Kalamalka Classic SUP Festival
13908 Kalamalka Lake Road V1B 1Y9 Vernon, BC, Canada

A record-breaking weekend... Sunshine, tailwinds and once heck of good time. Congratulations to everyone who took part the festival. 185 paddlers made this year's festival the best ever! Special thanks to all of our sponsors including Hilltop Subaru Vernon, Original Joes, Underground Beverages and Blackfish Paddles. Meet the royalty and check out the results. King of Kalamalka - Adam Gerbrecht... Queen of Kalamalka - Lina Augaitis Junior King of Kalamalka - William Smart Junior Queen of Kalamalka - Ava Halperin Kalamalka Crossing results (Open) - https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=192356&live=1 Kalamalka Crossing results (Competitive) - https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=192358 Rail Trail Recreational Challenge - https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=192293

Kal Classic Alumni - These are the paddlers who gathered together to start it all. Roots! The entire group paddled on their trusty all-rounders except for Beau Whitehead of Bellingham who won the men's division on a strange pointy board.

Welcome to the wild, wet world of Wikiholo! Here are the preliminary heats for Saturday (*subject to change). If you are not on the list, that means you are only registered for Rail Trail Rec Challenge or Kalamalka Crossing. Take a look!

The answer is - We just don't know yet. With so many events being cancelled or postponed we just wanted to reach out to everyone and let you know how we are navigating the new normal. The Kal Classic is currently scheduled for August 22 & 23rd but we will for sure be changing that to a one-day event - either the Saturday or Sunday.... The first challenge is the waiting game to see if our local and provincial governments will approve a permit for any event. The second is the re-organization of how we would run the Kalamalka Crossing to follow the new guidelines for social spacing, sanitization and so forth. The third is our ongoing desire to offer a quality experience for everyone rather than just rushing everyone on and off the lake. The Kal Classic is meant to be a yearly gathering, not a 'get in and get out' event. That is likely the sentiment for many organizers as they feel their events could feel rushed. Plus, there will no spectators in the stands... We will be ready for action and leave it floating out there until we have enough information available to safely make a decision. We are not comfortable setting a decision date yet so that ends up being our super vague answer. All we ask from you is stay flexible, keep paddling and send out good vibes. Love and Peace from the Kal Classic crew.

* * * Board of self-isolation? Here's the cure! * * * The 2020 Kalamalka Classic SUP Game - Compete against Canadian paddling legends for the glory of King an...d Queen of Kalamalka. Up to 200 Players! Comes complete with: - Giant fold-out game base of Kalamalka Lake - Mini-SUPs by Starboard, Infinity, One, Naish & Twinfish - Replica 2" paddles by Werner, Blackfish & Quickblade - Micro-Trophies and awards - Hourglass with real Kal Beach sand - Mini Electric Fan for Downwind Racing option - Obstacle pieces like boats, headwinds & floating wood * Voted the Best New Paddle-bored game in the world * by Hasbeen Games

We're getting close to releasing a 'good times' wrap up video from this year's Kal Classic - Stay tuned!

10 years ago.... the first crossing of Kalamalka Lake