Canadian Outrigger Racing Association

Those who’ve raced from Moloka’i to Oahu in the past, and those who have these signature Hawaiian races on their bucket list, will appreciate the significance of a steep and winding red dirt road that leads down to Hale O Lono on the Island of Moloka’i, Hawaii. The road ends at a remote ribbon of […]

Once again the Jericho Paddling Club (JPC) is proud to host the Jericho Iron Outrigger Canoe Race on Saturday, May 27th, 2023. This year’s CORA Cup Series race features 2 courses — a short course (~8 km) and a long course (~16km) — in the waters of beautiful English Bay, British Columbia. Race Schedule: REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! IMPORTANT NOTES: […]

CORA has collected a set of stories representative of “Team Cascadia”. This is a concept that has been around for many years that involves paddlers from Oregon / Washington / Canada forming crews for outrigger canoe racing events and quite often taking the podium. The concept of Team Cascadia has gone by many names over […]

The PNWORCA / CORA 2023 Small-Boat Racing Winter Series Championship event lived up to expectations as the courses were challenging, the conditions were epic, the awards were exceptional, and the after-race meal was exquisite. The PNWORCA Race Committee no longer tracks Small-Boat Racing Winter Series points and the Small-Boat Racing Winter Series Championship event host […]

Penticton Paddle Sports welcomes everyone back for the 23rd Anniversary! Duel in the Desert, May 13 & 14, 2023 SATURDAY, MAY 138:00 am: Registration OPEN8:30 am: Short Course Race Meeting9:00 am: Short Course Race Start10:00 am: Womens/Mixed (Masters) Race Course Meeting10:30 am: Womens/Mixed (Masters) Race Start (approx)10:45 am: Short Course Awards12:00 pm: Mens/Mixed (Open) Race […]

Come join us for your best time on the Fraser River! Fort Langley Canoe Club re-boots its well-loved 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, […]

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 […]

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, […]

You’re invited to log on and join us for an opportunity to ask questions of CORA board representatives about insurance, rules of racing and a variety of CORA grants available to individual members and CORA clubs on an annual and bi-annual basis. Spend 60 minutes with the CORA board on Sunday 26 March from 4pm […]

Registration Deadline: Midnight, Friday, March 10, 2023 IT’S TIME for the 12th annual FCRCC Women’s and Men’s Outrigger (WMO) March Madness OC6 Race.  2023’s March Madness is so mad, it’s on APRIL FOOLS day! This two day event will be taking place, rain or shine, on Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2, 2023! This approx. 5 […]