On the road!

I hit the road on May 12th for 2.5 weeks of travel through the BC Interior, the Kootenays, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Tonight I finally rolled into Winnipeg!

It's been a fantastic trip visiting 15+ shops so far and there are more to come.

The focus on this trip is to spend time with the floor staff and educate them about all of our industry leading brands.  We want them to be knowledgeable and comfortable talking about all of our products whether it be boats, PFD's, paddles or accessories AND we want to provide sales training as well!

We have even had the opportunity to do On Water Demos in Castlegar (Endless Adventure), Edmonton (Totem Outdoor Outfitters) and Saskatoon (Eb's Source for Adventure).

Laura from Endless Adventure trying out the JK Cruise and the Werner Tybee FGIM

Perry from Totem Outdoor Outfitters on the JK Coosa.  With the hi-lo seat the Werner Tybee FGIM at 250cm is perfect!!

Stay tuned for more stories from the road (p.s. I will be in Whitehorse THIS weekend for the Up North Adventures Demo Day.  Come by to demo some Esquif Canoes and Werner Paddles!!!

It's Clinic Season

At this time of year we are on the road visiting our dealers throughout Western Canada and beyond. This week I had the pleasure of taking a number of retail floor staff through the Werner G.U.I.D.E. clinic and the Kokatat Watersports Wear line up. An opportunity to take retail floor staff through the gear, educating them on everything from paddle materials and design to why a Kokatat Goretex drysuit will be one of the best investments a paddler can make. A special thanks to the crew at Ecomarine Ocean Kayak Centre, Valhalla Pure Outfitters - Squamish, Escape Route and Western Canoeing and Kayaking. As I write this blogpost this morning I am also thinking ahead to my Jackson Kayak Clinic with our new dealer in West Seattle, Mountain to Sound Outfitters. This is a fantastic shop, owned by Greg & Kara Whitaker. The staff is young and enthusiastic and I am stoked to get them on the water at Lake Sammammish this morning. This will also be the site of tomorrow's Northwest Paddling Festival so if you are in the Seattle area please come by and check out everything paddlesports. We'll be there with our fleet of Jackson Kayaks!!! This 2nd year event, in this new location is setting the stage to becoming the largest outdoor paddlesports festival in North America. I'll be writing from the road a lot in the next three weeks so if the format seems a bit off my apologies, finding the right software can be challenging. In the meantime, have a great day and get outside (even if that only means walking outside during your lunch break)!!