As a nonprofit organization, we run our trips at cost and work hard through fundraisers, clinics, and tee-shirt sales to to keep trip prices as low as possible. We want surfing to be accessible to everyone and we could not do it without help from our partners and many local businesses who support our project!
In addition, we acknowledge that we run our trips on the unceded, ancestral homelands of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation. We are commited to giving back to the local communities within which we recreate.
Surf Grove
Tofino’s first new campground in over twenty years, Surf Grove at Cox Bay is camping for surfers, by surfers. Of course, you don’t have to surf to stay here, but with Canada’s best surf beach just steps from your campsite, we figure you may as well give it a try. Of the many things we love about our home, one is that Tofino’s surf culture is widely considered to be among the world’s most inclusive. We’re proud to partner with Bitches & Barrels and to support surfing for all, especially all you badass bitches with boards.
surf sister
Surf Sister has been teaching surf lessons and empowering women in Tofino since 1999. Working with an all-female team, their mission is to encourage more women to try surfing and to have them feel less intimidated and more included out in the water.
Single Fin SEssions
Lydia Ricard is a Tofino-based surfer and coach. She moved to the island in her twenties and built her life around surfing. Consistent water time and the Tofino surf community fostered a quick progression of skills, and within no time Lydia was competing in the Queen of the Peak surf competition. Lydia went on to compete internationally in France and Mexico and before establishing her coaching business
L/L Supply
Founded in 2018, L/L Supply is a Vancouver Island-based apparel company committed to using exclusively upcycled materials to create apparel. They’re leading the industry into a more circular model, creating high quality items from different recycling processes and pushing the boundaries of transparent manufacturing
Rising Tide Surf
The Nuu-chah-nulth Surf Team is an Indigenous and community-led initiative, bringing together Nuu-chah-nulth youth and mentors who want to change the narrative around surfing in Nuu-chah-nulth territory. Through Nature's ability to foster resilience, empowerment, connection and revival we will support the youths' personal journeys and build on the power of the healing force of the ocean.
$5 from every 2024 registration goes towards the supporting Rising Tide.
Surfrider Pacific Rim
Surfrider has built a network of coastal defenders who transform their passion for the coast into lasting protection. We are fortunate to live in a place where passion for protection is in our blood. Surfrider is a community of dedicated guardians including First Nations, grassroots environmentalists, scientists, ocean lovers, surfers, beach walkers and fishing enthusiasts.
$5 from the sale of every “Down to Earth Tee” goes towards supporting Surfrider Pacific Rim.
Interested in building a partnership, becoming a sponsor, or contributing to an upcoming fundraiser? Please e-mail info@bitchesnbarrels.com
Photo by Kait Rogers