Peter Allen

“When we talk about the paddles being handcrafted, what most people don’t realise is how many times a human touches the paddle in the course if it being made,” said David Smart, Founder of Blackfish Paddles, the Canadian SUP brand designing, manufacturing and distributing premium, handcrafted SUP paddles. That tactile aspect of a paddle is […]

Coast Mountain Trail Running (CMTR), organisers of trail running events in coastal British Columbia, Canada, have announced a new paddle partnership with Blackfish Paddles for the second edition of the Conquer the Vedder 2023 event held on 27 and 28 May 2023. “Based in Squamish, BC, Blackfish Paddles are one of the top SUP paddle […]

Blackfish Paddles riders have been digging deep and pushing hard through the Yukon territory since the inception of the Yukon River Quest, the world’s longest annual marathon race testing paddlers’ endurance to the limit over the 715 km/444 mile course from Whitehorse to Dawson City. Known as “The Race to the Midnight Sun,” it is […]