CORA recognized that there were many individuals who had made “Significant and Exemplary Contributions” to Canadian outrigger canoeing, but their stories had never been captured, and they had never been formally recognized. CORA spent January 2021 thru June 2025 tracking down this history, and fact-checking as best as possible the exploits of those individuals who founded CORA, who founded / nurtured CORA clubs, who inaugurated / perpetuated races, who excelled at IVF / Molokai / Catalina / Queen Liliuokalani events, and who designed / built / imported / distributed canoes to grow the sport.

As of the August 2025 CORA Board Meeting there were 8 individuals inducted into the Canadian Outrigger Hall Of Fame for 2025.

CORA appreciates that Comox has graciously agreed to organize and host a Canadian Outrigger Canoeing Hall Of Fame presentation for the 8 inductees at the Comox CORA Cup Series Championships Iron event on the September 27/28 weekend to recognize these individuals. CORA will have an online Town Hall in November of this year to recognize the inductees for 2025. CORA invites individuals who have known these Inductees to speak on their behalf at the November 2025 virtual Town Hall session.

CORA wishes to congratulate the 8 Canadian Outrigger Hall Of Fame 2025 Inductees:

• Daphne Ann Brockington (Posthumous) (Gibsons, BC)
• Jan Chavarie (Vancouver, BC)
• Melanie Conard (Victoria, BC)
• Jacinta Sheridan (Vancouver, BC)
• James Hill (Victoria, BC)
• Linda Daigle (Gabriola Island, BC)
• Helen Currey (Victoria, BC)
• Sue Milligan (Powell River, BC)

You can visit the CORA website and view the “Virtual Hall Of Fame” that has the names / headshots of the 8 individuals inducted this year and links to a 3-page PDF that has their contributions in 2-pages and a 1-page set of references on every online article that CORA could find where they were mentioned.

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.

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.