CORA Race Schedule for Outrigger Canoe races in Canada

CORA Race Schedule

Date:	Event:	Cat:	Location:	More Information:
Jan 16	CORA/PNWORCA Winter Race Series - Jericho	OC1	Jericho Sailing Centre Vancouver, BC	Part of the PNWORCA Winter Race Series www.pnworca.org/
Jan 23	Lotus Icebreaker V-12	OC6	Lotus Sports Club Burnaby, BC	Double Hull Event www.lotussports.com
Mar 6	FCRCC March Madness	OC6	False Creek Vancouver, BC	5km short course race in English Bay www.fcrcc.com/index.php?
Mar 13	Kan U Hakit	OC6	The Gorge, Victoria	Kan-U-Hakit is a 1500M Sprint on a 500M course (2 buoy turns www.gorgerowingandpaddling.com
Mar 27	Nanaimo Newcastle Crazy Eight OC-6	OC6	NCKC Nanaimo, BC	Nanaimo Canoe & Kayak 13 km. race www.nckc.ca
Mar 27	CORA/PNWORCA Winter Race Series - False Creek	OC1	False Creek Vancouver, BC	Part of the PNWORCA Winter Race Series www.pnworca.org/
Mar 28	Nanaimo Shack Island Attack Small Boats	OC1	NCKC Nanaimo, BC	Nanaimo Canoe & Kayak 11.3 km www.nckc.ca
Apr 10	Wake Up The Gorge 2010 Sprints	OC6	The Gorge Victoria, BC	1000 meter sprint with 1 buoy turn http://www.vckc.ca/WUTG2010/wutg2010poster.html
Apr 11	Wake Up The Gorge	OC1	The Gorge Victoria, BC	Small boat races may include brief portages http://www.vckc.ca/WUTG2010/wutg2010poster.html
May 1	Brotchie Reach	OC6	Gorge Rowing and Paddling Centre, Victoria, BC	10 KM OC6 race www.gorgerowingandpaddling.com
May 2	Brotchie Reach	OC1	Gorge Rowing and Paddling Centre, Victoria, BC	www.gorgerowingandpaddling.com
May 15	PRCC Duel in the Desert	OC6	Skaha Lake Penticton, BC	Race 1 of the 2010 CORA Cup OC6 Series, 18km Iron www.pentictonoutrigger.com
May 16	Choose Your Weapon	OC1	Skaha Lake Penticton, BC	www.pentictonoutrigger.com
May 29	17th Annual Jericho Iron Classic	OC6	Jericho Sailing Center Vancouver, BC	Race 2 of the 2010 CORA Cup OC6 series www.jerichooutrigger.com
May 30	Jericho Iron Classic Small Boats	OC1	Jericho Sailing Centre Vancouver, BC	www.jerichooutrigger.com/
Jun 12	Island Iron	OC6	Victoria Vancouver Island, BC	Race 3 of the 2010 CORA Cup OC6 series www.orspaddlingclub.com
Jun 13	Island Iron Small Boats	OC1	Victoria, BC	www.orspaddlingclub.com
Jun 19	Paddle Wheel Paddle	OC1	Okanagan Lake Vernon, BC	Race 1 of the Okanagan Regional Small Boat Series www.vernonpaddlingcentre.ca
Jul 3	Toronto Harbour International Challenge	OC6	Around Toronto Island	Held on July 3rd and 4th, 2010 challenging an international field of outrigger canoe (OC6/2/1), 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 3	Lotus Iron OC-6	OC6	Lotus Sports Club Burnaby, BC	Race 4 of the 2010 CORA Cup OC6 series www.lotussports.com
Jul 4	Lotus Iron Small Boats	OC1	Lotus Sports Club Burnaby, BC	www.lotussports.com
Jul 10	International Howe Sound Iron	OC6	Gibsons, BC	http://www.clippercanoes.com/outrigger/index.htm
Jul 11	Pulling Water Challenge	OC1	Gibsons, BC	http://www.clippercanoes.com/outrigger/index.htm
Jul 17	Take the Bridge - Small Boats	OC1	Kelowna, BC	Race 2 of the 2008 Okanagan Regional Small Boat Series kelownaoutrigger.com/races.html
Jul 24	FCRCC Howe Sound Challenge	OC1	Porteau Cove to Squamish	17 km downwind (hopefully) run from Porteau Cove to Squamish www.fcrcc.com/howe
Jul 31	Vernon Freshwater Challenge Small Boats	OC1	Okanagan Lake Vernon, BC	Race 3 of the 2009 Okanagan Regional Small Boat Series www.vernonpaddlingcentre.ca
Aug 1	Vernon Freshwater Challenge OC-6	OC6	Okanagan Lake Vernon, BC	Canadian National Change Race Championships www.vernonpaddlingcentre.ca
Aug 9	Wai Nui, Why Not?	OC6	Toronto, Ontario	12 miles on Lake Ontario www.wainuioutrigger.net/
Aug 15	Canadian Iron Champs	OC6	VOS
Aug 16	Canadian National Small Boat Champs	OC1	VOS
Aug 21	PRCC Rattlesnake Run Small Boats	OC1	Okanagan Lake Peachland, BC	Race 4 of the 2010 Okanagan Regional Small Boat Series www.pentictonoutrigger.com
Aug 28	2nd Annual Northern Alberta Big Boat Regatta	OC6	Telford Lake, Leduc Alberta	OC6/OC1 Sprint and Small Boat races August 29th Sprint and Small Boat races www.thebigboatrace.com
Sep 11	Delta Sprints	OC6	Delta Outrigger	http://www.deltaracingcanoe.com/
Sep 18	PRCC Length of the Lake	OC6	Okanagan Lake Vernon/Penticton, BC	Multi-leg Iron paddle www.pentictonoutrigger.com
Sep 25	Skaha Small Boat Finals	OC1	Skaha Lake Penticton, BC	Final race of the 2009 Okanagan Regional Small Boat Series www.pentictonoutrigger.com
Oct 10	Canadian Sprint championship Race	OC6	Dragon Zone, False Creek (by Science World)	1000m sprint course (3 turns) and 500m OC1 www.canadianoutrigger.com/resources.cfm
Oct 16	ORPC Bridges OC-6 Race	OC6	Gorge Waterway Victoria, BC	6 km. inner water, middle distance Race www.orspaddlingclub.com
Oct 17	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 23	Battle in the Bay	OC6	Nanaimo, BC	1000m Outrigger Canoe Sprints www.gorowandpaddle.org/

Non CORA Races of Interest

Date:	Event:	Cat:	Location:	More Information:
Mar 28	Catalina Challenge	OC1	Catalina California, USA	Catalina Island to Dana Point http://web.mac.com/chrisok/Ocean_Ohana/Catalina_Ch
Apr 10	Tempe Town Outrigger Regatta	OC6	Tempe, AZ	5km early morning race followed by 1600m sprints http://www.tempeoutrigger.net/
Apr 18	STEINLAGER KAIWI CHANNEL SOLO OC1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP	OC1	Molokai, Hawaii, USA	http://www.paahawaii.com
Apr 24	Starbucks Maui-Molokai Challenge	OC1	Maui Hawaii, USA	www.mauicanoeandkayak.org/Mauimolokairace.html
May 8	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) www.kauaiworldchallenge.com
May 15	Ka Nai'a Rig Run	OC6	Santa Barbra, California	NEW RACE SITE! Santa Barbara's Leadbetter Beach www.kanaia.org/rigrun.html
Jun 12	Parry Sound Paddling Extravaganza	OC1	Parry Sound, ON	Open to OC1/2/6, surfski, marathon. About 14km out and back on beautiful Georgian Bay. More info coming soon.
Jun 24	Pure Blonde Hamilton Island Cup	OC6	Hamilton Island, Austrailia	The date for the 2010 Hamilton Island Cup June 24-27, 2010. The racing schedule includes OC1 and OC2 sprints and marathons, OC6 sprints and marathons and the world-famous 42km Hamilton Island Cup marathon. www.hamiltoncup.com/
Jun 26	Rooster Rock Day of Outrigger Races	OC6	Columbia River, in the Gorge OR	Distance OC6, Junior/Novice & Youth Races, and Smallboat races. June 26-27, 2010 www.mountainhomecc.com/?q=Rooster_Rock_Race
Jul 11	Gananoque Open Water Race	OC1	Gananoque, ON	Open to OC1/2/6 surfski and sea kayaks. An exciting 18 km adventure endurance course and a short sprint course. See festivals section of website for more details. www.1000ikc.com
Jul 17	Gorge Outrigger Races	OC6	Stevenson, Washington, USA	Friday July 16th Unofficial OC-1/OC-2 downwind run Saturday July 17th OC-6 races followed by awards and SKITS Sunday July 18th OC-1/OC-2 Surfski races http://www.bendoutrigger.org/gor/index.php
Jul 31	Liberty Challenge	OC6	New York City	Race course is 15 miles long for the mens and womens division while the mixed division is 11 miles in New York Harbor (East River and Hudson River), past landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge with the Manhattan Skyline as a backdrop http://www.newyorkoutrigger.org/liberty
Aug 15	Na Pali Challenge	OC6	Kawai, Hawaii, USA	Change Race www.napalichallenge.com/
Sep 4	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 11	Ottawa River Canoe Club Small Swell	OC1	The Ottawa River Canoe Club, Ottawa, ON	OC1, OC2, OC6, surf ski, ICF K1, ICF K2, marathon canoe. 9am - Youth race (6km around a 2km loop), $10/person 11am - Main event (15km triangular format), $20/person 1pm - BBQ (included in entry fee) Ottawa River Canoe Club is located at 1730 6th Line Rd. Kanata Ontario (Riverfront Park). www.ottawarivercanoe.com
Sep 11	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 26	Na Wahine O Ke Kai	OC6	Molokai to Oahu Hawaii, USA	Women's 41-mile open ocean change race www.nawahineokekai.com/
Oct 10	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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