This event is now SOLD OUT. Please contact race@fgpaddle.com to add your crew to our waiting list.

Sunday 16 March 2026 – OC6

THE COURSE

This race takes place at the Fairway Gorge Paddling Club (FGPC) along the Selkirk waterfront in Victoria. This OC6 race is a 1,500m sprint on a 500m course, requiring 2 buoy turns. Evenly spaced buoy markers near the Bay Street Bridge (start line) and at the FGPC (finish line) will be set out in each lane. Each race will consist of two or three boats.

TEAM INFORMATION

• Divisions included are Women, Mixed and Open, with seeded heats followed by semi finals. The fastest three semi finalist teams in each category will advance to the final heats at the end of the day.
• The Open division will accept any and all combinations of gendered crews, for example, all men, all women, or any combination of men and women.
• The same crew of 6 paddlers must race in each race. A substitution will move a crew to the ‘exhibition’ category for the remainder of the event.
• All teams must check in with the boathouse office before 8:30 am on race day, and confirm are current CORA members.

Location: Fairway Gorge Paddling Club, 2940 Jutland Road, Victoria BC.

Race Schedule: Race start at 9:00am, check-in open at 8:00am, steers meeting at 8:30am.

Teams will be registered on a first come, first served basis
Please complete and submit the registration below and submit payment no later than 5 March 2025.
If registration fills before 5 March 2025 your crew will be waitlisted.

Please note: Individual Electronic Waivers must be on file for each paddler, along with CORA 2025 paddler memberships.

If necessary, COPY and forward the CORA link to your team mates: https://canadianoutrigger.ca/store/become-a-member/

In addition to completing this registration agreement, the Team Captain/Manager must ensure that all paddlers have completed an online individual FGPC waiver for the current season and renew their CORA memberships.

Event Cancellation/Refund Policy

There will be 25% administrative fee for all withdrawals. The final date to withdraw a team from the event is 22 February 2025. There will be no refunds of any type after this date, including if the event is cancelled due to safety reasons.