First-ever Tofino Summit!

BWRAG is packing up its 5/4 mm wetsuits and wool sweaters and heading to Tofino, British Columbia for the first-ever Surf Responder Summit in Canada on JULY 27-28, 2024! The Tofino Summit is presented by Surf Grove Beachside Campground!

Mahalo also to our "Partners in Safety" - Patagonia, YETI, Sea-Doo, Surfline, Anetik Performance, British Columbia Association of Surfing Instructors, and Pacific Surf Co. for helping to bring this training to the “Tuff City”. Special mahalo to local legend Raph Bruhwiler for hosting this Summit!

Photograph in banner by Jeremy Koreski

  • SUMMIT CURRICULUM

    Ocean Risk Management

    CPR

    First-Aid and Medical Interventions

    Spot Analysis

    Safety Equipment

    Emergency Action Planning

    Mindful Breathing & Energy Management

    Water Rescue (Unassisted Rescue, Surfboard Rescue, C-Spine Extrication, Rescue Scenarios*)

    ****PLEASE NOTE***

    This Summit will not feature the MRV rescue portion of the Water Rescue Module. Instead, students will role-play rescue scenarios where they will synthesize learnings from both days into tangible, practical rescue situations that are most common to this region.

  • LOCATION

    DAY 1:

    Best Western Plus Tin Wis Resort, 1119 Pacific Rim Hwy, Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0

    Check-in: 7:30AM | Start time: 8:30AM | End time: 5:30PM (approx. schedule)

    Day 2:

    AM: Best Western Plus Tin Wis Resort

    PM: Beach Location TBD

    Check-in: 7:30AM | Start time: 8:30AM | End time: 5:30PM (approx. schedule)

  • INSTRUCTORS

    Greg Long

    Paige Alms

    Jon Hoover

    Kaipo Kelley

  • REGISTRATION FEE

    $574.99 CAD ($422.44 USD) plus applicable fees and taxes, includes:

    BWRAG Certificate of Completion (qualifies you to purchase the Patagonia PSI Vest)

    **Refunds for Registration Fees will be issued in full for cancellations that are requested at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the first day of the Summit. ​No refunds will be issued for cancellations that occur fewer than ten (10) calendar days before the first day of the Summit.

Meet Your Instructors

  • Greg Long

    MASTER INSTRUCTOR

    2x BIG WAVE WORLD TOUR CHAMPION

    WINNER OF 2009 EDDIE AIKAU INVITATIONAL

  • Paige Alms

    INSTRUCTOR

    2x BIG WAVE WORLD TOUR CHAMPION

    3x PE’AHI CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER

    2022 RED BULL MAGNITUDE BEST PADDLE AND BEST RIDE OF THE SEASON

    BRITISH COLUMBIA NATIVE

  • Jon Hoover

    MASTER INSTRUCTOR

    WATER SAFETY SPECIALIST

    RETIRED RESCUE BOAT CAPTAIN

  • KAIPO KELLEY

    SENIOR OCEAN LIFEGUARD

    FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC

    PROFESSIONAL OFFSHORE SAILING MEDICAL OFFICER