Category Archives: Paddling in Deep Cove
Appreciating Stand Up Paddleboarding in Deep Cove
It’s safe to say that we have a strong stand up paddleboarding community in Deep Cove! Whether you head out by yourself, with friends and family, or join some of our local races and clinics, it’s a fun sport … Read More
Early Bird Discount Pricing
25% Discount Paddling on Saturday and Sundays On Saturday and Sundays you can come and paddle as early as 7:00! Beat the crowds, find parking and go for a paddle, you will be glad you got up with the birds. … Read More
Spring Wildlife in Deep Cove
You know it’s Spring when the sound of birdsong is the first sound you hear in the morning instead of the pounding rain on your roof! We know it’s Spring at Deep Cove Kayak because of all the wildlife that … Read More
First Tuesday Night Race – #1
As it was the start of our 20th Race Season last night, we thought we’d start off a series of blog posts focussing on some racers’ first races. This first one will give anyone who’s never raced before an idea … Read More
My Surfski Year – July, The Big One
The week before the Gorge Downwind Championships was the Canadian Surfski Champs race that we organise, so my time was all consumed with that the week before the race which was great as I didn’t have time to get nervous, … Read More
My Surfski Year from May-July – Race Season
The last post on my surfski year ended in April with the start of race season, and recognising how much I kicked ass in the first few races! I do realise that that was definitely a result of my consistent … Read More
My Surfski Year from Jan-April – Maintaining the Stoke!
So it’s been a really long time since I wrote a blog post, mainly because it has been a HECTIC time of paddling! It has been one heck of a year, with a lot of up and downs so I … Read More
Fall Training Week 8 – The Final Reckoning
So it was the last of our 8 weeks of surfski training sessions this Saturday, and keeping with tradition…it was raining pretty hard! There were some lucky paddlers who had had a beauty video session on Burnaby Lake in the … Read More
Travelling to the Canadian Surfski Champs? Here’s what to expect!
In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ll have heard that registration for the Canadian Surfski Championships is now OPEN! [You can register by clicking here]. If you are considering taking part in the race, and are from out … Read More
Fall Training – Week 7 – aka false starts will not be tolerated
Well, you could tell that the local ski hills are opening because our numbers were DOWN this week as a number of the surfski training group decided to hang out on frozen H2O instead of liquid. For those of us … Read More