CORA Race Schedule
Date: Event: Cat: Location: More Information:
Jan 17 Lotus Icebreaker V-12 OC6 Lotus Sports Club
Burnaby, BC 		Double Hull Event
www.lotussports.com
Feb 14 CORA/PNWORCA
Winter Race Series - Jericho 		OC1 Jericho Sailing Centre
Vancouver, BC 		Part of the PNWORCA Winter Race Series

www.pnworca.org/
Feb 21 Nanaimo Newcastle Crazy Eight OC-6 OC6 NCKC
Nanaimo, BC 		Nanaimo Canoe & Kayak 13 km. race
www.nckc.nisa.com/shack_attack.htm
Feb 22 Nanaimo Shack Island Attack Small Boats OC1 NCKC
Nanaimo, BC 		Nanaimo Canoe & Kayak 11.3 km
www.nckc.nisa.com/shack_attack.htm
Mar 7 GRPC Kan-U-Hakit OC-6 Sprints OC6 The Gorge
Victoria, BC 		1500 m. Sprints with 2 buoy turns
www.gorgerowingandpaddling.com
Mar 7 CORA/PNWORCA
Winter Race Series - False Creek 		OC1 False Creek
Vancouver, BC 		Part of the PNWORCA Winter Race Series
www.pnworca.org/
Mar 14 FCRCC March Madness OC6 False Creek
Vancouver, BC 		5km short course race in English Bay
www.fcrcc.com/index.php?
Apr 4 Wake Up The Gorge 2008 Sprints OC6 The Gorge
Victoria, BC 		1000 meter sprint with 1 buoy turn
www.vckc.ca/WUTG09/wutg2009poster.html
Apr 5 Wake Up The Gorge OC1 The Gorge
Victoria, BC 		Small boat races may include brief portages
www.vckc.ca/WUTG09/wutg2009poster.html
Apr 25 North Vancouver OC6 Sprints
Cancelled 		OC6
North Vancouver, BC 		1000m sprints with 3 bouy turns
www.northvancanoeclub.com
Apr 26 North Vancouver OC1 500m sprints OC1
North Vancouver, BC 		Door prize trophies and cash prizes for youth categories
www.northvancouvercanoe.com
May 2 9th Annual Brotchie Reach Offshore Outrigger Races OC6 Victoria, BC 10 km. - sheltered and open water
www.gorgerowingandpaddling.com
May 3 9th Annual Brotchie Reach Offshore Outrigger OC1 Victoria, BC
www.gorgerowingandpaddling.com
May 9 PRCC Duel in the Desert OC6 Skaha Lake
Penticton, BC 		Race 1 of the
2009 CORA Cup OC6 Series, 18km Iron
www.pentictonoutrigger.com
May 10 Choose Your Weapon OC1 Skaha Lake
Penticton, BC 		Race 1 of 2009 CORA Cup Small Boat Series
www.pentictonoutrigger.com
May 23 17th Annual Jericho Iron Classic OC6 Jericho Sailing Center
Vancouver, BC 		Race 2 of the 2009 CORA Cup OC6 series
www.jerichooutrigger.com
May 24 Jericho Iron Classic Small Boats OC1 Jericho Sailing Centre
Vancouver, BC 		Race 2 of the 2009 CORA Cup Small Boat Series
www.jerichooutrigger.com/
Jun 13 Island Iron OC6 Comox
Vancouver Island, BC 		Race 3 of the 2009 CORA Cup OC6 series


www.cscanoeracingclub.ca
Jun 14 Island Iron Small Boats OC1 Comox, BC Race 3 of the 2009 CORA Cup Small Boat Series
www.cscanoeracingclub.ca
Jun 20 VRCC Kal Cruise Small Boats OC1 Kalamalka Lake
Vernon, BC 		Race 1 of the Okanagan Regional Small Boat Series
www.vrccoutrigger.com/
Jun 27 Lotus Iron OC-6 OC6 Lotus Sports Club
Burnaby, BC 		Race 4 of the 2009 CORA Cup OC6 series
www.lotussports.com
Jun 28 Lotus Iron Small Boats OC1 Lotus Sports Club
Burnaby, BC 		Race 4 of the 2009 CORA Cup Small Boat Series
www.lotussports.com
Jul 11 Vancouver Ocean Sports Outrigger Iron Race OC6
Vancouver, BC 		Race 5 of the 2009 CORA Cup OC6 series
www.vancouveroceansports.com/race/index.html
Jul 12 Vancouver Ocean Sports Small Boats race OC1
Vancouver, BC 		Race 5 of the 2009 CORA Cup Small Boat Series
www.vancouveroceansports.com/race/index.html
Jul 18 Take the Bridge - Small Boats OC1
Kelowna, BC 		Race 2 of the 2008 Okanagan Regional Small Boat Series
www.pentictonoutrigger.com
Jul 25 FCRCC Howe Sound Downwind Run OC1 Porteau Cove to Squamish Race 6 of the 2009 CORA Cup Small Boat Series
www.fcrcc.com/howe
Aug 1 Vernon Freshwater Challenge Small Boats OC1 Okanagan Lake
Vernon, BC 		Race 3 of the 2009 Okanagan Regional Small Boat Series
www.vrccoutrigger.com/fwc/fwcinfo.htm
Aug 2 Vernon Freshwater Challenge OC-6 OC6 Okanagan Lake
Vernon, BC 		Canadian National Change Race Championships
www.vrccoutrigger.com/fwc/fwcinfo.htm
Aug 15 Canadian OC6 Iron Championships OC6 TBA
Victoria, BC 		Vancouver Island Hosting Club To Be Announced. Championship race of the 2009 CORA Cup OC6 Race Series.
Aug 16 Canadian National Small Boat Race OC1 TBA
Victoria, BC 		Vancouver Island Club To Be Announced hosting the final race of the 2009 CORA Cup Small Boat Race Series
Aug 22 PRCC Rattlesnake Run Small Boats OC1 Okanagan Lake
Peachland, BC 		Race 4 of the 2009 Okanagan Regional Small Boat Series
www.pentictonoutrigger.com
Aug 29 2nd Annual Northern Alberta Big Boat Regatta OC6 Telford Lake, Leduc Alberta OC6 Sprint and Small Boat races
www.thebigboatrace.com
Aug 30 2nd Annual Big Boat Regatta OC1 Telford Lake, Leduc Alberta OC6 Sprint and Small Boat races
www.thebigboatrace.com
Sep 12 Delta Sprints OC6 Delta, BC
www.deltaracingcanoe.com/
Sep 19 Small Swell Championships OC1 Ottawa River Canoe Club
Ottawa, Que 		Iron Race
www.ottawarivercanoe.com/
Sep 26 PRCC Length of the Lake OC6 Okanagan Lake
Vernon/Penticton, BC 		Multi-leg Iron paddle
www.pentictonoutrigger.com
Oct 3 Lotus Classic Sprints OC-6 OC6 Lotus Sports Club
Burnaby, BC 		OC6 Sprints
www.lotussports.com
Oct 3 PRCC Sun-Oka Showdown OC1 Okanagan Lake
Trout Creek, BC 		Final race of the 2009 Okanagan Regional Small Boat Series
www.pentictonoutrigger.com
Oct 10 Canadian Sprint Time Trials OC1 TBA Trials for 2010 New Caledonia World Sprints. Intent to Compete registration will be available onliine
Oct 11 Canadian Sprint championship Race OC6 TBA 1000m sprint course
Oct 17 ORPC Bridges OC-6 Race OC6 Gorge Waterway
Victoria, BC 		6 km. inner water, middle distance Race
www.orspaddlingclub.com
Oct 18 ORPC Bridges Inny/Outty OC1 Gorge Waterway
Victoria, BC 		Inny - a novice inner water course from 2 k-6k

Outty - an open water middle distance around 10k
www.orspaddlingclub.com
Oct 24 Battle in the Bay OC6 Nanaimo
Vancouver Island, BC 		1000 metre sprint with 1 buoy turn.
www.nanaimopaddling.com
Nov 14 Outrageous Outrigger Odyssey OC6 Gorge Waterway,
Victoria, BC
Nov 15 Outrageous Outrigger Odyssey Small Boat OC1 Gorge Waterway,
Victoria, BC
 
 
Non CORA Races of Interest
Date: Event: Cat: Location: More Information:
Mar 29 Catalina Challenge OC1 Catalina
California, USA 		Catalina Island to Dana Point
web.mac.com/chrisok/iWeb/Ocean%20Ohana
Apr 19 Starbucks Maui-Molokai Challenge OC1 Maui
Hawaii, USA
www.mauicanoeandkayak.org/Mauimolokairace.html
Apr 25 Kaua'i World Challenge OC1 Kaua'i,
Hawaii, USA 		The Expedia.com Kaua'i World Challenge is a 4 day event Apr 25, 2009. 2 warm up races on Thurs. and Fri., and the main relay event (with $20,000 in prize money)
paahawaii.com/2009-race-schedule
May 3 Molokai World championship OC1 Molokai,
Hawaii, USA
www.molokaiworldchampionships.com
May 16 Ka Nai'a Rig Run OC6 Santa Barbra,
California 		NEW RACE SITE! Santa Barbara's Leadbetter Beach
www.kanaia.org/rigrun.html
Jun 7 2009 Round Bowen Challenge Outrigger Relay OC1
Bowen Island, BC 		On Sunday June 5th 2009 Open Ocean Outriggers, in conjunction with Think surf skis. Seaward Kayaks and Bowen Island Sea Kayaking present the 2009 Round Bowen Challenge Outrigger Relay. A 32km ocean relay race around Bowen Island, a short 40-minute ferry rides from Vancouver.
roundbowenchallenge.com
Jun 25 Hamilton Island Powerade Cup OC6 Hamilton Island,
Austrailia 		The date for the 2009 Hamilton Island Cup June 25th, 2009. Entries can be made online. The racing schedule includes OC1 and OC2 sprints and marathons, OC6 sprints and marathons and the world-famous 42km Powerade Hamilton Island Cup marathon.
www.hamiltoncup.com/
Jun 27 Rooster Rock Day of Outrigger Races OC6 Columbia River, in the Gorge OR Distance OC6, Junior/Novice & Youth Races, and Smallboat races
www.mountainhomecc.com/?q=Rooster_Rock_Race
Jun 27 Liberty World Outrigger Competition OC6 New York,
New York, USA 		New York Outrigger will once again be hosting the Liberty World Outrigger Competition on Saturday, June 27 in New York City. We are expecting teams from Hawaii, Tahiti, California, Europe and the east coast.
www.newyorkoutrigger.org
Jul 4 Toronto Harbour International Challenge OC6 Around Toronto Island This two day event will be held on July 4th and 5th, 2009 challenging an international field of outrigger canoe, kayak, and surfski paddlers in a 23km+ course around Toronto Island, returning to Toronto Sailing and Canoe Club(TSCC).
www.torontooutriggerchallenge.ca/raceprogram.htm
Jul 17 Gorge Outrigger Races OC6 Stevenson,
Washington, USA 		Friday July 17th – Unofficial OC-1/OC-2 downwind run
Saturday July 18th – OC-6 races followed by awards and SKITS
Sunday July 29th – OC-1/OC-2 Surfski races
www.nwoutrigger.com/2009gorge.html
Aug 9 Wai Nui, Why Not? OC6 Toronto,
Ontario 		12 miles on Lake Ontario
www.wainuioutrigger.net/
Aug 15 Na Pali Challenge OC6 Kawai,
Hawaii, USA 		Change Race
www.napalichallenge.com/
Sep 5 Queen Lili'uokalani OC6 Kona,
Hawaii, USA 		The world's largest long distance canoe race, named in honor of the last reigning monarch of Hawai`i. OC-1/OC-2 and double hull races follow on Sunday
www.kaiopua.org/ql/index.html
Sep 12 Catalina Crossing OC6 Newport
California, USA 		Change race - Sat. (Sep. 12th) women's and mixed crews race from Newport to Catalina Island, Sun. (Sep. 13th) men's crews race from Catalina Island to Newport
www.socaloutrigger.org/raceinfo.htm
Sep 27 Na Wahine O Ke Kai OC6 Molokai to Oahu
Hawaii, USA 		Women's 41-mile open ocean change race
www.nawahineokekai.com/
Oct 11 Molokai Hoe OC6 Molokai to Oahu
Hawaii, USA 		Men's 41-mile open ocean change race
ohcra.com/molokaihoe/molokaihoe.htm
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