Singapore World Sprints 2026 – additional high performance coach/es: deadline extension

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Expression of Interest: Deadline August 17, 2025

The CORA High Performance Committee is still actively seeking high performance coaches for the Singapore World Sprints in 2026. If you are interested in being considered for a position, please contact us at HPC@canadianoutrigger.ca

Please note, we are only considering applicants that meet the original criteria as posted in the July Contract Posting on the CORA website. You may be asked to provide a CV, please have it available.

NEW: Fees Reduced for Team Canada Trials – IVF World Sprints 2026

Erik Ages 3 Comments

Good news! CORA has reduced the registration fees for the 2026 IVF World Sprints Team Canada Selection Trials:

  • Adults: $80
  • Juniors (under 19): $40

If you’ve already paid the old fee, you’ll get an automatic refund for the difference. If you haven’t yet paid, read on:

Trials Weekend: September 20–21, 2025 / Calgary, AB

Who needs to attend the Calgary Trials?

  • V1 (solo) paddlers: All athletes trying for V1 spots.
  • Elite candidates: Junior and open men and women wanting to qualify for seats in Canada’s elite teams.
  • Registered club crews in gender and age categories that exceed 6 registered teams will need to race-off in Calgary to earn one of the 6 team berths in each age and gender category; CORA will announce categories that require race-offs shortly after club crew registrations close on 30 August.

Register here:

  • V1 (solo) paddlers: CLICK HERE
  • Elite candidates seeing Team Canada junior or open seats: CLICK HERE
  • Unaffiliated paddlers seeking club crew open spots: CLICK HERE
  • If your club crew roster is complete and ready to register: CLICK HERE

Full selection details and links:
CORA Selection Process – Singapore 2026

Canadian Outrigger Hall Of Fame 2025 Inductees – Call For Guest Speakers

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CORA recognized that there were many individuals who had made “Significant and Exemplary Contributions” to Canadian outrigger canoeing, but their stories had never been captured, and they had never been formally recognized. CORA spent January 2021 thru June 2025 tracking down this history, and fact-checking as best as possible the exploits of those individuals who founded CORA, who founded / nurtured CORA clubs, who inaugurated / perpetuated races, who excelled at IVF / Molokai / Catalina / Queen Liliuokalani events, and who designed / built / imported / distributed canoes to grow the sport.

As of the August 2025 CORA Board Meeting there were 8 individuals inducted into the Canadian Outrigger Hall Of Fame for 2025.

CORA appreciates that Comox has graciously agreed to organize and host a Canadian Outrigger Canoeing Hall Of Fame presentation for the 8 inductees at the Comox CORA Cup Series Championships Iron event on the September 27/28 weekend to recognize these individuals. CORA will have an online Town Hall in November of this year to recognize the inductees for 2025. CORA invites individuals who have known these Inductees to speak on their behalf at the November 2025 virtual Town Hall session.

CORA wishes to congratulate the 8 Canadian Outrigger Hall Of Fame 2025 Inductees:

  • Daphne Ann Brockington (Posthumous) (Gibsons, BC)
  • Jan Chavarie (Vancouver, BC)
  • Melanie Conard (Victoria, BC)
  • Jacinta Sheridan (Vancouver, BC)
  • James Hill (Victoria, BC)
  • Linda Daigle (Gabriola Island, BC)
  • Helen Currey (Victoria, BC)
  • Sue Milligan (Powell River, BC)

You can visit the CORA website and view the “Virtual Hall Of Fame” that has the names / headshots of the 8 individuals inducted this year and links to a 3-page PDF that has their contributions in 2-pages and a 1-page set of references on every online article that CORA could find where they were mentioned.