Author: Ron Chin

Registration Deadline: Midnight, Friday, March 10, 2023

IT’S TIME for the 12th annual FCRCC Women’s and Men’s Outrigger (WMO) March Madness OC6 Race.  2023’s March Madness is so mad, it’s on APRIL FOOLS day! This two day event will be taking place, rain or shine, on Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2, 2023!

This approx. 5 km race takes place in beautiful English Bay and involves four ama-side buoy turns. You are guaranteed one race each, and in the event your team finishes in the top two positions in your heat, you will be invited to participate in a sprint style final with three other teams. 

Preliminary schedule (to be confirmed with race grid) will run heats every 45 minutes.
Saturday (full day): Open, Masters 40 and possibly the Masters 50, women, men and mixed heats.
Sunday (half-day): Masters 50, Masters 60, Masters 70, Junior (19), Keiki (16) and Novice women, men, and mixed heats.

Registration Fee: $150 per Adult team; $75 per Junior team.  

Race information, registration links and adult waivers/junior infomed consents are at the following webpage: https://www.falsecreekoutrigger.com/march-madness

If registration fills up, you will be waitlisted.

OC6 canoes will be provided by FCRCC. Life jackets (PFDs) must be worn during the race. A limited number of PFDs and outrigger paddles will be available, but please bring your own if you have one.

CORA membership is required to race. Register for CORA membership (annual or day fee) in advance HERE.

Registration Deadline: Friday, March 24, 2023 5:00 PM

False Creek Racing Canoe Club is hosting the sixth race in the PNWORCA Small Boat Winter Series on Saturday, March 25, 2023. The race is at the FCRCC compound at the Burrard Civic Marina. There will be a long course (12 km) and a short course (4 km), with the course dependent on weather conditions on the day. SUP and Prone – Short Course only. PFDs required.

Race registration is $21 for adults and $11 for juniors.

On-site check-in starts at 9:30 am, the safety meeting is at 10:30 am and the event will begin at 11:00 am with mass starts based on the type of craft.

Race registration is through Webscorer HERE.

Adult Waiver and Junior Informed Consent will be posted to the FCRCC website HERE.
Please print, sign and bring to the race.

CORA membership is required. Register for CORA membership (annual or day fee) in advance online HERE.

Registration is now open for the Nanaimo Ocean Paddling Club Crazy 8 OC6 Race and the NPI Attack Small Boats Race.

Crazy 8 OC6 Race On-line Registration Deadline: Sat., March 11, 2023.
No race day OC6 registration.
NPI Attack Small Boats Race: Race day registration available on-site at 9:30am.

Crazy 8 OC6 Race – Saturday, March 18, 2023

Races start at the Brechin Boat Ramp, across the street from the BC Ferries Departure Bay Ferry Terminal.
The Junior/Novice heat will be along Newcastle Channel (~6k) – to be determined on race day.
All other heats will race the full course 11- 12km figure eight, that starts/finishes at the Brechin Boat Ramp and loops around Saysutshun (Newcastle Island Marine Park) and Protection Islands.

Junior/Novice at 8:45am / Women at 10:00am / Men at 11:30am / Mixed Open and Mixed Masters 40+ at 1:00pm / and Mixed Masters 50+, 60+ and 70+ at 2:30pm.

Each team will be responsible for getting their own boats.  See link below for local club contacts.
Crazy 8 information and registration links CLICK HERE.

NPI Attack Small Boats Race – Sunday, March 19, 2023

Starts Brechin Boat Ramp and loops around Saysutshun (Newcastle Island Marine Park) and Protection Islands.

NPI Attack information and registration links CLICK HERE.