Category Archives: Meet Our Paddlers
First Tuesday Night Race #4 – Kahlyn & Anika Adie
Kahlyn is one of our long standing Tuesday Night Race paddlers, and has been racing since 2001, and with her daughter Anika since she was just three years old! We caught up with Kahlyn to find out a bit more … Read More
First Tuesday Night Race #2 – Sam Roper!
So, as promised we are going to be talking to some racers about what it was like to do their very first race. The first person we’re going to talk to is Sam Roper, who did her very first race … Read More
Kevin Vallely – small moments, big river
When I finally got to meet Kevin Vallely after hearing about his various exploits over the last few years, I was surprised at how understated he was! Most of the expeditioners, explorers and real pioneers I’ve had the privilege to … Read More
Penguin Plunge Special – Meet our Sponsors and Plungers! Johnny Hayward, Cafe Orso
Deep Cove Kayak’s Penguin Plunge is now a longstanding Deep Cove tradition, and is now in its 35th Year! We will be gathering along with hundreds of Panorama Park on New Year’s day who are willing to throw themselves into … Read More
SUP Team Canada (including our very own Mike D!) is off to Fiji!
The ISA SUP World Championships are nearly here, and it’s time for Deep Cove Kayak Ops Manager Mike Darbyshire and the rest of Team Canada to head off to FIJI…are we jealous!?!? We are, but we’re also SUPER stoked to … Read More
Meet our Paddlers – North Shore Dragon Busters!
Last week I had the privilege of catching up with Janet Warren, one of the members of the long-paddling Dragon Boat team, the North Shore Dragon Busters. This team is somewhat different to the other Dragon Boat teams we have, … Read More
Stand Up Paddleboard Yoga – NEW! With Kristy Wright-Schell
Stand Up Paddleboard Yoga combines two sports that, at first glance, look like they shouldn’t go together at all! Kristy Wright-Schell has been teaching this tricksy looking combo for over 5 years now, and is starting classes in Deep Cove … Read More
Jason Bennett & The Yukon River Quest…on a SUP!
A Quest is surely something that knights of the realm went on back in the time of King Arthur, right? In which case, arise Sir Jason of Bennett! Deep Cove local Jason was one of ten stand up paddleboarders taking … Read More
Salish Sea SUP Crossing – Evan’s Take!
Evan Gerbrecht is a determined and focussed guy. We’ve known him for a few years now, as he started stand up paddle boarding with our DART junior SUP team when it first started. Since then, he has shown his passion … Read More
Dragon Boating! Meet Deep Cove Wave Crashers
One side of our operation that we don’t really spend a lot of time talking about is our fantastic Dragon Boat teams! With the Concord Pacific DB Festival coming up on 17-19 June we thought it would be great to … Read More