Because it’s never too early in the year to start thinking about racing…… Jericho Paddling Club is hosting Race #2 of the PNWORCA Winter Series on January 25th, 2025.
Race starts at 10:00am and they will have a short and long course. All small boats welcome.
False Creek Racing Canoe Club is pleased to once again be able to offer our Warm Water Huli Clinic at the Vancouver Aquatic Centre!
WHEN: Saturday, January 18, 2025 TIME: 7:30-9:30 PM (this is after the pool closes) WHERE: Vancouver Aquatic Centre – 1050 Beach Avenue, Vancouver, BC COST: FCRCC members: $25 // Non-FCRCC participants: $35
UPDATE: The January 18th Clinic is full, but a second Warm Water Huli Clinic at the Vancouver Aquatic Centre on Saturday, February 1, 2025 is available. Register at the same link above.
There will be multiple types of canoes to learn and practice your recovery skills! OC6: Matahina & Mirage OC1: C-Lion & Mito Surfski: Think V8
Be sure to wear your paddling gear, including PFD, and anything else you regularly paddle with like your paddle. All personal items MUST be sand/dirt/debris free as we are in a public pool. Please be respectful and double-check your gear before entering the pool. Changerooms will be available.
We look forward to seeing everyone in nice warm water!
It is a quiet time of year with the 2024 CORA AGM, 2024 Christmas, and 2025 New Years Day now behind us, and the first 2025 CORA Sanctioned Event (Jericho PNWORCA / CORA Winter Series small-boat race) just ahead of us. The CORA Historical Committee is making the most of this quiet time to get caught up on long overdue tales.
The CORA Historical Committee published an article in Spring 2023 titled Team Cascadia – Paddlers Without Borders that captured four racing events (Molokai Hoe 2019; Catalina Crossing 2016; Queen Liliuokalani 2015; Molokai Na Wahine 2013) where paddlers from Oregon / Washington / Hawaii / Canada formed international crews to compete against some of the best crews in the world – and did very well.
That CORA website article generated some commentary and several members of Team Cascadia shared the back story on how this whole concept came to be from back in 2011. While you have some quiet time in your training for 2025, have a read of the Team Cascadia – Origins article which provides background on this contingent of paddlers from Oregon / Washington / Hawaii / Canada who had excellent showings at Pailolo and Molokai Hoe from 2012-2018.
