tofino canada : 10 videos

The two local boys put on an impressive show today. Sepp Bruhwiler made it into the round of the round of 24 as well as Peter Devries, his form today being reminiscent of his victory last year. But former World Tour competitor Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) as well as CWC Tasmania winner and current frontrunner in the CWC Series rankings, Stuart Kennedy (AUS) are already out of the competition! Joining them was another former World Tour surfer, Tim Reyes (USA), as well as Yadin Nicol (AUS), Dion Atkinso...

Neither surging tides nor torrential rain could stop the third day of the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada. Storming through 16 heats in the Round of 96, it was Glenn Hall (AUS) who was the standout of the day, as the mobile competition returned once again to North Chestermans beach in Tofino. Despite the relentless rain, the locals flocked to the beach on this Canadian Thanksgiving day to watch one of the local heroes Noah Cohen take to the water and narrowly miss out on advancing to the n...

The first competition day of the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada 2010 had to be cancelled due to wild storms. But due to the high tide which covered the entire beach, they just got through to heat 4 today. Australian former World Tour surfer, Jarrad Howse got things going in the first heat, posting the highest wave score, 8.17, and highest heat total of the day. Last year’s CWC Canada winner and Tofino local, Peter gave the crowds on the beach a little bit of a fright as he looked set to b...

What makes the O'Neill Cold Water Classic Series even more special than it already is, are the different trophies of every tour stop. Every trophy is connected to its event location and has a deeper and powerful meaning than just being a trophy. This is the reason why all five trophies of the series are considered the most prestigious surfing trophies. Tofino artist Carl Martin creates the trophy for the Cold Water Classic Canada – the paddle. He has been carving since the 1960’s, and along w...

The forth and penultimate stop of the O’Neill Cold Water Classic 2010 brings the series to the remote town of Tofino, Canada. The little fishing village is located on the stunning West Coast of Vancouver Island and is considered one of the best surfing spots in Canada. Tofino is a gem secluded in the province of British Columbia, Canada. At its doorstep is the Clayoquot Sound region, a world UNESCO biosphere reserve. They are right on the open Pacific Ocean, so when the surf comes in, it’s c...

You can also call Tofino “the rainiest places on earth”. In Tofino the average rainfall is 135 inches per year, more than ten feet! Dallas, Texas gets 36 inches/yr, Paris, France 23.9 inches, Hamburg enjoys 29.7 inches of rain. But Tofino wouldn’t be Tofino without all the rain! The expression "I'm bailing out of here" may have originated in Tofino, as many residents develop a desperate need for dry, sunny weather by late February. The Vancouver Island Mountain Range acts as a rainmaking dev...

Even though Tofino can get up to 127 inches of rainfall every year and suffer grueling winters - one local surfer manages to retain a year-round sunny disposition... his name is Noah Cohen. Who would better be suited than him as the event ambassador for this year’s Cold Water Classic Canada event. 21-year old Noah Cohen is a Tofino local, professional surfer and team rider for O’Neill. No snowstorm, of which there are many in Tofino along the West Coast of Canada, will keep Noah from punting...

The west coast of Vancouver Island defines the phrase ‘an area of outstanding beauty’. From the majestic ice capped mountains to the untouched cedar-lined coasts - eco-systems thrive almost undisturbed This is one of the last places on the Northwest coast, where there is coastal temperate rain forest – the old growth forest. A lot of the natural habitat hasn’t been destroyed and is still intact, there is so much biodiversity. The Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve is a 350.000 hectare chunk of...

On the West Coast of Vancouver Island the First Nation Group is the Nuu-chah-nulth tribe. There is evidence that some villages are 10.000 years old. Before contact there were more than 10.000 people of one tribe living just one that peninsula, but due to the epidemic they were reduced to just 129 people by 1929! Nuu-chah-nulth literally means people of the mountain and the sea. The two are very interconnected within their culture and beliefs. For them everything is connected, everything is on...

From its inception in 2009, the Cold Water Classic Series was never going to be a conventional surf contest. With its fourth stage and after events in Tasmania, Scotland and South Africa, the 2010 edition of the series will again guest at Tofino, Vancouver Island where it was the first professional surf contest to hit the Canadian shores last year. Freezing water and air temperatures, bears on the ground, whales in the water and even the chance of snow awaits 144 professional surfers from aro...