Join Comox Valley Canoe Racing Club for Island Iron Comox 2025 on June 14 and 15, 2025. Wind, currents, tides and turns can create challenging aspects to what seems like a simple course. However, mental fortitude, attention to the small pushes and tactical course choices can see the lead shift unexpectedly. If the winds are up, riding the waves, managing the ama and impeccable timing as paddlers dig deep can pay off, if the stamina is there!

Race Courses
OC6: Short Course Approx. 6 km; Long Course Approx. 17 km
Small Boats: Approx. 12 km

Race Schedule (see link below for detailed schedule)
Saturday June 14
9:00/9:15am – Short Course Junior/Novice starts
10:45/11:00am – Long Course Woman’s starts
1:00/1:15pm – Long Course Men’s starts
3:00/3:15pm – Long Course Mixed starts
Sunday, June 15, 2025
10:30am – Small boat, SUP race start
12:30pm – Youth race start

Detailed Race Information: https://www.cvcanoeracing.ca/events

Registration Fees
OC6: Early Bird Fee (til June 7) $210; Regular Fee $240
(Junior and Keiki OC6 crews race free (Cost covered by CORA)).
Small boats: Early Bird Fee (til June 7) $25; Regular Fee $30
NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 5:00pm ON THURSDAY, JUNE 12
(onsite registration will not be possible, all registrations must be completed online, including small boat races on Sunday)

Webscorer Race Registration Link:
https://www.webscorer.com/cvcanoeracing?pg=register

CORA membership is required (including SUP racers):
https://www.canadianoutrigger.ca/store/become-a-member/

A CORA Regional Coaching Roundtable forum will be available free of charge, at 5:15pm on Saturday, June 14th. Pre-register here:
https://www.canadianoutrigger.ca/invitation-to-regional-coaching-roundtables/

CORA introduced a new initiative for 2022 at the CORA 2021 Pre-AGM that was continued for 2023 and 2024 and 2025. To encourage participation by new paddlers at CORA 2025 events, a new Junior / Novice OC Paddle Draw Grant was funded. Every Junior / Novice participant at each CORA Cup Series 2025 event was given 1 entry for the end-of-season draw. It was possible for each Junior / Novice participant to have up to a maximum of 5 entries for the end-of-season draw.

This will be the 4th year that CORA has supported the OC Paddle Initiative to present 8 free OC Paddles at the CORA Cup Series Championship Event to Junior / Novice (no more than 2 years of CORA racing experience) participants. Junior / Novice participants receive 1 entry in the OC Paddle Random Draw for each CORA Cup Series Event whether they race with Novice / Junior / Open / Masters / Long Course / Short Course crews. The winners of the free OC Paddles do not need to be present at the CORA Cup Series Championship Event. However, it is important for the CORA Board and the CORA Cup Series Event organizers and the CORA Club Reps to collaborate to have all Junior / Novice participants added to the list of possible winners.

If your club has had any Junior / Novice participants that raced with Novice / Junior / Open / Masters / Long Course / Short Course at Penticton Duel In The Desert (#1), or Jericho Classic (#2), or Fort Langley Spring Run (#3), or Comox Island Iron (#4), please provide a list of those individuals to CORA or the CORA Cup Series Event Race Coordinator so that those Junior / Novice participants are added to the list of possible winners.

Join FCRCC Vancouver Va’a for the Bowen 360 Iron / Relay OC6 and small boats race on Saturday, June 7, 2025.

The course is a circumnavigation of Bowen Island in Howe Sound, north of Vancouver, and may be raced as an iron or as a 2-leg beach change-out relay. The start is at Snug Cove on the east side of the island with a change-out on the west side of the island at Tunstall Bay. The full course is 33km, while the southern leg (A) is 15km and the northern leg (B) is 18km. The direction of travel from Snug Cove will be determined on race morning based on conditions. Crews are responsible for transporting crew members to Turnstall Bay for their change-out. Lunch will be provided after the race.

Race Fees:
OC6: Iron crew $300; Relay crews $300 per crew (i.e. $600 total)
Small Boats: $50.00 per paddler (i.e. OC1 = $50; OC2 = 2 x $50 or $100)

Race Schedule:
9:30am Prone
10:00am  SUP and Kayak
11:00am  OC1, OC2, Surfski
11:20am  OC6

Race Information:
https://sites.google.com/view/vancouvervaa/bowen-360?authuser=0

Registration and information links:
OC6: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=385182
Small Boats: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=385195
Registration closes Monday, June 2nd at 5:00 pm Pacific.
A minimum of 12 OC6 crews is required to run this race. 
Participants will be advised by May 30th if the event is cancelled.

Due to big water conditions, this race is not suitable for Juniors or Novices.
All paddlers MUST WEAR a PDF. If you are not wearing a PFD, your team will be disqualified. If you are wearing a Vaikobi PFD, you must also have a Transport Canada approved PFD in the canoe. 

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