Paddle A Board Vacations - Calgary, Alberta

Crystal L.

Did a private sunrise tour with Kerry, such an amazing experience, highly recommend! Kerry is so knowledgeable and committed to her business. She is the most lovely person to spend time with, looking forward to booking another trip soon!

Karen C.

I went on a mini paddle adventure organized by Kerry and it was spectacular, we visited beautiful places! Kerry knows very well how to lead teams of different people and take into account the opinions of all participants so that everyone is satisfied! Kerry knows very well the level of risk according to the different lakes and the weather at the time, and is always aware that all the people on the boards are safe and well! I highly recommend Kerry! I hope to go out again soon on another adventure organized by Paddle a Board Vacations! Thank you Kerry!!!

Gina W.

Kerry was amazing!! I did not think she would be able to get me standing but she did. By the end I was turning and even tried a little more advanced turn while standing. My husband had a ton of fun too and said that it was a 5 star lesson.

Bonita F. 1.

Our group of 5 family members absolutely loved our basic skills lesson with Kerry! She was so enthusiastic and kind and informative! We were all pretty much beginners, although some of us have been on paddle boards once or twice, but with no prior instruction or training. We especially appreciated the safety tips and her very encouraging attitude. If you are debating whether to take these lessons, don’t hesitate to sign up. We had a blast and learned so much!

Courtney M.

We had an absolutely fantastic experience renting paddle boards for the day. Kerry is the most lovely, warm, and accommodating human being. She was prompt and responsive with communication, took the time to go over everything so that we were prepared to set up the boards on our own, and had great recommendations on where to go. Customer service is truly above and beyond! We will definitely be back. Thank you!

B B.

I was a part of a group day trip that rented an SUP. When we managed to get the boards inflated despite the faulty air lock, the experience on the lake was great! I wasn't able to attempt standing on my first experience as the boards weren't inflated enough to be stable, but sitting and kneeling were just fine.
I read a lot of other reviews about the fantastic service, communication and equipment quality which set my expectations really high. Which made me really disappointed when I heard our group organizer struggled communicating with the owner.

Looking forward to seeing how this small business can continue to grow and improve!

Daisy D.

Kerry went above and beyond to accommodate a lesson for me and my two daughters. She was very understanding and knowledgeable about the neurodivergent needs of my daughter. She was so patient with my other daughter as well who had her first experience on a paddle board and with using a paddle. By the end of the lesson she was standing for a bit and constantly dunking herself back in to climb back on. I was also able to stand and paddle for the first time for a little bit as well.
We all really enjoyed ourselves and I learned a lot more skills and feel more confident to head out on a paddle board now by myself having the girls with me.
Thank you so much Kerry for providing this opportunity for my family.

bryan L.

First time doing SUP, overall had a great time by the lake. Just wish the person was more communicative. We noticed a rip in the bag and notified the person. We expected to pay for the damage, we didn't mind that but she suddenly charged our credit card without notification and without explanation. And invoice did not explain well what the charge was for (was it just for the bag or was there more damages)

We originally gave her a damage deposit which was returned, but curiously that wasn't used. Instead she charged our credit card for the deposit + tax, our original damage deposit didn't have tax so we were also confused about that.

We had to do multiple follow ups because she just wasn't very communicative (I.e. she said she'll follow up on Friday with us about if she'll return some of the deposit depending if a replacement bag comes in and we had to message her 2 days later for an update). Which just makes me feel like she doesn't care about us after our business was concluded.

Overall a fun experience but I feel like she should be more transparent/communicative with that kind of stuff and not just charge our credit card out of no where. Won't be renting from her again.

Here is a picture of the rip. She mentions loss of business due to it and the SUP had to be taken out of inventory until a replacement bag comes in.