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.