July Kids Camp 09

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Newsletter
             August '09
       
 July Kids Camp - sooo much fun!
In This Issue
Summer Special - Icebreaker
Stand Up Paddling Alert
Rental and Demo Kayaks Being Sold
Fall/Winter Products Arriving
Paddle Canada Level 3
Surf and Surge Course
River Kayaks Coming
Outdooor Show Report
ORS Photo Contest
Summer Special


Get Intimate this August...

Buy your first piece of Men's Beast or Women's Nature Icebreaker and get your second piece 50% off!
(of equal or lesser value)

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August
Store Hours

Mon-Wed
9:30am - 6pm


Thurs & Fri
 
9:30 am - 8pm

Sat
9:30 am - 6pm
Sun
10 am - 5pm

Evening Kayak Rentals
Mon - Fri 5 -8

DEMO NIGHT
Every Thurs 5 - 7
 

HUGE Gear Grab Sale

It's happening again

  Mark your calendars for the biggest outdoors event/sale on Vancouver Island

Sept 19th and 20th

Upcoming  Events

Kayak for a Cure
Aug 9
Victoria

ORS GEAR GRAB
Sept 19 and 20

West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium
Fort Worden, Port Townsend, WA
September 25-27

Fall Guides Exchange
(SKGABC)
Gabriola Island
Sept 25-27


Upcoming
Kayak Courses


Introductory Strokes for Women
Aug 16

Testing the Waters
Aug 22

Solo Student

Introductory Strokes & Rescues
Aug 15 & 29

More 2009 Courses

Paddle Canada
Courses


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Sea Kayaking Level 3
Aug 28-31


Flatwater Kayaking
Sept 5

Sea Kayaking Level 1
Sept 6-7


Questions?
Contact us

Up Coming Tours

Escape!
The Gulf Islands NPR
Aug 21- 23

Harbour Tours
Tues, Fri & Sun
1:30-4:00 pm
Wed & Sat
9:30-12:00 pm

Sunset Tours
Fridays
6:30 - 9:00 pm

Race Rocks

Explore Day Tours
Mon & Thur
9:30am - 3:00pm

Book your spot
 381-4233
West Coast
Kyuquot Kayak Base Camp Tour


Last chance to sign up for Aug 13th to 19th


LAST MINUTE SEAT SALE 20% discount.


Special offer for
 this special ORS
custom tour


Dan Collins, one of ORS senior staff will be hosting this next tour to experience kayaking the beautiful west coast of Vancouver Island.  This tour is an experience of a lifetime.

These dates were not originally offered, but after such a highly successful first tour, with Brian Henry in early July,  we know that this place gives a complete and wonderful west coast experience unlike any others. 
.
Base camp kayaking offers a real bed, shower, gourmet food and the best guides in the business.

Click here for details

Boat Storage
 at ORS


For $30. per month, you can store your kayak right on the waterfront.

Rice Mill Landing

Call us for details

Kayak Rental Pass

Rental Annual Pass

Only $399. You can paddle every day and have other benefits too
.

This special fee is new and so far, has been very well received.  Ocean River has the best kayaks on the harbour and now, you can have access to these great boats 363 days a year.

Please contact us if you are interested in this offer.

Click for more information
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...of Ocean River Sports on Facebook.


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Smiley Fun Links

Kayaker Recues man from a capsized tug in the Skookumchuck Narrows


A word from Brian...

BUSY, is what we are right now.  I hope
we have given great service to all of you through this season.  I know our staff are
all working hard but enjoying this busy
time too.

With everyone getting out there, I wish
to caution everyone to not forget about safety.
The outdoors can be a dangerous place that deserves a great deal of
respect. Last week, one of our guides,
Fiona Peters was shaken by an
experience she had when she was
capsized by a breaking wave, while
kayaking on the west coast in Clayquot.   Through her resourcefulness and training, she did everything right in a tough
situation, which resulted in her
successful rescue.

Fiona survived and we are all so glad to
have her back safe and sound.  Fiona is
back teaching for us and I'm sure wiser
after this experience.
This type of
incident points out that even those of us
with experience and training can get into
trouble.

Please feel free to come into Ocean River
to talk to us about safety.  We will do our
best to recommend the right training
course or to point out the gear to make
you safer when out there.

We encourage everyone to get out there
and enjoy one the best places on the
planet - Vancouver Island.  Be safe too.

Paddle On,
Brian

Stand Up Paddling Alert

DEMO BOARDS NOW AVAILABLE

This sport is considered the fastest growing watersport in North America.  Ocean River is leading the way with our first introductory course.

Sat. Aug 29th from 5:00 to 8:00 pm Introductory Stand Up Paddling Courses
only $65.

Private lessons are also available.

   Demo night on August 19th.

We will be doing ongoing demonstrations for those who are new to this sport to explain the technique.  We will have SUP boards for anyone to demo.  This will be off our docks. 


          ORS Staff member Kerry Webb

For this free SUP DEMO please RSVP so we know how many people to expect.
Wed, Aug 19th 6:30 to 8:30
Contact our Adventure Centre
for more information.

SUP - SALES, DEMOS, INSTRUCTION
Used and Demo Kayaks
 For Sale

 
We are selling off our rental and course kayaks again this year --  GREAT DEALS!

ORS rental and course kayaks are always the best boats in the business.  Most were new this spring and only used for this season. Our boats are always in great condition and are a real deal as we sell them off at the end of this season. 

We are already taking deposits ($300) to confirm the purchase of the boat you have always wanted. Approx. 50  kayaks will be sold off this year,  so talk to our staff soon about them.

 Boats will be available for pick up in mid September.  These boats are amazing deals so don't miss out.

Check out the deal - click here
Fall/Winter Products Arriving Now!


Great Fall/Winter clothing now starting to arrive in store from companies such as Arcteryx, Icebreaker, Patagonia and Outdoor Research.

Come on down and check it out!



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Paddle Canada Level 3

 
In this four-day course, you will learn the skills necessary to embark on multi-day kayak trips to wilderness settings with coastlines exposed to ocean swell and surf.

Surf & Surge Course 08

Aug 28-31

Clayoquot Sound (Tofino, BC)

More info
Surf and Surge Course


A must for anyone planning on paddling the open coast or for anyone interested in improving their overall kayaking skills.



Oct 17-18 Port Renfrew

Click here for more info
River is coming back to
Ocean River
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Whitewater Kayaks


In Ocean River Sports' first 10 years of operation, whitewater was a big part of what we did and sold. 

Jackson Kayak LogoWe are going back in the business with some kayaks from Jackson Kayaks, which are the finest river kayaks on the market today. Look for them in Ocean River around late August.

If you are a whitewater kayaker, please come down to talk with us to let us know what you are looking for.  As always, listening to our customers helps us understand needs. 

Putting the "River" back into
"Ocean River Sports".
Peter and Brian Go to Outdoor Retailer Trade Show
 Aug 19 to 24th



The Outdoor Retailer 09 Summer Show in Salt Lake was incredible again.  This largest outdoors show in the world is where we can paddle new boats,  see all of the best products and search the world for newest and greatest stuff.

We bond with our OASIS buying group - a strong group of independent outdoor retailers from across Canada that help to give us ideas and at the same time, the buying power of the big box stores.

Peter Erickson, our buyer, works amazingly hard down there to continue to find that special stuff that makes ORS a special place.
The process of retail starts with having great product. It has been said, that something well bought is already half sold.

Good work Peter. 

Brian 
ORS July/August Photo Contest


And the winner is....



Sheryl Townsend
won most popular vote
 
Honourable mentions must go to:
Eric Rowe, Ann Checkaklis and
John Herbert for other great
 images submitted.


Thank you to everyone who entered our contest.  There were some wonderful photos and we will be in touch with the winner and runner ups to issue gift credits for Ocean River Sports

1st prize $100
Honourable Mentions all $50 Gift Certificates.


To view the entries click here