We are a team of Paddle Canada Certified instructors working together to bring you progressive paddling skills from flat water to flowing rivers. Our instructors work together to continually develop and bring you the most current trends in SUP instruction. Join us and get introduced to the sport of Stand up Paddling or progress your existing river skills to take you on new adventures.
Reta Boychuk
CANRVRSUP's Creator, Instructor trainer
The CANADIAN RIVER STAND UP PADDLING was founded by Reta in 2021. The goal: bring instructors together to grow a safe community of River Stand Up Paddlers through quality instruction and training. Heading into its third summer the stoke is high as Amanda Lapshinoff takes on a mentorship and instructor role alongside Reta. This dynamic duo enjoys training, teaching, racing and surfing anywhere there’s flowing water.
Bio
Reta is a paddling enthusiast that specializes in whitewater stand-up paddling.
This Badfish Athlete is the 2X Defending GoPro Mountain Games SUP Cross Champion and Whitewater SUP Slalom Canadian National Champion. She has paddled on rivers throughout North and South America. Of all of these places, her favourites are the Kananaskis Valley in Alberta, the Trail Wave on the Columbia River in British Columbia and the Tana River in Ecuador. In addition to SUP, you’ll find Reta going with the flow; singing her way down a river behind the oars, working on crushing bigger lines in her kayak or trying to roll an OC1. Reta just wants to be on the water!
Reta fell in love with SUP after she was first introduced to it in 2010. She believes it is a sport that anyone can enjoy and it’s as challenging as you want it to be. Progressing from flat water on lakes to whitewater on the rivers. As a River 1 Paddle Canada Instructor Trainer and Raven Rescue Swiftwater Instructor, she is competent and calm in any situation presented to her with her wide skill set.
Certifications: Paddle Canada Advanced Flatwater Instructor Trainer River 2 Instructor River 1 Instructor Trainer Touring 2 Instructor Rescue 3 - Raven Rescue Swift Water Rescue Technician Instructor Swift Water Rescue Technician Advanced Water / Rope Ice Rescue Technician Technical Ropes Operator Wilderness First Responder
Additional: ICS-200
2023 Comp Results
1st Down River Sprint ANIMAS RIVER DAYS, Durango CO 1st SUP SURF ANIMAS RIVER DAYS, Durango CO QUARTER FINALIST R2 CROSS GOPRO MNT GAMES Vail CO 3rd SUP Downriver GOPRO MNT GAMES Vail CO 1st SUP CROSS GOPRO MNT GAMES Vail CO- DEFENDED 2019 • 2022 •2023 Semi FINALIST 8Ball Kayaking GOPRO MNT GAMES Vail CO
2022 Comp results
1st place SUP Short Slalom Harvie Passage Classic CALGARY AB 1st place SUP Surf Harvie Passage Classic CALGARY AB 2nd place SUP Long Slalom Harvie Passage Classic CALGARY AB 2nd place K1 Advanced Slalom Harvie Passage Classic CALGARY AB 1st Down River Sprint ANIMAS RIVER DAYS, Durango CO 2nd SUP SURF ANIMAS RIVER DAYS, Durango CO 1st Down River Sprint Vail Town Series Vail CO QUARTER FINALIST R2 CROSS GOPRO MNT GAMES Vail CO 2nd SUP Downriver GOPRO MNT GAMES Vail CO 1st SUP CROSS GOPRO MNT GAMES Vail CO- DEFENDED 2nd Colorado SUP Championships FIBARK Salida CO 2nd SUP Skills For Bills FIBARK Salida CO 4nd SUP Dual Slalom FIBARK Salida CO 2nd SUP Downriver FIBARK Salida CO 1st SUP Downriver Brierlies Fest Rocky Mountain House AB 1st SUP Cross Brierlies Fest Rocky Mountain House AB 1st SUP Surf Brierlies Fest Rocky Mountain House AB 1st SUP Slalom NATIONALS HARVIES PASSAGE AB 1st SUP Downriver CLEARWATER PADDLE FEST BC 1st SUP Downriver KANFEST KANANASKIS AB 1st place SUP Slalom Alberta Provincials KANANASKIS AB
