VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK

I'm helping out a bit to organize the first officially CSA/ISA sanctioned Surf SUP contest on Canadian soil. We are working hard to make sure the event is top notch and it would be great to see some BWD folks make the trip.

Press Release: Tofino, BC, July 3, 2014 - Tofino Paddle Surf is excited to announce the First Annual Tofino Paddle Surf SUP Invitational, with the support of sponsors, friends, and volunteers. The fun, competitive event invites talented and committed standup paddle surfers in Canada and beyond to shred the waves in Tofino on October 25 & 26, 2014. Qualifying surfers are stoked, educated, and part of our epic and growing international SUP community!

The Tofino Paddle Surf SUP Invitational will run as a two day event in Tofino, using a classic heat/judging panel format, and have open pro men’s, amateur and a women's divisions, for this year’s contest. It's all for fun and community and we'll be throwing in a body surf expression session for anyone who's interested and just all-around loves being in the waves!

We are proud to announce that this event is sanctioned as the official Canadian Surfing Associations Qualifying Event for representation at the 2015 ISA World SUP Games for both men and women's divisions.

The awards banquet will be held on Sunday evening, October 26 and into the night.
If you are interested in participating, sponsoring, or volunteering for the event or would like more info, please feel free to contact us at

Look forward to hearing from you! See you on the beach Saturday, October 25 & 26, 2014!

Press contact:
Catherine Bruhwiler 250 255 1997

For further Information please visit www.contests.tofinopaddlesurf.com or www.tofinopaddlesurf.com

Check out the facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1507391306144970/

Hey Tony. Do you know what beach this will be on? Also, maybe a dumb question, but I see invitational in a few spots here...like the title of the event. I assume I don't need to be invited to go correct?

Hopefully I'll have board by then and dialled, otherwise Tempy and I will have share a board. :-)

Like the surf contests held there in October, I expect the beach location will be dictated by the size (or lack of size) of the surf. Probably Cox or Chestermans, but not anywhere in the national park.

RocDoc is right. Ideally it happens at Cox, but if the bay is closed out then it will have to move to a Chestermans.

The invitational thing mostly means there is an option to select who competes, which probably won't come into play until subsequent years as the event (hopefully) grows.

Get your registration in and no sandbagging! Some of you South Island guys are right up there with the best our Country has to offer!

I look forward to trying out my new paddle!

Second best invention ever!

Second best invention ever!

Don't worry, I will be using these to get to the beach.

Well I was actually referring to the Mary Poppins... but.. blades are pretty cool too.

Mark, the Green Mamba challenged me in the surf this weekend, and I finally figured it out Monday at Wick. Is there a really- very-amateur-seriously -a-bit -of -a-kook category?

Amateur Division! Enter just for fun if nothing else!

Hey,

Unfortunately, I am teaching beancounters the exciting and thrilling nuances of audit and tax that weekend. Fack. If not I would be going fo sho.

Someone grab me some stickers for my kid's Subaru!

Also, thinking of hitting Tofino Sep 10 - 14 for some wave SUPing....unless Nitinat is going off then.

K

Hey Tony. I see in the registration page that entries needed to be in by yesterday unless I'm reading it wrong.

Are we still able to register?

yeah ignore those dates... wishful thinking!

Two weeks to go!

Sadly I will not be able to make it Work and I have agreed: I need to go back to work
Good Luck to everybody competing. It looks like tons of fun , and hopefully next year if it happens I will be there:!: