CORA News

Congratulations to Mississauga Canoe Club (MCC) on hosting their first ever CORA sanctioned event, the Mississauga Open Water Challenge (MOWC) on 2026-June-21. Congratulations as well to Westshore Paddling Club on hosting their first ever CORA sanctioned event, the Durham Outrigger Challenge 30Km Relay/Iron with 200 participants on 2026-Jul-25. Sunnyside Paddling Club and Toronto Harbour Va’a will be hosting the CORA Eastern Canada OC Sprints Championships on 2026-Aug-2, shortly before Team Canada athletes travel to the 2026 Singapore IVF World Sprints Championships.

Although the 2026 Wai Nui Why Not event on 2026-Aug-8/9 is not a CORA sanctioned event, Wai Nui O Kanaka is a 2026 CORA Member Club. Likewise, while the 2026 Toronto International Outrigger Challenge (TIOC) on 2026-Sep-19 is not a CORA sanctioned event, TSCC Maka Koa Outrigger is a 2026 CORA Member Club. Thank you for supporting events hosted by these Eastern Canada CORA Member Clubs. There very well may be additional 2026 Eastern Canada OC races. Please refer to the CORA Race Schedule for the latest updates on CORA Sanctioned Events.

The 4 Arm Fiasco Race is a new race taking place in Port Alberni, BC on Sproat Lake (Voted the BEST lake in BC). The race weekend is designed so that racers can race 1, 2, 3 or all 4 courses. There will be an award for ‘overall champion’ (fastest time for all courses combined in each category). There is a 20% discount applied to race fees if you register for the whole series. If a team (OC6/OC2) is competing for the overall champion title the same paddlers must race all courses.
The race is hosted by the Sproat Lake Canoe Club. You can follow us on FB and Instagram @4armfiasco for race updates. 

Race categories:
SUP, Ski, V1, OC1/2, OC 6 for all race courses
The 5K race is open to any human powered vessel (war canoe, dragon boat, kayak, canoe)

Schedule:
July 18 morning: 15K Two Rivers Arm
July 18 afternoon: 10K Stirling Arm
July 19 morning: 20K Taylor Arm
July 19 afternoon: 5K Faber Arm

Registration: https://www.webscorer.com/registerseries?seriesid=430319&fbclid=iwy2xjawr5hirlehrua2flbqixmqbzcnrjbmfwcf9pza80mdk5nji2mjmwodu2mdkaar4e80ivyluozni4nuhqcj1hlqchrj1jmwjia5rtbtkrgdkj_myulphhnwso-w_aem_oasotnidqhc5e868krwftg

Registration closes July 12th, 2026.

CORA membership is required to race: https://www.canadianoutrigger.ca/store/become-a-member/

DATE: Sunday, June 28th, 2026 

RACE START TIME: 8:00am

LOCATION: Kin Beach, Vernon, BC 

REGISTRATION: https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=39876 (Deadline June 12th, 2026)

Crews can have up to 9-12 paddlers. 

OFFICIAL CREWS – For official status, on every second lap, your crew must be all women, while the other laps can have all men or any mix of women and men. The lap sequence will be determined later and announced to the participants. 

UNOFFICIAL CREWS  – each crew can be any mix of women and men. 

40K CHANGE RACE – Open Boats 

This race is a 40 km team event, consisting of 8 laps of 5 km each. 

20K CHANGE RACE – Junior Boats (Under 18)

This race is a 20 km team event, consisting of 4 laps of 5 km each. 

RACE OUTLINE – Running Start,  left turns around the two buoys, and your club’s/team’s choice of beach or water change (off to the side) every 5KM. You can schedule full or partial crew changes as you like, noting the requirement of alternating all-women crews for official status. Awards will go to the top crews in the Official and Unofficial crew categories.  

NUTRITION & HYDRATION – Vernon Paddling Centre will provide snacks and water for all participants before and during the race at the shelter, with a lunch afterwards. Please pass along if there are any food allergies. 

CORA Membership is required to race: https://www.canadianoutrigger.ca/store/become-a-member/

Questions? Contact Kimm at FWC@vernonpaddlingcentre.ca