Meet Robin
Gales of November 2018 - Photo Credit: N. David Johnson Photography
Cliffs Surf Spot - Photo Credit Geoff Ortiz
Custom Grumpy Bob 9'1" Great Lakes longboard
Lake Erie - Lake Surfistas 2018 - Photo Credit: N. David Johnson Photography
Surf Ave - Photo Credit Meagan Enriquez
The Bridge - Summer 2021
Lake Surfistas 2018
Paddle for MS 2014
Quiver
The kids surfing Nova Scotia
Frenchman's Bay 2021 - Photo Credit: Ang Millard
Photo Credit: Ang Millard
Photo Credit: Ang MIllard
Photo Credit: Greg MacLeod
Summer Paddling
Photo Credit: Geoff Ortiz
Photo Credit: Geoff Ortiz
Surf Credentials & Achievements
Surfing since 2001
Great Lakes surfing since 2006
SUPing since 2009
SUP instruction since 2011
4 Season SUP and surf
Achieved 120 consecutive month, 10 year goal to surf a Great Lake wave in February 2014-Feb 2024
Paddle Canada Certified Advanced SUP Instructor
Co-Founder and Founding Member of Lake Surfistas
International Surf Association (ISA) Level 1 Surf Judge
Canadian Red Cross Standard First Aid & CPR
Paddle Canada SUP River Skills 1
World Paddle Association (WPA) certified SUP instructor (2012)
The Gales of November Lake Erie Surf Contest - 1st Place SUP (2018
Inaugural Lake Huron Fresh Water Classic Surf Contest - Women’s Champion (2013)
The Gales of November Lake Erie Surf Contest - 2nd Place Women’s Division (2013)
Leading and development of Forecasting workshops since 2014
9 years retail sales experience in SUP and surf hard goods and equipment sales at Surf Ontario
Robin in the Media
A Winter Sports Trip in Minnesota - Explore Minnesota
Follow Robin, Jordan-Na, and Diana in an adventurous winter trip sponsored by Explore Minnesota.
Cold Water Communities. A Short film by TWP Foundation
This short film highlights those who brave the cold and recreate in this beautiful body of water all year round.
PBS Great Lakes Now
TV Segment aired on PBS on Lake Surfistas and Robin Pacquing
Swim Drink Fish
Breaking Water with Robin Pacquing
PBS Great Lakes Now - Post
Surfing the Great Lakes. ‘What? People do that here?’
Thurso Surf Intermediate SUP Lessons
Full 5 part online series on Intermediate SUP techniques, written by Jordan-na Belle-Isle
The Globe and Mail
Winter Surfing in the frigid waters of Canada’s lakes and oceans
Patagonia
A New Surf Culture by Stephanie Vermillion
North of Long Tail
A documentary photo series celebrating Lake Erie by Colin Boyd Shafer commissioned by Evironmental Defence.
PermaStoked The Podcast with Derik Hyatt
Robin Pacquing - The Real Lake Surfista
Breakfast Television
LIVE on CityTV - Aired on International Women’s Day, March 8 2021
CBC Metro Morning - Surfing the Great Lakes no matter the temperature
December 8, 2015