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Mountain Equipment Co-op is Canada's leading supplier of quality outdoor gear and clothing. MEC serves its 2.1 million members through its ten stores across Canada, a phone and mail order service, and an e-commerce web site, mec.ca. |
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The Mind Over Mountain Adventure Racing Series is one of North America's most popular adventure races. These 8 hour, 40km, multi-sport races feature mountain biking, kayaking, trekkinig, and much more. Make it your next endurance accomplishment. Go to their website. |
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Vancouver Ocean Sports Canoe Club is the only club in Vancouver that offers programs for everyone. From recreational to competitive, adaptive to junior, we truly are a club for the community and all its residents. Join us for Outrigger, Dragon boating and fun. Go to their website. |
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At Accent, we use our 45 years in the kayak paddle industry, along with the latest technologies and materials, to provide the demanding and discerning kayaker with an unmatched selection of elite paddles. You simply will not be able to find a better kayak paddle on the market today.
Carbon Polymer Zephyr paddles will be given out at every Big Chop race!
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Boaters turn to NRS for top-quality inflatables – rafts, catarafts, inflatable kayaks and stand up boards, plus a complete line of apparel and accessories for all types of boats and boaters. For 40 years, we've been helping watersports enthusiasts of all stripes have safe, flat-out fun in that wet world that covers 70% of our great planet. We're industry leaders in technical outerwear, wetsuits, gloves, footwear, life jackets, sprayskirts, and safety gear, to name just a few. No matter what types of watersports you're into, we have what you need. We share your passion for the outdoors, and we get the grins that come from enjoying it. |
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Stohlquist Waterware:
There is a reason why the best boaters in the world trust their lives to Stohlquist gear. A Stohlquist life vest feels great the first time on. Each model we offer follows the lineage of 30 years of product innovation, refinement, incorporating the latest in raw material development and manufacturing know-how to provide our customers with the best WaterWare available today.Go to their website. |
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Seaward has been leading the kayak industry in quality and workmanship for 25 years. Paddling trends have changed. Seaward has been watching and studying the market trends and is proud to be launching a new family of thermo formed kayaks. In recognizing that paddlers are looking for prompt gratification in their skills, we have been designing a family of kayaks that will intergrade a paddling experience that is second to none for our customers. We continuously stay in a design mindset and wait for our customers to have a true feel of their desires and fulfil that desire exceeding their expectations in design and quality.
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At the Bowen Island Brewing Company, we are dedicated to a simple and crystal clear mission. To bring you the tastiest, best value, authentic craft beers available in BC.
We are proudly 100% BC owned and 100% BC brewed. We don't spend much money on fancy packaging, big promotions and advertising campaigns. We work on lower profit margins to pass the savings on to you, our customers.
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Clif Barr and Company started on a bike ride. Our founder, Gary, took a bike of another energy bar and thought to himself: "I could make a better bar than this."
Today, we still want to make things better. Our food. Our company. Even our planet.
We'll keep working on it.
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KIALOA Paddles make beautiful, innovative, handmade paddles produced in the USA since 1991. Our line of paddles includes outrigger racing canoe paddles, stand up paddle boarding paddles, and dragon boat paddles. Whether you appreciate the beauty of a natural hand shaped wood paddle or the cutting edge in carbon and composite performance paddles, KIALOA will provide you with the equipment you need.
"Mana in humans is manifested as great skills, talents, strengths, intelligence and character. When using a KIALOA Paddle, that electric sensation one feels is the Mana. Keep Paddling." - Gerry Lopez |
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Level Six creates high quality innovative designs in progressive styles for recreational and sport surf and paddle enthusiasts. We work and play in the wettest, wildest environments on the planet to help us design and build the best performance gear possible. We work hard to make a line of products that complement your activity level while still allowing you to be the hottest, wettest paddler in the foam. |
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Deep Cove Canoe and Kayak Centre is Vancouver’s premier paddling location. With one of the largest fleets in Canada, we offer rentals of high quality single and double ocean kayaks, stand up paddleboards (SUP), surf skis and canoes that will suit a wide range of paddling styles and experience levels. Our highly acclaimed kayak school offers a wide range of lessons and tours. We are also happy to arrange private group bookings for your family outing, office event or school group. With an emphasis on safety, our rentals, lessons and tours provide you with all the gear that you will need for a great day on the water. |
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Pogue Sports strives to provide quality products that are affordable to promote growth and safety in the paddling industry by providing paddlers with the right equipment to enhance their experience on the water. Go to their website. |
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Think Kayaks are designed for the pure pleasure of speed in water. Whether you are racing, paddling for fitness, or just looking to escape for an hour or two, our boats will get you there faster! Each Think boat is carefully designed and built from the finest materials available so that you have maximum enjoyment on the water. We specialize in surfskis and kayaks for racing and fitness paddling. |
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Lasso Security Cables are a highly visible and effective theft deterrent that will send would be thieves looking for an easier target. Lasso is designed to be the highest quality, easiest to use, simplest to install and the most effective theft deterrent available for your kayak. The Original Lasso and the new Kong Cable are available in two sizes and styles; made from thick vinyl coated galvanized steel aircraft cable. Lasso comes with a highly durable integrated four-digit resettable combination lock that you can secure or removed in seconds. Check out our customer testimonials. |
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Predator Designs is a Vancouver Canada based company with a clear focus on designing and creating performance watersports helmets. Our design philosophy is to create the safest, most comfortable helmet with clean, simple and aesthetically pleasing styling lines. Owner and designer Matt Kelly mixes his background in competitive white water slalom kayaking, his youthful passion for skateboarding , and feedback from both recreational and pro athletes to maintain Predator's focus on creating helmets of superior design and quality. |
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Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co.'s mission is to 'revolutionize pizza' and they have done just that at their Vancouver location. With a focus on using 100% organic ingredients such as fresh herbs, organic tomatoes, ripe avocados, brown mushrooms, artichokes, goats cheese and no GMO's, transfats, or additives, each pizza is baked in an artisan's clay wood fired oven. Your dining experience at Rocky Mountain is nothing short of mouthwatering! Located at 1876 W 1st Avenue (between Cypress and Burrard), Vancouver, BC. |
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If you would like more information on how you can become a sponsor of the Big Chop, please email info@bigchop.ca or call Bryan at 604.999.3331.
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