Saturday, October 1, 2022 – 5km OC6 races up and down Victoria’s Gorge Waterway. Gender and mixed crews run separately allowing paddlers to race in multiple divisions. OC6s are provided.
Sunday, October 2, 2022 – Small Boats race the 5 km “inny” (short course, protected waters), the 12 km “outty” (long course out of the harbour) or both! Half the proceeds from Sunday’s races go to the Victoria Native Friendship Centre.
Following the Canadian National Outrigger Championships last weekend in Comox, the 2022 CORA Cup series is complete. Previous CORA Cup races were Duel in the Desert, Island Iron and Lotus Iron.
Club crews qualified in 8 divisions, all in Long Course, with crews in UL Open Women and UL Open Men battling for the title, while crews in the other 6 divisons claimed their titles through their dedication to racing.
The CORA Cup winners for 2022 are:
Long Course Spec
Open Men – FCRCC RD Tanifa Men (20 pts)
Long Course UL
Open Women – L48 Women (18 pts) [other qualifying crew: FCRCC WMO Open Women (13 pts)]
Masters 50 Women – FGPC Performance Senior Women Blue (20 pts)
Masters 60 Women – L48 60+ Women (20 pts)
Masters 40 Mixed – FGPC Performance Masters Mixed (18 pts)
Open Men – Jericho Outrigger (18 pts) [other qualifying crews: FCRCC WMO Open Men (13 pts), L48 Open Men (11 pts) & Pacifc Reach Men (7.5 pts)]
Masters 40 Men – FGPC Performance Masters Men (20 pts)
Masters 60 Men – L48 60+ Men (20 pts)
For the Club Crew CORA Cup, based on the total of all CORA Cup points earned by each CORA club in the CORA Cup series races, False Creek Racing Canoe Club squeaked out a win with 102 points, one point over Latitude 48 Paddling Club’s 101 points, while Nationals host Comox Valley Canoe Racing Club accrued 67 points and Fairway Gorge Paddling Club accrued 62.5 points.
Congratulations to the winners!
Hello CORA paddlers
The selection process for Team Canada for the 2023 World Distance Championships in Samoa has begun. Please see the links below for an overview of the process and registration information.
For the World Distance Championships each participating nation may enter one V6 (OC6) crew and one V1 athlete for each age class and gender. Official age categories are U-19, Open, Master 40, Master 50, Master 60 and Master 70. We are still waiting for confirmation from the IVF of the inclusion of Masters 75 and Masters 80 age divisions.
The initial selection process will take place October 15 and 16 at Jericho Sailing Centre in Vancouver.
All participants must have their current 2022 CORA membership fee paid by October 1st or your registration fee will be forfeited and you will not be allowed to participate in the selection. You can access the selection process HERE.
On behalf of the CORA board and the IVF committee, thank you for your interest in IVF Samoa Distance 2023!