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2025 OUTRIGGER CANADIAN NATIONALS – Comox Lake – Sept 26-28, 2025

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Yes, you read that right… 

Presented by Comox Valley Canoe Racing Club, this year’s event promises to be bigger, better and more engaging, both on and off the water, than ever before.

Join us at beautiful Comox Lake for the event of the season!  Enjoy fresh water and glacier views as you race in OC6 on Saturday or small boats on Sunday.  Camping will be available onsite so you can enjoy the full ohana experience. Stay and enjoy the post-race dinner, music and awards. 

New this year, we will have a fun kids race on Friday afternoon. No preregistration necessary, you can bring your own team or we will make one up for you.

Camping is available on a first-come first-served basis so register your team early to get the best choice of campsites.

Race Schedule
Friday, September 26
4:00pm Kids fun races- register onsite
Saturday, September 27
9:00am/9:15am Junior/Novice Short Course starts
10:45am/11:00am Women’s Long Course starts
1:00pm/1:15pm Men’s Long Course starts
3:00pm/3:15pm Mixed Long Course starts
Sunday, September 28
10:30am Small boat, SUP race start

Early price Aug 1 – Sept 21

  • Teams: $300 (includes dinner)
  • Small boats: $25

Regular price Sept 21 – Sept 25 : 

  • Teams: $330 (includes dinner)
  • Small boats: $30

All Keiki and Junior OC6 crews are FREE (regular fees apply for small boats).

NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER SEPT 25, 2025.

Registration, camping and all site and event details are on our website at www.cvcanoeracing.ca/events

CORA Membership is required to race.

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.

Selection for IVF World Outrigger Sprint Championships, Singapore 2026

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CORA is pleased to open registration for the selection process for the IVF World Sprints in Singapore (August 2026). Information on the application process, age categories and more are detailed in the Selection Document.

There will be a ZOOM meeting on Friday 25 July at 5pm Pacific to review and discuss the selection process and allow for Q & A. All paddlers who submit selection forms (see button below) will be sent a link to the 25 July ZOOM meeting; the link will also be posted on CORA’s website and social media channels. 

Note that there are no ‘Free Agent’ categories for Singapore 2026. OC1 race-offs at the Calgary Time Trials on September 20th and 21st will be for paddlers trying out for Elite V6 crew placements only (not applicable to paddlers registering in defined club crews). 

If you are interested in being selected to attend Singapore in a Club Crew V6 and/or Club Crew V12, or in Elite V6, Elite V12 and/or V1, please click the button below to complete your registration no later than 30 August:

Click here to open selection form

Here’s how much and when you should expect to pay 

Upon submission of the registration form above, each paddler will receive a payment link for $80 in order to be included in the selection process. Additional $50 increments will be included in your payment link for any additional category, up to a maximum of $100 (e.g. Elite V6, V1, Club Crew V6). For Juniors (J19), the equivalent fees are $40 to participate in the selection process, $25 additional to a maximum of $50.

Note that club crew entrants will be billed after their participating club crews have submitted their prospective club rosters. Base fees are mandatory whether or not time trials specific to your chosen categories are required for your solo and/or crew selection.

After you’ve submitted your selection form we will send you a payment link based on your selections. Your payment will be required no later than 31 August in order for your registration to proceed to formal selection.

For paddlers selected to go to Singapore, there may be additional fees requested at a later date. In addition, each Elite V6 crew will be assigned a CORA coach and each Elite crew paddler will incur a mandatory $1000 coaching fee.

Club crews will be billed after rosters have been submitted.

Questions? Please attend the ZOOM meeting on Friday 25 July at 5pm Pacific (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82182996357?pwd=cSxnEVb36lCQ32EsTuJj3tMabRjI6I.1)