Come join us for your best time on the Fraser River! Fort Langley Canoe Club re-boots its well-loved Spring River Run on Saturday April 22 (OC6 races) and Sunday, April 23 (small boat races).

If you’ve raced with us before, you know what to expect: a scenic course on the beautiful Bedford Channel and Fraser River, away from city and boat congestion. You’ll prepare for the hard push against your competition and the river current (and, possibly tide) on one leg and then a lightning-fast split on the return. You may encounter bald eagles, seals, sturgeon, salmon, and, even our small local deer herd, as our resident spectators).

After your race, stay for what scenic Fort Langley has to offer including the historic Fort, as well as shopping, restaurants and excellent craft beer!

THE DETAILS

This is a CORA-sanctioned race and you must be a CORA member.

FLCC Spring River Run 2023 will be a spec-boat only race and FLCC will provide you a spec boat – Bradley Lightning, Calmar, Clipper Advantage and Mirage models – if you need one. Boat types will be assigned by draw. If you plan to bring down your own boat to race, please contact Jim at: ocrep@fortlangleycanoeclub.ca

Race courses include for OC6, approx. 8KM, or 12KM, dependent on your interest and registration. The first race of the day is for youth and novice crews (less than 2 years racing) as well as anyone who wants to challenge themselves on an 8KM race around Brae Island. The next day, small boats will also race around the Brae Island 8-9KM circumference.

In the Saturday OC6 heats, you’ll compete against other crews in your Age Division:

• Juniors (U19), Open, Masters 40+, Masters 50+, Masters 60+, Kupunas 70+, and Novice Divisions
• Womens, Mens, Mixed Crews

OC 6 Race Day, Sat. April 22:

• 7:45 AM Registration
• 8:30 AM Heat 1 (8KM Novice / Youth)
• 10:00 AM Heat 2 (12KM Mixed)
• 11:30 AM Heat 3 (12KM Mixed)
• 1:00 PM Heat 4 (12KM Women)
• 2:30 PM Heat 5 (12KM Men)

Small Boat Race Day, Sunday April 23:

• 9:30 Registration
• 10:30 Race – Mass Start
• 12:00 Awards in each Boat / Gender / Age Division as per CORA Race Rules as well as Prizes which can be won by anyone!

Cost:

• OC6: $180 / crew ($90 Juniors)
• Small Boats: $30 per boat ($15 Juniors)
• You will not be considered registered until you have paid your registration fee.

Registration:

• Registration / Waivers / Payment Here
• OC6 Registration closes April 15
• There will be no OC6 Registration on Race-Day
• Small Boat Registration open until and including April 23

Questions: Ask Jim – ocrep@fortlangleycanoeclub.ca

Spring has arrived and the outrigger canoe race schedule is hopping with PNWORCA Winter Series #6 FCRCC on Mar 25, VCKC Wake Up the Gorge (WUTG) on Mar 25, FCRCC March Madness Apr 1/2, and Fort Langley Spring River Run Apr 22/23.

Sand Point Outrigger Canoe Club will be hosting the PNWORCA / CORA Small-Boat Racing Winter Series Championship on Lake Washington in Seattle on Apr 1 (April Fools Day indeed, but this is for real!) The courses will be challenging. The conditions will be epic. The awards will be exceptional. The after-race meal will be exquisite. This is how Sand Point Outrigger Canoe Club (SPOCC) does a Championship event. Pre-Registration via Pacific Multisports is $30 USD per participant.

Please note that even though the PNWORCA Official Winter Series Points System Rules state: You must complete at least 3 races in the series to qualify for awards, which are presented at the final race at the end of the season. Awards are given to the Top 3 Finishers. The PNWORCA Official Winter Series Points System Rules have not been updated to reflect that the PNWORCA / CORA Small-Boat Racing Winter Series Championship Event host is now conferring awards only to participants at the Championship race based on placings. Please take this opportunity to support Washington and Oregon clubs who send paddlers to support Canadian events.

CORA / PNWORCA continue to track Winter Series Points / Participation for all participants at all Winter Series races. The Peter Forand Masters Challenge Trophy will continue on the 2023 Peter Marcus Farewell Tour to be presented to the Top OC1 Masters paddler across the 7 Winter Series races at the Championship Awards presentation. CORA will also acknowledge on the CORA website any Canadian paddlers that are one of the Top 3 Finishers in their Boat / Gender / Age Division.

The CORA Cup OC6 Race Series is back for 2023!

There are FOUR OC6 races in the 2023 CORA Cup series:
– Duel in the Desert (Penticton), May 13, 2022
– Jericho Iron (Vancouver), May 27, 2023
– Island Iron (Comox), June 10, 2022
– Lotus Iron/CORA Nationals (Burnaby), July 22, 2023

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

Team name, gender and age division and canoe class should 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. Data will be sorted by spreadsheet that will correlate names and divisions. (For example: “FCRCC Men 2” is NOT the same as “False Creek Men 2”; “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).

NEW for 2023 – CORA will pay CORA Cup Race Host Clubs an amount equal to the race registration fees for all youth crews (Keikis (16) and Junior (19)) registered to race, so youth crews will race for free at these races. Remember that, in the interests of safety, CORA Distance Race Rules allow a non-youth paddler (whether male or female) in either seat 5 or 6 on each Keiki or Junior crew, provided that the Race Director is notified in advance. So get your youth crews together!!

Continuing from 2022:
– CORA will provide an $800 grant to each CORA Cup Race Host Club for draw prizes; and
– CORA will gather the names of Novice, Keiki and Junior paddlers racing at each CORA Cup Race who will be entered into a end-of-series draw for outrigger paddles.

Complete 2023 CORA Cup Race Series Rules are HERE.