FAQ & Important Words

Frequently Asked Questions

  • No, we don’t offer rentals, but we can connect you with local shops and outfitters

  • With the rise in SUP ownership, many excited newcomers hit the water with little instruction or open-water experience. Learning board control and water movement helps you maximize your board’s potential, stay safe, and enhance your overall experience.

    Invest in knowledge—paddle smarter, ride better

  • While both are considered surfing, they differ in technique and equipment. Traditional surfing involves paddling into waves while lying on a surfboard, then 'popping up' to ride. In SUP surfing, you catch the same waves, but you’re already standing on a SUP, using a paddle to generate speed and control

Important Words

  • For Surf + SUP Strategy Sessions

    Payment & Confirmation: Your appointment will be fully confirmed only after the $25 CAD fee is received via e-transfer to tagalawasurf@gmail.com

    • Session Options: Consultations are available via Google Meet, FaceTime, or phone call. Please specify your preferred method when booking

    • Rescheduling: You are allowed one reschedule if needed

    • Cancellations & Additional Reschedules: Any further reschedules or cancellations will result in forfeiture of the booking fee with no refunds.

    By booking, you agree to these terms. Thank you for your understanding!

  • All paddlers for courses and clinics must have their own SUP board, leash, PFD, whistle, and appropriate water attire.

    Courses and clinics run rain or shine. If you decide to withdraw, we accept cancellations up to 48 hours before the course start time. A refund will be issued, minus a $25 administrative fee.

    In the event that the course has to be cancelled due to inclement weather, participants will have the option of receiving a full refund or reschedule.

    Although every effort is made to keep bookings around preferable weather for the specific water activity, all bookings are subject to change based on weather conditions. We reserve the right to cancel or re-schedule your lesson based on weather that may be deemed inclement.

    SUP and surfing are water sports, so getting wet—and even falling in—is part of the experience. While every student’s comfort and enjoyment are a top priority, we highly recommend that all paddlers feel comfortable in deep water.

  • Maraming salamat po to the lupa, the tubig, lawa ng Ontario, the hayop, mga puno, and lahat ng halaman. I give my eternal recognition to my pamilya’s ancestral spirits who continue to guide me - including my Lolos, my Lolas, my Ninangs, and my Tatay.

    I also give recognition and acknowledge that Durham Region forms a part of the traditional and treaty territory of the Mississauga of Scugog Island First Nation, The Mississauga Peoples, and the treaty territory of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, and is now home to many diverse First Nations: Inuit and Metis.

    It is on these ancestral treaty lands that I teach, learn, grow, paddle its waters, and surf its waves.