Canadian 2024 Outrigger National Sprint Championships FAQ

6-person and 1-person canoe races will take place in ARE Outrigger World supplied Ultralight Matahina V6s and Mako V1s

CORA Outrigger Canoe History (Matahina) -  Matahina V6s

ARE Tahiti Marara / Mako V1 - Mako V1s

Yes, event attendees can help in so many ways!

• Please, purchase your CORA Individual Membership far in advance.
• Please, purchase your Event Registrations as far in advance as possible to assist with race scheduling.
• Please, visit the Deas Island Regional Park venue as least once before the event so as to be familiar with directions and event venue logistics.
• Please, park only where the Event Management parking attendants request that you park.
• Please, be as early as possible on Saturday AM to assist with V1 unloading / rigging / staging as V1 racing is the first event on Saturday.
• Please, bring your own PFD if racing V1.
• Please, visit the Check-In / Registration Station immediately upon arriving.
• Please, bring your own canopy and lawn chairs as there are only picnic tables at the event venue.
• Please, please do not setup canopies / seating in the canoe staging & viewing areas.
• Please, deposit your garbage and recyclables in the many receptacles at the event venue.
• Please, assist with having boats dollied / staged / launched / beached / unrigged / loaded over the 2 days.

Yes! ARE Outrigger World is hosting several Clinics across the BC Lower Mainland during the week before the CORA Sprints Event. There will be opportunities for you to practice unloading / rigging / paddling the Matahina V6s and Mako V1s. Visit the ARE Outrigger World Events page to see where these ARE-hosted Clinics will be held.

Yes! PNWORCA has a 4-event Sprints Regatta Series every year and in 2024 there will be ARE Ultralight Matahina V6s and ARE Mako V1s at 3 of the 4 PNWORCA Sprints Regatta events.

• PNWORCA Sprints Regatta #1 is hosted by Kikaha O Ke Kai at Spanaway Lake (Tacoma) on 2024-May-11
• PNWORCA Sprints Regatta #2 is hosted by Wakinikona at Green Lake (Seattle) on 2024-May-25
• PNWORCA Sprints Regatta #3 is hosted by Hui Heihei Wa’a at Silverdale on 2024-June-1
• PNWORCA Sprints Regatta #4 is hosted by Hui Wa’a O Puget Sound (HWOPS) at Silver Lake (Everett) on 2024-June-8

Yes!

Barnside Brewing in Delta BC is one of the Premier Sponsors for the CORA 2024 OC Sprints Regatta Championships on 2024-Apr-27/28. Barnside Brewing, winner of the BC Ale Trail’s 6th Annual Best Brewery Experience Award, is offering 10% discount on all menu items to all event attendees (“CORA sent me”) from Friday 2024-Apr-26 through Sunday 2024-Apr-28.

North Water is also one of the Premier Sponsors for the CORA 2024 OC Sprints Regatta Championships on 2024-Apr-27/28. North Water will be providing a number of Swag Prizes for the event as well as a limited-time discount on all North Water merchandise including Traditional / Spec (Bradley Lightning; Clipper Advantage; Calmar; Mirage; Hawaiian Class Racer; Force 5) “Made To Measure” Spray Decks, Traditional / Spec and Unlimited (Bradley Lightning; Clipper Advantage; Calmar; Mirage; Hawaiian Class Racer; Force 5; ARE Matahina; Puakea Malolo; Giblin Vortex) “Made To Measure” Outrigger Canoe Covers, Unlimited (ARE Matahina; Puakea Malolo; Giblin Vortex) “Made To Measure” Cockpit Skirts, OC6 Paddle Holders, OC1 / OC2 Boat Leashes, Throw Lines, Huli Stirrups, and Cam Straps (Tie-Downs).

This is an opportunity for all clubs and members to avail themselves of a limited-time offer from North Water of a 15% Discount and FREE Shipping on all purchases of at least $200 to anywhere in Canada (Quebec; Ontario, Alberta; British Columbia) and the Lower 48 North American States on all North Water merchandise ordered by EOD 2024-Jun-30.

This is also an opportunity for CORA Member Clubs who have maintained CORA Club Membership for at least the past 2 years (2023 / 2024) to apply for $1000 from the CORA (RME) Repair / Maintenance / Equipment Grant in addition to this limited-time offer to provide for paddler safety and equipment maintenance for a reduced cost. Please visit the North Water Outriggers & Dragonboats Products page for visuals and links on many of the merchandise lines available from North Water.

Yes! North Water will be providing a number of Swag Prizes for the event.

If a contestant does not start, and does not have a valid reason approved by the Competition Committee, a percentage of Registration Fees should be Forfeited and a percentage of Registration Fees should be Refunded based on the time between the Competitor Registration Close Date and the Sprints Regatta Start Date subject to the Situation That Occurred That Warrants Intent To Withdraw provided on the Intent To Withdraw Form and the receipt date of the Intent To Withdraw Form by the CORA Event Host.

Download / complete the Intent To Withdraw Form and Click Here to CONTACT US with Subject "Canadian 2024 OC Sprints Championships Intent To Withdraw"

V6 teams should be entered with 6 competitors. No substitutes from the start list should be made without the approval of the Competition Director after the heats. Where a competitor is deemed unable to paddle for any valid reason, any eligible competitor from within that Team / Club Roster List may replace them. Competitors may be replaced on the Team / Club Roster List at no charge. Please ensure that your Team / Club Roster List provides for substitutes / replacements in the event that a Team / Club competitor may not be available for all heats at the event.

Click Here (Soon) to download the latest Race Schedule (Vx).

CORA will also provide an updated race schedule by 2024-Apr-21 to all individual paddlers and team captains via email.

Attendees will have received a tentative racing schedule after Sunday 21 April 2024. Note that late registrations for V1 500M, V6 500M, and V6 1000M events will only be accepted subject to race grid availability and cancellations. V1 Heats, Semi-Finals, and Finals will take place on Saturday 27 April 2024 AM. V6 500M Heats, Semi-Finals, and Finals will take place on Saturday and Sunday 27-28 April 2024. V6 1000M Heats, Semi-Finals, and Finals will take place on Sunday 28 April 2024. All attendees should expect to race continually through-out Saturday / Sunday.

Yes! Contact Event Registration and say you wish to have a late start Saturday due to travel distance

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All V1s are supplied by ARE Outrigger World. Personal V1s will not be allowed to race.

There will be 6 lanes running 500M from the south end to the north end of Deas Island Regional Park.

The 6 available V1 500M and V6 500M lanes are 13.5 metres wide. The V6 1000M will use a pair of 13.5 metre lanes - Odd number lanes going south and even number lanes going north (27 metres wide for turn events).

There will be 6 lanes running 500M from the south to north. There will be no lane markers. There will be colour-coded Sprints Turn Buoys at 500M and 250M and 0M. The colour-coded Sprints Turn Buoys from west-to-east will be Dark Blue, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Purple, Silver Blue.

Please see the Deas Island 2024 Racecourse Sprints Turn Buoy Flags Diagram in the Venue Visuals

See the 7-day and hourly prediction tide tables providing predicted times and heights of the high and low waters for Woodward's Landing on the Fraser River at Deas Island Tunnel.

Woodward's Landing - Station 07610

6 PFDs will be provided with each Matahina V6, but are NOT required. Wear a PFD if you so wish.

PFDs will NOT be provided for V1 paddlers and are NOT required. Bring and wear a PFD if you so wish.

Contact Event Registration and say you wish to find another crew to form a Mixed crew

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Yes! See the list below of a few accommodations close to Deas Island Regional Park in Delta and just north through the Massey Tunnel in Richmond (this will be updated continuously):

The Delta Hotels by Marriott Vancouver Delta is a suburban hotel situated 20 minutes from the Vancouver International Airport and 15 minutes from the BC Ferries Terminal Tsawwassen and 5 minutes from Deas Island Regional Park.

Muchen Villa is a casual B&B surrounded by trees and farms 8 km from the Tsawwassen Ferry and 11 km from Deas Island Regional Park.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Riverport Richmond is 13.4 km from Vancouver International Airport.

Download photos / directions from the Venue Visuals

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Yes! There are many take-out & sit-down diners near the venue (see below). Once you have arrived, you should expect to be there all day due to the intense racing schedule. In the event that you forget to bring brekky / lunch or you go through everything you brought, CORA has provided menus / hours / locations / phone numbers for take-out & sit-down diners near the venue for both days. Please support these local take-out & sit-down diners.

Barnside Brewing (Sponsor - 10% Discount on all Menu Items for Event Attendees)

Subway at 7218 Progress Way, Delta BC

Quiznos at Tilbury Park, Delta BC

Four Winds Brewing Co, Delta BC

Primerose Greek Restaurant

RiverHouse Restaurant & Pub

The Old Spaghetti Factory Richmond

Match Eatery & Public House Delta (Casino Buffet)

Address to search for on Google Maps is Deas Island Regional Park, 6090 Deas Island Rd, Delta, BC V4K 5A8 - Google Maps Latitude / Longitude for Deas Island Regional Park (49.12732773166486, -123.0546335327195)

From Vancouver, travel on Hwy-99 south, through the Massey Tunnel, take right Exit 28 at Ladner / Hwy-17A / River Road South, take left at Hwy-17A / River Road, travel north over Hwy-99 continuing north on Hwy-17A / 62 B Street / River Road, and take left onto Deas Island Road.

From BC Ferries (Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal), travel on Hwy-17 eastbound, take left at Exit 7 onto Hwy-17A North toward Ladner, travel north over Hwy-99 continuing north on Hwy-17A / 62 B Street / River Road, and take left onto Deas Island Road.

From Canadian Border, travel on Hwy-99 north, take right at Exit 26 (Stay in HOV Lane) toward Hwy-17A / Ladner, travel north and take right at Exit 28 onto Hwy-17A / 62 B Street / River Road North, and take left onto Deas Island Road.

From Fraser Valley, travel on Hwy-1 (TransCanada) westbound, take Exit 53 toward Hwy-15 South / USA Border, take right exit onto 56 Ave / Hwy-10 West, take ramp onto Hwy-99 North toward BC Ferries / Vancouver, travel on Hwy-99 North, take right at Exit 26 (Stay in HOV Lane) toward Hwy-17A / Ladner, travel north and take right at Exit 28 onto Hwy-17A / 62 B Street / River Road North, and take left onto Deas Island Road.

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The Deas Island Regional Park (free) main gravel Deas Island Millennium Trail Parking Lot has capacity for 100+ vehicles (with "creative" parking by attendees). Should you arrive at the Deas Island Regional Park (free) main gravel parking lot and there is no available parking, you will be directed to one of several (free) paved or grassy parking lots (outside Deas Island Service Yard) along Deas Island Road. Please carpool to the venue. Please do not park on the road shoulder except where specifically indicated by signs.

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Yes! Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD) has provided access to (free) overflow paved and grassy parking (outside Deas Island Service Yard) at various locations on the northside and southside of Deas Island Road.

The Deas Island Boat Launch (Picnic Area) is the Canadian 2024 OC Sprints Championships Race Venue. The (free) main gravel Deas Island Millennium Trail Parking Lot is just a 5-minute walk east of the Deas Island Boat Launch (Picnic Area). Several (free) paved parking lots and grassy overflow parking lots are just a short walk west of the Deas Island Boat Launch (Picnic Area).

V1s will be provided by ARE Outrigger World. V1 paddlers should park in the (free) main gravel Deas Island Millennium Trail Parking Lot adjacent to the grassy berm / hill V1 unloading / rigging area where V1s should be unloaded / rigged on the grassy berm / hill. V1s should then be carried to the grassy area that CORA has reserved for canoe staging and race viewing (no canopies!) between the gravel walkway and the north shore of the Deas Channel and the Delta Deas Rowing Club (DDRC) at the Deas Island Boat Launch (Picnic Area). V1 paddlers should then check-in with Registration.

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Yes! CORA will be renting several porta-potties that will be available at the Deas Island Regional Park both days from Dawn-to-Dusk. The Deas Island Regional Park also has a small number of public men's / women's washrooms on the southside and northside of Deas Island Road.

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Yes! Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD) has provided access to 9 picnic tables at Deas Island Boat Launch (Picnic Area). These picnic tables are first-come-first-serve. There is a grassy area that CORA has reserved for canoe staging and race viewing (no canopies!) between the gravel walkway and the north shore of the Deas Channel and the Delta Deas Rowing Club (DDRC) at the Deas Island Boat Launch (Picnic Area). It is highly recommended that attendees bring their own canopies and lawn chairs.

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Yes! Deas Island Regional Park has drinking fountains at various locations available both days from Dawn-to-Dusk so that you can refill your own water bottles and help to reduce waste at Deas Island Regional Park. Delta Deas Rowing Club (DDRC) and Delta Outrigger Kanu Association (DOKA) have taps for drinking water as well.

Canopies (10'x10') for clubs / teams are recommended and are BYOB and are highly recommended. CORA will only be providing canopies (10'x10') for the Officiating Station, Marshalling Station, First-Aid Station, and Registration / Check-In Station. CORA and Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD) request that all club / team provided canopies are setup in the immediate vicinity of the Deas Island Boat Launch (Picnic Area) adjacent to Delta Deas Rowing Club (DDRC), and that all club / team provided canopies are taken down at the end of each day.

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Yes and No! CORA has collaborated with Delta Deas Rowing Club (DDRC) so that the DDRC Clubhouse electrical outlets will be available for recharging both days from Dawn-to-Dusk. Unfortunately, there are no Wi-Fi Hotspots at Deas Island Regional Park.

Yes! There is a grassy area that CORA has reserved for canoe staging and race viewing (no canopies!) between the gravel walkway and the north shore of the Deas Channel and the Delta Deas Rowing Club (DDRC) at the Deas Island Boat Launch (Picnic Area).

Download photos / directions from the Venue Visuals

There are hiking trails along the eastside (Delta Millennium Trail) and westside (Slough View Trail) of the Deas Channel. There are many other attractions at this scenic nature park very close to Deas Island Boat Launch including the Riverside Walk, Fisher's Field Picnic Shelter, Burrvilla Heritage Home, Inverholme Schoolhouse, Deas Island Tower, and Deas Island Viewpoint.

Download details from the Deas Island Regional Park Brochure

Yes! Delta Optimist received background details on the CORA 2024 Sprints and published an article on Sprints races at Deas Island a forerunner to World Championships to encourage spectators to attend.

TBD! CORA sponsors have been contacted to determine interest in having booths onsite.

Yes! There will be awards and photo-ops for 1st / 2nd / 3rd Place in each Boat / Distance / Gender / Age Division.

Soon!

Yes! It is for the sake of minimizing complexity and expediting the race schedule.

• There are 8 Boat (V1; V6) / Distance (500M; 1000M) / Gender (Women; Men; Mixed) Divisions for the Sprints Regatta (V1 500M Women; V1 500M Men; V6 500M Women; V6 500M Men; V6 500M Mixed; V6 1000M Women; V6 1000M Men; V6 1000M Mixed).
• Age Divisions are provided for each Boat / Distance / Gender Division.
• The V6 500M & V6 1000M Boat / Distance Divisions are a package deal for a specific Gender team.
• Any given competitor may participate in a maximum of 5 Boat / Distance / Gender Events (V1 500M Women or Men; V6 500M & V6 1000M Women or Men; V6 500M & V6 1000M Mixed).
• A Boat / Distance / Gender competitor may only register in a single Age Division.
• However, a V6 Men team in one Age Division and a V6 Women team in one Age Division may form 2 Mixed teams and register in completely different Age Divisions subject to the minimum Age of any competitor in the Mixed team.
• The rationale for limiting any given competitor to one Age Division in any Boat / Distance / Gender Division is because the Race Schedule may very well have competitors from different Age Divisions in the same heat. This could create a situation where any given competitor could find themselves needing to be in different boats with different competitors in the same heat. This scenario must not happen.

Registration opened Wednesday 20 March 2024 and is now closed – There will be NO onsite registration

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Registration has closed as of Sunday 14 April 2024 Noon – There will be NO onsite registration

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Click Here to Register - Registration has closed as of Sunday 14 April 2024 Noon.