The purpose of the Hugh Town Memorial Builder Award is to recognize volunteers who have made significant and exemplary contributions to the Outrigger Canoe Racing Discipline of Canadian Outrigger Racing Association (“CORA”) within Canada in the Builder Category.

The CORA Board has approved Policy and Procedure relating to selection and awarding and administering the Award as per the Hugh Town Memorial Builder Award Policy.

The Hugh Town Memorial Builder Award is awarded after the CORA AGM. The CORA Board has reviewed nominations received for the past season and has recognized Hugh Fisher of Pemberton Canoe Association as the 2025 recipient of the Hugh Town Memorial Builder Award.

Hugh Fisher has a 40+ year legacy of selfless volunteer effort to paddlesports in general and outrigger canoe racing in particular. Hugh has made contributions to support Canadian paddlers at the international, national, provincial, and club level. Hugh has been part of False Creek (FCRCC) as the first outrigger canoeing club in Canada, as one of the three “Founding Fathers” of CORA, and founder of Pemberton Canoe Association (PCA) as the third outrigger canoeing club in Canada. Hugh has made significant contributions to the birth and growth of outrigger canoeing nationwide across Canada.

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Changes to the CORA Cup OC6 Race Series for 2026:
• the overall CORA Cup to the Member Club with the most points has been eliminated;
• while Spec canoes remain a canoe class under the CORA Long Distance Race Rules, OC6 crews racing Spec canoes in the CORA Cup Race Series will not accrue CORA Cup points;
• only OC6 crews racing Unlimited canoes will accrue CORA Cup points in their respective divisions and age classifications;
• Keiki (16) and Junior (19) OC6 crews will continue to pay no race registration fee (CORA will reimburse host clubs);
• the Junior and Novice Paddle Draw has been eliminated; and
• the Draw Prize Grant for host clubs has been eliminated.

There are FIVE OC6 races in the 2026 CORA Cup Race Series:

Members have been asking for a consolidated list of the CORA-sanctioned races approved at last weekend’s AGM. A consolidation as of December 5, 2025 is at the link below, errors and omission excepted and subject to changes (including cancellations).
CORA Member Clubs have until April 30, 2026 to submit race sanctioning applications for 2026 races. Visit the Race Schedule page on the CORA website for any updates.

https://www.canadianoutrigger.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-CORA-Race-Calendar-Dec-5-202512339459.1.pdf