Next up on the CORA Sanctioned Eastern Canada outrigger canoe events for 2026 is the Fall Classic in Ottawa on October 10, 2026 (Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend, so that you can work up an appetite for Canadian Thanksgiving dinner) hosted by Rideau Outrigger Racing Club. This event will be a small-boat 11.5KM time trial out and back race down the picturesque Rideau Canal UNESCO World Heritage site. This year’s Fall Classic will include a 12KM OC6 race option for the first time! OC6 will race at 10AM from Mooney’s Bay Boat launch. OC1/2 will race at 1PM from Hartwell’s Lockstation (1500M paddle) away from start/finish of OC6. OC6 race will be a mass start format, whereas OC1/OC2/SUP/Surfski will be a staggered time trial start (30 seconds between racers).

As a CORA Sanctioned Event and a CORA Eastern Canada CORA Cup Series Event, the Fall Classic is eligible for various CORA funding. For event / registration information, please contact Mark Singer at Rideau Outrigger Racing Club.

Latitude 48 Paddling Club

Bridges OC Races – Saturday, Oct. 3

Inny & Outty Small Boat Races – Sunday, Oct. 4

Help us celebrate 30 years of Bridges! 

Saturday, Oct. 3: 5-km OC6 races in a series of heats up and down Victoria’s beautiful Gorge Waterway.
Canoes are provided. $150 per team per race. ($90 for U19 teams per race.)

OC6 Registration closes Friday, Sept. 25 or when the race grid is full – whichever comes first.

Register for OC6 Races:  https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=444949

Sunday, Oct. 4 – small boat races – choose from the 5-km race course in the Gorge ($26 for adult paddler/$21 for U19 ), or the 12-km race course out the harbour ($36 for paddler/$26 for U19), past Saxe Point and back, or choose both!

Small Boats Registration closes Thursday, Oct. 1, end of day.

Register for Inny: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=444952

Register for Outty: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=444953

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

As we head into CORA Nationals this weekend hosted by Fort Langley Canoe Club, here is a list of contenders in each division for the CORA Cup this year:

https://www.canadianoutrigger.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-CORA-Cup-Contenders.pdf

Contenders have completed at least 2 of the 4 CORA Cup races to date. Completion of CORA Nationals with the highest number of points in the applicable age and gender division would secure the CORA Cup. “n/a” on the chart means the crew has not registered for Nationals, based on the Webscorer confirmation list as 12noon Sept 17th.
A summary of the 2026 CORA Cup Rules is provided at the end of the list of contenders.

Sept 20, 2026 UPDATE: 2026 CORA Cup Results: https://www.canadianoutrigger.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-CORA-Cup-Results.pdf

October 5, 2026:

Photographers Bob Anderson, Joe Carlson and Kimm Mitchell have captured the OC6 racers at the CORA Championships at Derby Reach on September 19th, 2026, and there are a lot of spectacular shots.

There are a lot of pics but they’re worth it!

Bob Anderson’s:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/3DjecWeEJJv8ygBp6

Joe Carlson’s:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/mT89VmZk1U6qWCAeA

Kimm Mitchell’s:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/xg9WXYHT1EHwYPVz6