Day Two was another successful day on the reservoir at Calgary. Conditions were similar  to day one – cool and breezy in the morning leading to sunny, mild afternoons.

While Team Tahiti did not make it, due to an airline strike, the competition has been fierce, with many photo finishes.

Hawaii and NZ are leading in the medal counts (23 for Hawaii, 20 for NZ) but Canada has the most GOLD with wins in 7 categories!

The day ended with the first round of medal presentations under the big tent. The crowd got to listen to Oh Canada many times…..

Race by race results are available online.

Day One of racing at the 2012 World Sprints consisted of 83 races!

Thanks to the heroic efforts of Lynds Roberts and her merry band of volunteers, these 83 races were held finished on time – actually only 7 minutes late.

Canadian teams medalled with:

• Bronze for the Master 70 Men – V12 500,
• Gold for the Senior Master Men – V12 500,
• Gold for the Golden Master Men – V12 500,
• Gold for the Master Women – V12 500 and
• Gold for the Master Men – V12 500.

Full results are online at http://www.vaaworldsprints2012.com/. Another big day tomorrow with the last V12 races, V1 500 and the beginning of the V6 500. Watch the CORA twitter feed for up to the minute results.

Opening Day greeted paddlers from around the world, in brilliant Calgary sunshine. After a morning spent practising on the reservoir, everyone moved to Heritage Park for the Paddlers Parade and the Opening Ceremonies. There was much chanting, dancing and praising for all the amazing people that have made this event happen. Team Tahiti had flight problems but we hope to see them arrive safe and sound and ready to race with everyone else tomorrow. Let the Sprints begin!