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Six Set Q&A Shane Campbell

With Olympic hopes in the air, this year Rip Curl Nationals seen many new faces from far and wide gunning to represent the Canadian flag. This year’s freshest face from Sydney, Australia took down the field, taking second place in nationals and first place in the Olympic team selection. Adding to the elite line up of Cody Young, Peter Devries, Shane adds a tremendous amount of talent going into the qualifiers toward representing Canada on the Olympic stage. For many, including ourselves who have no clue who Shane is, we sent him a Six Set Q&A learn what he is all about.

Canada’s Lima 2019 surfing team announced

VICTORIA (June 7, 2019) – Surf Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee have announced Canada’s first-ever surfing team nominated to compete at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. The seven surfers qualified for Team Canada based on results from the 2018 ISA World Surfing Games or...

Islanders shine as Team Canada clinches 13th at surfing Worlds

Canada’s top longboard surfers were hanging five last week at Côte des Basques in Biarritz, France for the 2019 ISA Wolrd Longboard Surfing Championships.

Team Canada athletes Asia Dryden (Tofino), Christian Thomson (Sooke), Lydia Ricard (Tofino), and Liv Stokes (California-based Canadian) joined 102 surfers from 31 countries for eight days of competition at the world-class wave renown for being the birthplace of European surfing.

Surfing debuts at 2020 Olympics — and Canada is a surprising contender

Surfing debuts as Olympic sport at Tokyo Games in 2020 and Canadians hope to be part of 1st wave.

While many wave riders might not consider Canada a top international destination, surfers from British Columbia say they have a good shot of making it to the 2020 summer games in Tokyo for the sport’s Olympic debut.

Bethany Zelasko & Peter Devries crowned Canadian Champions at 2019 Rip Curl Nationals

Bethany Zelasko and Peter Devries crowned Canadian Champions at 2019 Rip Curl Nationals. Devries’ buzzer beater highlights thrilling day of Finals at Wickaninnish Beach

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve – The third and final day of Rip Curl Nationals came to a close at Wickaninnish Beach on Sunday afternoon, with the Women’s and Men’s Open closing out a packed day of finals.

Surf Canada Announces 2019 SUP Race Nationals

SUP Race Nationals presented by the Mill Bay Marine Group Surf Canada is very excited to announce the return of the SUP Race Nationals presented by the Mill Bay Marine Group! For the second year, the Canadian SUP Racing National Championships will take place at the...

Rip Curl Nationals Important Visitor Information

Rip Curl Nationals presented by Red Bull starts Friday May 10 and here are some Important notes for visitors and surfers to Wickaninnish Beach: There is no Food Services in the National Park, so please plan accordingly and be very diligent with your food scraps and...

Surf Canada Announces 2019 Rip Curl Nationals presented by Red Bull

Rip Curl Nationals will take place May 10-12 and Team Trials for Olympic qualification May 13-14, 2019 at Wickaninnish Beach in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, BC VICTORIA, BC - Surf Canada is proud to announce the 2019 Rip Curl Nationals presented by Red Bull, is...