![]() ![]() Due to work, instructional and family responsibilities he only competed a few times but was the King of Great Lakes big air champion and placed second overall at the 2001 IIes de la Madeleine World Cup event. He was also the Great Lakes rider for the Naish North American Team from 2001-2006. With over 30 years of water sports experience in the World’s Oceans and the Great Lakes, he can provide you with the proper skills and knowledge to safely get on board. He has since trained 1000’s of students and several instructors over the past 20 years. He got in over a hundred sessions at Lake Nitnat during the summer of 2000, mastering his kiting skills, before moving back to Ontario for Teacher’s College.ĭuring the spring of 2001 Tim took part in the first Internationally Certified Instructors Training Course taking place in Cape Hatteras, NC. His first kite was one of Ross’s hand made 8m four line kites. He began his kiting journey in 1999 along with Ross Harrington (head designer of Ocean Rodeo) and the rest of the Victoria crew. After University he moved to Victoria, BC and spent his summers training for competitive windsurfing in Hood River, OR (The Gorge) and Lake Nitnat. At 20 he traveled extensively, spending a year in Australia, NZ, Fiji and Costa Rica where he caught the surfing bug. Tim Blanchard (Head Instructor) started windsurfing in his early teens. ![]() ![]() We are equipped with the latest gear, making learning faster, easier and more fun. Welcome, to Surf Culture Canada Watersport! We have some of the most passionate and experienced instructors in the world. ![]()
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