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Kiteboarding in Tofino - GreatOutdoors.com


Kiteboarding in Tofino - GreatOutdoors.com: "Kiteboarding in Tofino
Wind and water make the West Coast of Vancouver Island a Mecca for outdoor recreation
By Peter Potterfield


Former world skydiving champion Mark Vincent shows his moves on the beach at Tofino. Photo by Jeremy Koreski

Riding the shore break at Cox Bay. Photo by Jeremy Koreski

Catching big air at Cox Headland, Tofino. Photo by Jeremy Koreski

Kiteboarding is a sport best practiced from a big, empty, windy beach. Photo by Jeremy Koreski

In France, kiteboarding has quickly gained popularity. Here, Frenchman Vincent Joly, a professional kiteboarder, rides an afternoon squall at Cox Bay. Photo by Peter Potterfield

Italy's Andrea Cignoli tries out the latest Ocean Rodeo designs at Tofino. Photo by Peter Potterfield

Mark Vincent, former world skydiving champion, now rides and develops kiteboarding gear for Ocean Rodeo. Photo by Peter Potterfield

Frenchman Vincent Joly, one of the European pros who came to ride at Tofino's Cox Bay. Photo by Peter Potterfield

Ocean Rodeo kites fill the beach in front of the luxurious Long Beach Lodge in Tofino, British Columbia. Photo by Peter Potterfield.

Amphitrite Lighthouse on Ucluelet's Wild Pacific Trail, with the 'Broken Islands' of Barkley Sound, a kayaking favorite, beyond. Photo by Peter Potterfield

Just across Barkley Sound from the 50-mile-long West Coast Trail, the Wild Pacific Trail near Ucluelet is a shorter and more tame version of the longer route, but offers a taste of the allure of a coastal hike. Photo by Peter Potterfield

Looking out over one of many coves and headlands from the Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet, British Columbia. Photo by Peter Potterfield

The popular Schooner Beach Trail in Pacific Rim National Park leads through the coastal forest to the uninterrupted expanse of Long Beach. Photo by Peter Potterfield

Long a remote and out of the way destination, Tofino is in the m"

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