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Canada Surfski

Canadian Ocean Racing Champs, Howe Sound BC. Photo: Bob Putnam

Provinces

Alberta

Clubs/Groups

Stores/Dealers

  • Ocean Sports Edmonton, not surfski, but plenty of water gear, accessories

Resources

British Columbia

Locales

Ian Bolden downwinding in Davis Bay near Sechelt - Sunshine Coast, BC

BC Lakes

Take your pick of many of the long, north-south lakes when the wind lines up with the lake direction north or south. Just make sure you are prepared for the most of the year cold water. The scenery will often be spectacular.

  • Kalamalka Lake
    • Kekuli Park to Kal Beach 8 km
    • Length of the Lake? Oyama to Vernon ~16 km
  • Kootenay Lake
    • West Arm
      • SW, W wind?
      • Nelson to ???
        • Needs Research on Landings
          • ??? Troup Beach, 5 mile Beach, 6 mile Beach, Kokanee Provincial Park (20 km)
  • Okanagan Lake - see Kelowna

Races

Repair

Dealers

Resources

Manitoba

Races

Resources

New Brunswick

Resources

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 tide races. The strong currents and lack of large population centres means there is limited access to hospitals or Coast Guard on-water resources. About Safety

Tidal Races

  • Gull Rock Ledges - Brier Island southern tip, there are shallow rock shelves that the changing tide builds waves on.

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??

Resources

Ontario

Locales

Lake Erie

Downwinds

Lake Huron/Georgian Bay

Downwinds

  • Goderich - Grand Bend 50 km foil video
  • South Baymouth to Tobermory (43 km)
  • Sarnia - Plympton-Wyoming 18.7 km foil video
  • St. Clair River border between Michigan & Ontario
  • Surf
    • Kincardine’s Station Beach
    • …

World's Largest Canoe Paddle near Georgian Bay, photo - CBC news

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Lake Ontario

Paddling on Lake Ontario Tessa Oldershaw of Nelo Canada

Lake Nipigon

  • 40 kms of fetch?

Clubs

Dealers/Stores

Races

Repair

  • Nelo Canada Ontario
  • Ask local Dealers/Stores (see above) about repair service or places they may recommend

Conditions

Resources

Ontario Morning

Québec

Saskatchewan

Clubs

  • Canadian Canoe/Kayak Club Finder enter your city or town in the address search box

Conditions

Videos

Races

Surfski Dealers/Supplies

Check province listings also for dealers and stores

canada.txt · Last modified: 2023/10/09 22:21 by preavley

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