Team Canada News

Would your Open Women’s V6 crew like to represent Canada at the 2026 IVF World Outrigger Sprint Championships in Singapore this August? Due to a withdrawal, a berth has become available for an Open Women’s crew.

Please email Sherry@canadianoutrigger.ca by Friday, February 13th to apply using the specifications below:

• ONE team captain contacts Sherry.
• Please indicate the following information for each crew member:
• Full Name, Club Affiliation, Year of Birth, Email Address, Phone Number
• Please provide some history of your racing experience as a crew or as individual athletes (500 words or less)

The selection outcomes are at the discretion of the High Performance Committee. If more paddlers/crews apply than there are spots, the High Performance Committee may ask for a race-off or further details.

Still Available: Opportunities to Race in Singapore

Below are all of the untaken berths/spots.  Other than Open Women V6, spots will now be filled on a ‘first-come, first-served’ basis. Substantial late fees apply after March 1st due to the IVF entries deadline soon after.

V1 SEAT/S:

• Women M80 V1 (2 spots)
  For V1 spots (only M80 Women’s V1):
  • Please provide the following information:
    • Full Name, Club Affiliation, Year of Birth, Phone number
    • Please provide some history of your racing experience including specific experience in V1. (500 words or less)

V6 CREW SPOTS:

• Women J16 V6 (5 spots)
• Women J19 V6 (4 spots)
• Women Open V6 (1 spot)
• Women M40 V6 (1 spot)
• Women M60 V6 (2 spots)
• Women M70 V6 (2 spots)
• Women M75 V6 (4 spots)
• Women M80 V6 (6 spots)
• Men J16 V6 (5 spots)
• Men J19 V6 (2 spots)
• Men Open V6 (2 spots)
• Men M40 V6 (3 spots)
• Men M50 V6 (3 spots)
• Men M60 V6 (3 spots)
• Men M70 V6 (3 spots)
• Men M75 V6 (5 spots)
• Men M80 V6 (5 spots)

• For V6 spots:
  • ONE team captain contacts Sherry (sherry@canadianoutrigger.ca)
  • Please indicate the age class of the crew and the following information for each of the 6 crew members:
    • Full Name, Club Affiliation, Year of Birth, Email Address, Phone Number
    • Please provide some history of your racing experience as a crew or as individual athletes (500 words or less)
  • Once paddlers/crews are selected to join Team Canada then paddlers will be invoiced for fees. Note that the fees to CORA will be around $500 per paddler. 2026 CORA memberships are mandatory. Uniforms, flights and accommodations are among additional costs of attending the event.

Regards,
High Performance Committee and Sherry 
PS: Click here to learn more about the 2026 IVF World Sprint Championships in Singapore. 

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
• V6 and V12 Club Crew individual 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

The International Va’a Federation’s (IVF) Board has been reviewing the sustainability and viability of running a World Championship every year. It has identified some weaknesses in the current schedule and begun discussion of two new options. The IVF Board wants to give member federations the opportunity to provide feedback as they move forward to make the IVF and our sport stronger and more sustainable. The IVF Board has identified two alternate options to our current schedule. To analyze these options, please view the summary of the options here.  This document goes over the rational, strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities. 

CORA would like input from OUR members before we submit feedback to the IVF. As you go through this survey, please take the time to think about your personal situation as well as the development possibilities for the country along with the organizational demands and possible organizational change that may be required within CORA to fulfill your suggestions. Change is needed, change takes time, change takes people, and often funding. 

As you put forth your feedback, please be solution-focused. 

This survey is anonymous if you choose it to be. As we have many forward-thinking members, we would like the opportunity to follow up on suggestions made here. In order to do that, we have provided a space for you to provide your name and email address if you so chose. 

Survey will remain open until September 4th 11:59am. 

If you hit submit then have a brainwave worth of ideas or had more you wanted to say. fear not, you can always email us at ivf@canadianoutrigger.ca and we’ll gladly accept your suggestions. 

Once again, here’s the link for the survey.