Renew your Membership

2020 Membership Renewals are now available.

CORA fees are based on the calendar year, January to December, and are non-refundable. All fees include GST (5%). A CORA membership is required to participate or compete in all CORA events. CORA fees are based on the calendar year January to December and are non-refundable.

Adult Memberships

Become a CORA ADULT ANNUAL member or renew your ADULT membership by clicking on the icon below to register and pay your $30 (including GST) annual fee:

Junior Memberships

CORA offers $10 (including GST) annual memberships for those born during or after Y2001 (e.g. 19 or under). Click the icon below to register and pay for a JUNIOR ANNUAL membership:

Day Fees (Single Event Memberships)

Memberships for a one-day event are available for individuals who don’t want an annual membership. An adult one-day pass is $15 and a junior one-day pass is $5 (including GST). Please remember that these one-day passes are only valid for one specific event, which you must choose when you purchase the pass. An annual membership ($30 for adults and $10 for juniors) is valid for all races in a calendar year. Please help support CORA by considering annual memberships in the future.

Club Memberships

All CORA-registered outrigger clubs are required to renew their annual CORA club memberships before 30 April. Brand new clubs must also purchase a CORA club membership in order to be eligible for CORA club benefits, such as eligibility for travel and equipment grants, as well as access to CORA’s club insurance coverage. To renew your club membership or to register a new club, and pay your $150 (including GST) annual registration fee, please click on the icon below. Upon completion and purchase of your 2020 club membership, your club’s contact person will be emailed a link to a “CORA Club Membership Detailed Information” form, which includes an OC6 registry for your club. Once this has been submitted and processed, CORA will provide your club with a link to view your club membership status, as well as the 2020 membership status of all CORA-registered paddlers who are members of your club and who have paid their annual individual CORA fees.

Updates: BC’s two new-year V12 races: FGPC V12 (sold out); Lotus Icebreaker (rescheduled!)

BC paddlers can greet the new year in groups of twelve by registering for V12 (double-hull) races out of Lotus on the mainland and FGPC on Vancouver Island. Organize yourselves into brrrrrrracing winter crews of twelve and gather at the start lines of these great races. V12 boats are supplied by both Lotus and FGPC, so logistics are as simple as registering and showing up with your paddles and PFDs. Paddles up!

  1. FAIRWAY GORGE PADDLING CLUB V12 RACE (Saturday 1 February): CLICK HERE  (NB: this event is sold out; spectators welcome)
  2. LOTUS SPORTS CLUB ICEBREAKER V12 RACE (Saturday 8 February): CLICK HERE (NB: this event has been rescheduled!)
(PHOTO CREDIT DARCY EGGLESTON, FGPC)

Peter Forand Masters Challenge Trophy – Have You Seen Me?

The Peter Forand Masters Challenge Trophy is awarded after the PNWORCA Winter Series Championship race each year. OC1 masters (40+; 50+; 60+; 70+) females / males who complete a minimum of 3 PNWORCA Winter Series Races are eligible for this award. The 5 best scores out of 7 races over the year are used to calculate totals.

For more information about the Peter Forand Masters Challenge, CLICK HERE

The Canadian Outrigger Racing Association (CORA) and the Pacific NorthWest Outrigger Racing Canoe Association (PNWORCA) announced this annual trophy at the 2017 Winter Series small boat races.

This trophy was co-funded by both CORA and PNWORCA, but the whereabouts of this trophy is a mystery. CORA and PNWORCA are hoping to present this trophy at the PNWORCA Winter Series Championship race on March 28, 2020 with engraved names of all previous winners.

If you have any information leading to the return of this trophy to the CORA or PNWORCA Executives, please post contact information on the CORA Forum