Author: Ron Chin

Penticton Racing Canoe Club is proud to announce that Duel in the Desert is taking place this May 7 and 8, 2022. We’ve got the same AWESOME prizes, the same AWESOME fresh water Skaha Lake with a sandy beach to launch from.

Big Boats on Saturday; Small Boats on Sunday.
Race fees include race awards, draw prizes and lunch.

Big Boats (Saturday):
Cost is $240/crew ($120 for Juniors).
Short Course approx. 8km; Long Course approx. 15 km.
9:00am Short Course Race Start / 10:30am Women’s/Mixed (Masters) Race Start (approx.) / 12:30pm Mens/Mixed (Open) Race Start (approx.)

Small Boats (Sunday):
Cost is $20/person ($10 for juniors).
Race will be approx. 8 – 11 km
10:00am Race Start (approx.)

Race courses will be determined based on conditions.

Here’s the link to our race webpage: https://pentictonoutrigger.com/races/
See “Event Documents” on right side of webpage for registration forms.

Please email your intent to race or completed registration form to duel@pentictonoutrigger.com.
Race fees paid at the race day registration table by cash or cheque.

CORA membership (annual or day fee) is required to race.

Mahalo! We look forward to seeing you again.

With the resumption of OC6 racing, the CORA Cup Race Series is back for 2022!

There are FOUR OC6 races in the 2022 CORA Cup series:
– Duel in the Desert, May 7, 2022
– Island Iron, June 4, 2022
– Lotus Iron, July 2, 2022 July 23, 2022
– Canadian National Championships – Comox, Sept. 10, 2022

To qualify for your respective divisional awards, crews must participate in a minimum of 3 of the 4 events to qualify. Participation at the Canadian National Championships is required, and can count as one of the three races.

Team name, gender and age division and canoe class must be EXACTLY the same for all CORA Cup races if a crew wishes to accrue points towards a specific CORA Cup Series crew title, so ensure the same person registers your crews for each race (For example: “FCRCC Men 2” is NOT the same as “False Creek Men 2”; “FCRCC Happy Walruses” is NOT the same as “Happy Walruses”; “FCRCC 1” cannot refer to both a men’s crew and a women’s crew in the same race, nor a men’s crew in one race and a women’s crew in another race).

Complete 2022 CORA Cup Race Series Rules are here: https://www.canadianoutrigger.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022-CORA-Cup-OC6-Race-Series-Rules-7058321_2.pdf

The CORA Board has passed the following resolution to rescind the vaccination requirement for participants in CORA-sanctioned events, effective as of 12:01 am on April 8, 2022:

WHEREAS the BC Provincial Health Officer has announced that as of 12:01am on Friday, April 8, 2022, vaccine passports will no longer be required under public health order to access businesses, events and services (although individual businesses and event organizers can choose to continue requiring proof of vaccination for entry);
AND WHEREAS viaSportBC Restart 2.0 Guidelines for outdoor sport do not require proof of vaccination for youth sport participants or supervisors, adult sport participants or spectators;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT, effective as of 12:01 am on April 8, 2022, CORA rescind the November 20, 2021 resolution by the Board requiring all participants in CORA-sanctioned events to be vaccinated for COVID-19.

APPROVED by the CORA Board, March 19, 2022