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The untamed Pacific Ocean creates Canada’s own surfing paradise. Long Beach of the Pacific Rim National Park is famous for its miles of striking sandy beaches and is also one of the top places to surf.

Surfing the Long Beach area can be done year round. You should know that the ocean temperature here hovers at nearly 50 degrees F throughout the year – and may reach up to 58 degrees F in the summer. So it hardly matters what month it is: it’s the swells that count.

Parks Canada requires that all surfers considering coming to the area know that the bulk of their rescues are for people not wearing wetsuits. The wetsuit technology of today makes it possible to go for a two-hour surf session without the hint of getting cold.

Within 30 minutes travel of Tofino or Ucluelet there are six top quality surfing beaches. Every beach faces a slightly different direction so no matter which way the swells are approaching from there’s usually a beach that has some action for surfers.  Read more...

The new craze reaping rave reviews from adventure sports lovers today is Kite surfing. It combines the thrill and skills of balancing one’s body on a surf or kite board together with the expertise of controlling a huge Kite surf Kite. The movement is dominated by the wind conditions prevailing at that time.

It’s almost unbelievable that control of the kite board as well as the kite lies in the hands of a single individual who has to gather the stamina as well as the courage and skill to maneuver both.

Today, sophisticated technology has devised quality control systems and safety release equipment which ensures a high percentage of safety. The surfer hops onto a board which could be equipped with foot bindings according to his choice, and uses a huge controllable kite surf kite which pushes him along the waters.

Another important aspect of kitesurfing is determining the correct size of kite to be used. Generally a big sized kite is used to maneuver low wind conditions. Smaller kites serve stronger winds but only an expert kite surfer need attempt this. A great degree of perseverance s required before you can actually the master the controls. Never forget the fact that a large measure of safety lies with you and it does take a great deal of practice to bring about a perfect balance between the surf board and the kite surfing kite.  Read more...