Latitude 48 Paddling Club

Bridges OC Races – Saturday, Oct. 3

Inny & Outty Small Boat Races – Sunday, Oct. 4

Help us celebrate 30 years of Bridges! 

Saturday, Oct. 3: 5-km OC6 races in a series of heats up and down Victoria’s beautiful Gorge Waterway.
Canoes are provided. $150 per team per race. ($90 for U19 teams per race.)

OC6 Registration closes Friday, Sept. 25 or when the race grid is full – whichever comes first.

Register for OC6 Races:  https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=444949

Sunday, Oct. 4 – small boat races – choose from the 5-km race course in the Gorge ($26 for adult paddler/$21 for U19 ), or the 12-km race course out the harbour ($36 for paddler/$26 for U19), past Saxe Point and back, or choose both!

Small Boats Registration closes Thursday, Oct. 1, end of day.

Register for Inny: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=444952

Register for Outty: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=444953

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

Next up on the CORA Sanctioned Eastern Canada outrigger canoe events for 2026 is the Fall Classic in Ottawa on October 10, 2026 (Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend, so that you can work up an appetite for Canadian Thanksgiving dinner) hosted by Rideau Outrigger Racing Club. This event will be a small-boat 11.5KM time trial out and back race down the picturesque Rideau Canal UNESCO World Heritage site. This year’s Fall Classic will include a 12KM OC6 race option for the first time! OC6 will race at 10AM from Mooney’s Bay Boat launch. OC1/2 will race at 1PM from Hartwell’s Lockstation (1500M paddle) away from start/finish of OC6. OC6 race will be a mass start format, whereas OC1/OC2/SUP/Surfski will be a staggered time trial start (30 seconds between racers).

As a CORA Sanctioned Event and a CORA Eastern Canada CORA Cup Series Event, the Fall Classic is eligible for various CORA funding. For event / registration information, please contact Mark Singer at Rideau Outrigger Racing Club.

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 has traditionally been awarded after the CORA AGM. In 2026, the CORA Awards Committee opted for an “Early Call” for nominations as of 2026-Aug-31, given the pressing workload on CORA Board Members leading into the CORA Annual General Meeting (AGM). The CORA Awards Committee has reviewed nominations received for the past season and has recognized Wendy Rae-Perkins of Wai Nui O Kanaka as the 2026 recipient of the prestigious Hugh Town Memorial Builder Award.

“Auntie” Wendy Rae-Perkins is a builder / pioneer / activist who has dedicated a lifetime to the paddling community and countless noble causes. Wendy has been Commodore of Wai Nui O Kanaka since 2007 and has made significant contributions to the Eastern Canada paddling community. Her Early Career, Outrigger Canoeing Achievements, Coach-Builder Achievements, Pioneering Achievements, and Exemplary Achievements are highlighted in her 2022 Canadian Outrigger Hall Of Fame Bio. She has been with Wai Nui, the first outrigger canoe club in Ontario, since 2003, five years after its inception, and has worked continuously to grow participation in every paddlesport for youths, seniors, and adaptive paddlers. Her contributions to support paddlesports in general and outrigger canoe racing in particular at the international, national, provincial, and club level have been recognized by clubs and paddlers all across Eastern Canada.

For more information about the Hugh Town Memorial Builder Award, CLICK HERE