CORA Off-the-Water Video Forum Series

All CORA members and friends are invited to join our regular Off-the-Water Video Forum Series.
For Fall Winter, each month we will host either a Town Hall forum or a Coach Panel forum.

Sessions will be held on Saturdays or Sundays at 4:00 pm (Pacific).

Upcoming sessions:

  • Sunday, June 23rd, 2024 @ 4:00pm Pacific / 7:00pm Eastern.
    Mental Performance Coaching with Kirsty MacMillan.
    Elements of mental toughness explained, and practical tools and strategies to be given.

Opportunities for questions will be provided in the latter half of the 90-minute session and through the “chat” function.  The presentation will be recorded and posted for those with scheduling conflicts.

CORA Town Hall (6 November 4pm Pacific): Lest We Forget – CORA Hall Of Fame

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YOU’RE INVITED! CORA’s board invites you to attend our “Hall of Fame” Town Hall on Saturday 6 November (4pm Pacific) to virtually recognize our 2021 Hall Of Fame inductees. CORA is hosting this online presentation to recognize and virtually meet, through friends and colleagues, our 2021 inductees from across Canada and beyond.

Guest speakers include Kamini Jain, Dan O’Donovan (Calgary), Tony Hall (Nova Scotia), Karen Tomlinson (Pemberton), Mallorie Nicholson (Burloak / Victoria), Lynne Smith (Clipper Canoes, Vancouver), Mel Whittall (Open Ocean Outriggers, Vancouver), Doug Mancell (Lotus, Vancouver), and Andrea Dillon (DB Canada Hall Of Fame, Vancouver).

This is our opportunity to get to know individuals such as Jackie Webber, Hugh Fisher, Sheila Kuyper, James van Nostrand, Drew Mitchell, Garry and Jim Mancell, and Alan Carlsson, all of whom have made significant contributions to outrigger canoeing in Canada over their lifetimes as athletes, coaches, builders, and as pioneers. Although their histories have been published on the CORA website, their friends and colleagues have personal insights they want to share.

CLICK HERE or on the image below to view the recorded session.

CORA Town Hall (16 October 4pm Pacific): OC6 Seat Roles

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Welcome to CORA’s Town Hall Fall/Winter 2021-22 Series. This first virtual town hall of the colder months ahead (#7 in the 2021 series) will focus discussion and experience on the tactics, techniques and mental “game” required for each (and every) critical seat in a crew boat outrigger.

CORA’s facilitators will guide discussion among guest speakers with experience in each seat, from 1 through 6, as they determine, in front of the audience, how they have worked in their seats in past races, and how they would work together in a race as a first-ever combined group of paddlers. They will, in effect, figure out how to race effectively as a throw-together team.

The audience will be encouraged to ask questions along the way. Please join us for this fun, first-of-the-season Town Hall discussions!

Zoom forum date: Saturday 16 October at 4pm Pacific

CLICK HERE or on image below to view the recorded session.

Town Hall: CORA Team Canada! 2022 IVF World Sprints (London, England)

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Did you know that TEAM CANADA Selections for the 2022 IVF World Sprints in London, England are already underway? Want to learn more? Join us for our final CORA (Zoom) Town Hall on Saturday July 10 at 4pm (PST). Read on!


Join the CORA IVF Committee on Zoom this Saturday, July 10 at 4pm PST (7pm EST) for an information session about the selection process to qualify for TEAM CANADA 2022.  We know that the club crew vs. free agent thing is a little confusing but know that if you want to try out for TEAM CANADA, there is an option for you no matter where you are from and if you are a member of a club or not. We’ll discuss how you can try out for a V1 spot. If you are interested in crewing up with the best of the best in Canada, then the ELITE trials are for you. CORA board directors and IVF committee members will be online to walk you through all the different options in the process and answer any questions.


The actual event dates for the 2022 IVF World Sprints are August 7-16, 2022 at Dorney Lake, Windsor, UK.The 2022 selection documents and intent to compete form are posted HERE.

Please join us for an introductory discussion on what to consider and how to apply at our final town hall of the summer: CORA Team Canada! 2022 IVF World Sprints (London, England).

CLICK HERE or on image below to view the video recording of this event.