Author: Warren Currie

Quiksilver Waterman Collection presents
The 3rd Annual Easy Rider SUP Cup – Race & Tour
sponsored by Starboard

The third annual Easy Rider SUP Cup is on Sunday August 22, 2010.
This fast and fun event is on the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, AB.
There will be both a Race and a Touring Class.
The Race is 17 km and runs from Terwillegar  Park to Rafters Landing.
The Touring Class  is 10 km and runs from Laurier Park to Rafters Landing.
Come on out and enjoy a great day on the water.

Registration and information forms available here:

NOTICE – Leashes are mandatory!

Race Info – PDF

Race Waiver – PDF

We just received the first shipment into Canada of the Hobie PFD waist packs.
If you feel the need (or just plain need) to wear a PFD – this is the one for SUP.
It is a very small waist pack and has an “airplane” style pull out life vest that is either manually or CO2 inflated.
Safety is a good thing.  Come check them out.

On Sunday July 18 – Easy Rider held the first ever SUP Trek down the North Saskatchewan River.
We all met at the Muttart Conservatory at 8:00 AM and loaded up the Sprinter van and shuttled out to Shalom Park, which is right beside Rabbit Hill.
From there it was four hours and  twenty minutes of casual paddling to go 35 km to Rafters Landing in downtown Edmonton.
We did make a couple of pit stops along the way, first on a sand bar about 10 km into the paddle and then right at the outflow of Black Mud Creek at approximately 25 km into the paddle.
It was a great time and an awesome way to spend a nice day out on the water.
Thanks to everyone that  came along and to Beckolay’s, Mah’s  and Jonathan for your shuttle services.

SUP – where ever there is water!