All CORA members and friends are invited to join our regular Off-the-Water Video Forum Series.
For Fall Winter, each month we will host either a Town Hall forum or a Coach Panel forum.
Sessions will be held on Saturdays or Sundays at 4:00 pm (Pacific).
Opportunities for questions will be provided in the latter half of the 90-minute session and through the “chat” function. The presentation will be recorded and posted for those with scheduling conflicts.
The CORA Off-the-Water Video Forum Series has wrapped up the 2025 year with a collection of speakers and Canadian Outrigger Hall Of Fame inductees, recorded on SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9 ~ 4PM (PACIFIC). Click on the video below to view the Hall of Fame presentation.
Click on the video link below to get to know eight individuals who were recognized this year including Daphne Ann Brockington, Helen Currey, Jacinta Sheridan, James Hill, Jan Chavarie, Linda Daigle, Melanie Conard, and Sue Milligan. Each has made significant contributions to outrigger canoeing in Canada over their lifetimes as athletes and coaches-builders. Their histories have been published on the CORA website, and their friends and colleagues share personal insights in the town hall recording.
Guest speakers include Alan Goto (Sand Point Outrigger Canoe Club), Andrea Dillon (2006 Yukon River Quest / FCRCC), Bob Stewart (Jericho), Bruce Layzell (Suncoast Paddling Club), Carole Fullerton (Jericho), Dr. Emma Cope (Breadner Veterinary Services), Grace Morissette (Lotus), Jesse Balcom (Latitude 48), Kate Zubick (Lotus), Kelsey Siddall (Kelowna), Ken Asano (Lotus), Laura Kelly (Vancouver Island Ladies Field Hockey Association), Laurel Archer (Comox Valley Canoe Racing Club), Pauline Adams (2006 Yukon River Quest / Molokai Na Wahine / FCRCC alumni), Robin Macnair (FCRCC), Ruth Matson (Nanaimo), and Whitney Horstman (Latitude 48).
Topic: CORA Town Hall: Canadian Outrigger Hall Of Fame Induction LINK below:
CORA invites you to join our Town Hall on Sunday 2025-Oct-19 at 4PM Pacific 4PM Pacific Time for a forum highlighting Kelowna Paddle Centre (KPC) Youth Programs. Kelowna Paddle Centre has developed youth programs that have seen Kelowna Paddle Centre youth paddlers competing successfully at CORA racing events as well as IVF World Championship events. Kelowna Paddle Centre has events / programs specifically directed toward youths. The Kelowna Paddle Centre Junior Racing Program runs from April through September with a focus on outrigger canoe racing. The Kelowna Paddle Centre Summer Paddling Camps provide a range of paddling activities for children and teens. This forum will be led by various Kelowna Paddle Centre members with topics such as: Programming and Coaching; Funding, Insurance, and Other Logistics; Growing Pains and Challenges. This will be a forum for our audience across Canada to engage with Kelowna Paddle Centre and other clubs who share the vision that youth are the future.
Programming and Coaching:
Youth Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) and the model developed at KPC (see below)
Mental Skills and Performance
Staff Training and Core Values
Technical Knowledge
Coaching Methodology
Funding, Insurance, and Other Logistics:
Having a facility and strong local community
Staffing considerations including paid vs volunteer coaches
Insurance
Safety
Bottlenecks and Thresholds
Budgeting
Growing Pains and Challenges:
Importance of trial and error
Paddler feedback
Parent feedback
Conflict management
This is an opportunity for clubs that already have in place or are building a youth outrigger canoeing program, to share insights, put forward questions, and communicate what resources would be beneficial to youth outrigger canoeing programs for the 2026 season.
If you’re a paddling coach, YOU’RE INVITED! Pre-register (for free) to participate in one or more of four regional coaching roundtables for CORA club and independent crew coaches. These facilitated regional sessions are hosted by local paddling clubs in conjunction with CORA. They’re based on an open forum format in order to provide coaches with opportunities to gather, share information on coaching strategies and paddling technique and to consider best practices. Each session is facilitated by one or more of CORA’s coaching group. Please note that these sessions are intended for coaches, not for paddlers.
There is no cost to participate, but pre-registration is required. Please CLICK HERE to register.
1. Saturday May 10 (in conjunction with Duel in The Desert)
Coaches Forum Penticton
Paddlers of all abilities invited to attend
Facilitators: Rob Magus / James Hill
Time: 2:30pm (immediately after the Awards in Skaha Park)
Free of charge
Location: Penticton Paddle Sports Club
2. Saturday May 31 (in conjunction with River Run)CANCELLED
Coaches Forum Fort Langley
Facilitators: Rob Magus
Time: 4-6pm
Location : Fort Langley Canoe Club meeting room (food available to order from bar next door)
3. Saturday June 14 (in conjunction with Island Iron)
Coaches Forum Comox
Facilitators: Leanne Stanley / James Hill
Time: 5:15-7pm
Location: Comox Marine Park
4. Saturday September 27 (in conjunction with CORA Nationals)
Coaches Forum Comox
Facilitators: Leanne Stanley / James Hill
Time: 5:15-7pm
Location: Comox Marine Park
There is no cost to participate, but pre-registration is required. Please CLICK HERE to register.
