and took off from Kal Beach.  By the sounds of it, the SUP trip was sweet and a pair of eagles kept watch over the Wahine’s as they made their way around the calm waters. Read more: Wahine Wednesday’s are go!