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CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR THE FIRST-EVER CANADIAN O'NEILL SURF ACADEMY LOGO
O’Neill and Pacific Surf School have a long history together in nurturing and supporting the emerging surf culture here in Canada. Both Pacific Surf School and O’Neill are committed to sharing their passion for the ocean and the art of surfing by creating The O’Neill Surf Academy here on the West Coast of Canada. The aim of The O’Neill Surf Academy is to be actively involved in aiding those that are less fortunate and offering a brighter alternative by showing them the joys of surfing. The O’Neill Surf Academy is in need of a logo and we are calling for submissions from you to create a logo that is true to O'Neill’s mission of inspiring people to call nature to play. O’Neill’s Nor-Cal roots have helped the brand develop a stronger relationship with nature. Our soul needs to play and nature fuels it by challenging us. Creativity and imagination help us rise and meet that challenge. The O’Neill Surf Academy is now calling you to use your imagination and creativity to help us create a logo with a raw Canadian Surf Culture feel that will become the symbol of this pursuit of happiness. The winning logo submission will receive an awesome PRIZE-PACK from O’Neill at the beginning of June when it will be used as the symbol for the community based surf packages Pacific Surf School already has in-place along with various new offerings.
Please email all submissions to info@pacificsurfschool.com with the subject “O’Neill Surf Academy Logo Contest”. |
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SECOND ANNUAL RIP CURL STEW SURF COMPETITION Canada's best surfers, a legendary surf break, beach shenanigans, live music, a surf film premiere and hot stew.
There will be over $20,000 worth of cash prizes and swag, Rip Curl will be handing out give aways all weekend. First place for Men's open will receive $2000.00 and Women's will recieve $750.00. For the competitors there will be prize packs filled with amazing goods. |
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VOTED #1 SURF SHOP IN TOFINO! |
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Voted #1 in Tofino Time Magazine’s reader’s choice awards: |
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BLOWOUT RENTAL SALE!!! |
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Pacific Surf School is selling off old stock; we have longboards available from $100 and wetsuits from $50. Hurry on down to our shop - these won't last long! |
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SURFING TOFINO IN THE WINTER........... |
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O.K. the word’s out, it’s no secret any more that the waves here in Tofino (and everywhere else in the Northern Hemisphere) get much “better” in the fall and winter months; but what does “better” really mean? This term ‘better’ (when talking about surfing in the winter) is primarily used by the experienced surfer who has spent all summer riding the smaller (South) swell waves and is now looking forward to the much larger and more powerful winter (North) swells. ‘Better’ is also used to describe the quality of the waves; during these months large storms are generated North of here, up near the Alaskan ‘Pan Handle’, these storms consistently produce large North West swells that do not have to travel far before hitting our beaches here in Tofino. Because these waves do not have to travel as far as the summer south swells they are still carrying a lot of their original energy and size. The quality of these waves is also affected by our prevailing South East wind during these months. A South East wind is what we call on “offshore” So where does this leave the novice to intermediate surfer? Is the fall and winter a good season to plan a surf trip? Well here goes, there are many advantages to planning a surf trip in the fall and winter:
But what about the waves themselves, is it safe to surf here in the winter if you are a novice to intermediate surfer? Well, the waves are consistently larger and more powerful through the fall and winter months, but do not let this discourage you. Here in Tofino we have six surfing beaches within 30mins of town; all of these beaches have slightly different orientation, this means that if there are large powerful waves hitting one beach, you just need to drive around the corner to the next beach (that faces a slightly different direction) and you may find much smaller, less powerful waves. So even when it is ‘overhead’ at Long Beach or North Chestermans, you may find a nice clean ‘waist-high’ wave at South Chestermans or Mackenzie Beach. If you do plan on visiting Tofino for a surf trip during the winter and fall months and you do consider yourself to be a novice to intermediate surfer here are some words of wisdom:
Written by Paul Horscroft, BSc Surf Science & Technology. For more info’ on surfing in Tofino in the winter, check out Jay’s article on our resources page entitled “Bigger is better: winter swells” |
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3rd ANNUAL TUFF CITY SKATE COMP' |
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RIP CURL "STEW" SURF CONTEST |
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Cox Bay Tofino BC (June 16th & 17th).
The event was given a touch of class with local (home-grown) celebrities such as the Bruhwiler brothers (Raph and Sepp), Shannon Brown, Noah Cohen, Pete Devries, CC Unger Mayor, Reid Jackson, Leiah Oke, Isaiah Oke and Rip Curls very own team rider Christian Moutinho all in attendance.
Despite often-adverse weather, the competitors enlightened crowds with impressive performances, while vying for one of the top spots in the event. Pacific Surf School’s very own Kita Shipsey and Kye Paladeu did extremely well in the event. Kita advancing into the Men’s Open Quarter Final, and our young grom, Kye, taking the Junior Final title! Well done boys! In the end it was Noah Cohen (Storm Surf Shop) and Tamarah Stephens who came out on top with unforgettable victories at the first annual Rip Curl Stew. |
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NEW "SBC" SURF RAG...... |
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On April 11, SBC Media Inc. - the publishers of 10 action-sports magazines - launched SBC Surf, a 172-page glossy biannual and we at Pacific Surf School think that they have done a great job; be sure to get yourself a copy and check out the article on one of our surf school groms, Kye Peladeau (and his brother Janick).
GOOD JOB MALCOLM AND JEREMY!!!! |
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A BIG THANKS TO O'NEILL AND SPY |
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Pacific Surf School is proud to welcome SPY optic to our family
Check out SPY’s website @ www.spyoptic.com
Check out O'Neill @ www.oneill.com |
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VOLCOM 'BEAVERFISH' SURF EVENT RETURNS TO TOFINO..... |
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As part of their "totally crustaceous surf tour" Volcom returned to Tofino to host their second annual "Beaverfish" event at North Chestermans on Nov 11th. It was a great success. The event was held with a 15' swell running - which made for a great show.
The results are as follows: Pro-Am': 1st Peter Devries, 2nd Sepp Bruhwieler, 3rd Reid Jackson Womens: 1st Leah Oke, check back for 2nd & 3rd Juniors: 1st CC UnderMeyer, 2nd Noah Cohen, 3rd Simon Bauer Groms: 1st Janek Peladeau, 2nd Simon Bauer, 3rd Fraser Meyer Girls: 1st Kia Styles, 2nd Laura Wilson, 3rd Emily Thicke - For more info' visit Volcom at: http://www.volcom.com |
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PACIFIC SURF SCHOOL HAS A NEW HOME |
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Pacific Surf School moved into our brand new location on Thursday 8th June, 2006 - Address: 'The Campbell House' 430 Campbell St, Tofino (next door to Storm Surf Shop).
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TOFINO'S WATER CRISIS OVER Sept' 26, 2006................ |
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As many of you may know, there was a severe water shortage declared in Tofino a few weeks ago; water level restrictions were at their lowest level as of September 18th. We want to assure all of our customers and future customers that we took every effor As a result of this year’s water shortage, Pacific Surf School is implementing a ‘rain water collection’ system (with over 3m of rain falling annually in Tofino) for the washing of our equipment. We are implementing this system in recognition of the fragility of this beautiful, yet fragile biosphere we live in. |
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PACIFIC SURF SCHOOL IS LOOKING TO FILL THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: |
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Successful candidates must: Possess excellent organizational, computer and personal skills. Work well under pressure. Be committed and dependable. Have experience working with cash registers. Be self-motivated and ambitious. Assets: Previous front end/sales experience General knowledge of surfing and surf industries |
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Successful candidates must:
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Successful candidates must: Be committed and dependable.
Previous retail experience Punctual Good Work Ethic General knowledge of surfing and surf equipment |
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wind; this wind blows from the beach towards the wave, physically preventing it from breaking until it reaches shallower water, where it will break more dramatically, often with a hollow section that is commonly called the “tube”. This offshore wind also ‘cleans up’ the swell (waves) by grooming the face of the wave and eliminating some of the surface ‘chop’ and bumps from the wave. 
Canada Day in Tofino was a great day to get out and meet up in the Village
Green for festivities. The 3rd annual Tuff City Skateboard Competition was
held
and for the second year in a row TJ Watt of Victoria came out the winner.
t possible to conserve our water. Pacific Surf School was one of the first surf related businesses to become self-sufficient in their water supply. Our efforts included collecting and using well water for the rinsing of our suits. We also delivered water to the other surf businesses in town, to assure that Tofino could accommodate every single surfer! In the event of future water shortages we also want to assure future visitors that we are prepared to deal with these situations, and will be up and running as usual. 
