VCKC Outrigger Event Calendar

    • 02 Apr 2024
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • VCKC Clubhouse

    Join us tonight to hear Big Canoe Director Joe Boyd talk about all things big canoe!  Paddle for the Kids will be finished for 2024 and Joe will talk about how it went.  If you haven't participated in a big canoe event be sure to come out tonight and hear about the fun you've been missing!

    Ken Gibbard will also be showing some slides from past club trips.

    New members are welcome to come early at 6:30 to have questions about the club answered, and maybe get a tour of the clubhouse and grounds if they would like.

    As always, plan to stay afterwards and socialize!

    • 06 Apr 2024
    • 8:00 AM
    • 07 Apr 2024
    • 5:00 PM
    • Victoria Canoe & Kayak Club, 355 Gorge Rd W, Victoria, BC V9A 1M9
    Register
    Wake Up the Gorge 2024

    Wake Up The Gorge is the VCKC club's annual weekend of racing for OC6 Outrigger canoes and Small Boats. It kicks off the racing season for many of the Victoria and area paddling clubs who use the Gorge Waterway for racing.

    In 2024 WUTG will be held on April 6-7 (OC6 on the 6th and small boats on the 7th).

    Objectives: To unite the Outrigger and Paddling community through Racing, Competition and Friendship.

    Where: At the Victoria Canoe & Kayak Club, 355 Gorge Rd W, Victoria, BC V9A 1M9 (see map). We are located on the beautiful Gorge Waterway.

    When: April 6-7, 2024

    Time: Clubhouse opens 8am, Races start 9am, (ends before 5pm)


    FEES

    OC6
      

    Small Boats (OC1-2, MC1-2, kayak, SUP, surfski)
       

    * registration fee includes a lunch ticket


    Registration

    Online registration for the OC6 (Saturday) race will be closed as of midnight March 20th. Please contact the registrar after that: wutgregistrar@vckc.ca

    Registration for Small Boats remains open until race April 7th.

    OC6 teams should be able to Huli and self rescue. If there is a novice team who has not done a Huli, or participants are not able to re-enter the boat, then the racing organizer and the safety boat must know ahead of time

    CORA OC6 definition of Open “Open” shall be those paddlers who are of any age. (note that this is different for small boat races)

    Waivers:  All team members must sign the VCKC waiver form.  Click here to review and print the required form. Completed waivers can be scanned and emailed to wutgregistrar@vckc.ca or handed to the WUTG registrar at the event. It helps to speed up the registration process if all team members have signed a waiver prior to race day.

    *Notes:

    1.  Our insurance requires that all participants must be CORA members. Membership is available via the CORA website.  An annual membership ($30 for adults and $10 for juniors) is valid for all races in the current year.  You must register with CORA in advance of the race. Please show proof of CORA membership at the onsite registration desk.

    ONE DAY CORA REGISTRATION can be purchased in advance by going to website   CORA - Canadian Outrigger Racing Association - Share our passion for outrigger canoe racing. clicking on the JOIN US TAB  , and then ONE DAY MEMBERSHIP from the dropdown.

    CORA race rules

    2.   Individuals may participate on only one team within a race type (i.e. one senior woman's team, one senior men's team).  Exception:  A paddler is allowed to be on a mixed team and a single-gender team within one race type; separate registrations are needed for this.

    3. For Small Boats races, adult paddlers and crews must now ‘race their age’ and may not race in a younger age division. So Open for Small Boats is not "any age", it's those between 19-39 in the year of the race, and Masters 40 is those between 40 and 49 in the year of the race, etc. Only one competitor is needed for an age category to be awarded a prize.

    4.   Teams must include a qualified steersperson, who has experience with buoy turns, and must attend a WUTG Safety Briefing.

    5.   All team members must have submitted a signed waiver in order to paddle.

    6.   Parking is limited: Please park only in designated areas. Please DO NOT park directly in front or behind the commercial establishments on the NW corner of Gorge and Tillicum.  Parking Map

    7.   Food will be available for all competitors. Additional food will be available by donation: home made chilli, soup, hot chocolate, coffee, tea, fruit, baked goods.

    Saturday APRIL 6 - OC6 Races  

    OC6 races start at 9am.

    Two heats of 1000 meters in two lanes around buoy at 500 Meters (one turn (this is a change!). Each team's time total will result in awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the following categories.

     Juniors - paddlers who are under the age of 18 at the time of WUTG and who will not turn 19 in 2024.

    Categories: Women, Men, Mixed and Junior

    Divisions of:

    Open (any age) 

    Age 40-49

    Age 50+ (Paddlers who are at least 50 years of age in 2024, or who will turn 50 within this calendar year)

    Sunday April 7th - Small Boat Races  

    The Race Director will determine which events to hold based on registrations and interest (minimum of one competitor per category).  Race categories: Junior, Adult Men, Adult Women, Mixed and Open (20-39) plus Senior Women, Senior Men, Senior Mixed - age groupings by decade from 40+ .  Small boats include: (Marathon Canoe (MC1/MC2), Outrigger Canoe (OC 1/OC2), K1, Surfski and Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP).

    Small Boat Races - Morning - race start 9am.

    This race is for OC1, OC2, (all open water small boats). The course is approx. 10km and If the currents allow the race course will start at VCKC out and under Tillicum Bridge to West Bay Marine and returning to VCKC.  Click here for the West Bay Marina Race Map.

    If the currents under Tillicum Bridge makes this impossible, then the race wil take place in the Gorge Waterway and Portage Islet. (two loops of a 5.0 km course) Awards to be presented at the clubhouse after the race.

    Marathon race (MC1) - Race starts after lunch (open to all paddlers who wish to race in protected water).

    Marathon race (MC2) - Race starts after rest period after the singles race.

    The afternoon race course will be approx. 10km in the Gorge Waterway and Portage Inlet, there will be buoy turns. (two loops of a 5.0 km course) Awards will be presented at the clubhouse following the race.

    *there will be a mandatory race briefing for both races 15 minutes prior to racing.

    Afternoon small boat race map

    Click here to view the April 6/7th race schedule (when it's ready.)


    • 17 Apr 2024
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Clubhouse Main Floor

    GWI using Clubhouse for their meeting

    • 20 Apr 2024
    • 11:30 AM - 7:00 PM
    • VCKC Clubhouse
    Register

    Join us for a day in honour of Norm MacDonnell

    Registration

    5km Race: open to small boats (1-2 paddlers).

    10km Race: open to big boats (3 or more paddlers)

    20km Race: open to small boats (1-2 paddlers)

    Note: Race course may be subject to change at the Race Director’s discretion on race day. A mass start is planned (all race distances running simultaneously) however, this may change depending the number of boats registered by race day.

    Registration is open online and can be done in person the morning of Race Day – April 20, 2024. 

    Dinner is provided for racers who have registered by April 14, 2024.

    Registration desk opens at 11:30am. Race Briefing 12:30pm. Race Start 1pm.

    Questions? For more information:

    Contact Darrelle at dabrmt@hotmail.com

    Information Required with Registration:

    Team name, #of paddlers, boat type, boat description, 5/10/20km, mens* or womens. (*one male paddler or more in a boat = mens team).

    Fees:

    Small boat (solo) $30

    Small boat (tandem) $60

    Big boats $20 x (# of paddlers in boat)

    *Fees include dinner - registration deadline: April 14, 2024 (dinner is not guaranteed after this date).

    Race Rules:

    • 1.     All racers must be CORA members.
    • 2.     CORA race rules apply.
    • 3.    All racers must sign a waiver. Download the waiver here, and hand in the signed waivers on race day - all team members must sign.
    • 4.     All racers (or team captain) must pick up race package and check-in at registration desk between 11:30-12:30pm race day.
    • 5.     Numbers to be worn on bow paddlers chest and stern paddlers back. Solo paddlers wear number on chest and back.
    • 6.     All racers must attend the race briefing at 12:30pm race day.
    • 7.     All racers supply or arrange for their own boat/PFD/paddle

    Awards:

    Prizes for top solo, tandem and big boat: men(s) and women(s).

    To qualify as a women(s) boat, all paddlers must be women. A team qualifies as men(s) when one or more paddler(s) is male.

    Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place (The number of prizes is one less than the number of boats competing in the race. Eg. if there are three boats in the race, 1st & 2nd place prizes will be awarded.)

    Parking:

    Please be aware that parking is limited on site and is not available in the adjacent parking lot (this must remain available for the public using the park). Please plan accordingly to allow time to drop off boat and find parking. Parking is available on some side streets and at Esquimalt Gorge Park. (Please do not park in the Il Greco parking lot).

    Thank-you

    Stormin' Norman Race Map

    Stormin’ Norman Canoe Race Course Descriptions

    5km – race is one loop: from Start Line proceed to marker B for a counter clockwise turn, then proceed to Finish Line.

    10km – race is 2 loops: from Start Line proceed to marker B for a counter clockwise turn, then to marker A for a counter clockwise turn, then to B for a counter clockwise turn, proceed to Finish Line.

    20km – race is 3 loops: from Start Line proceed to marker B for a counter clockwise turn, then to marker A for a counter clockwise turn, then proceed to marker C for a counter clockwise turn, then to marker D, pass with marker on left, then to marker E for a counter clockwise turn, then to marker D, pass with marker on right, then to marker C for a clockwise turn, then to marker F for a counter clockwise turn, then to marker C for a counter clockwise turn, then to marker A for a counter clockwise turn, then to marker B for a counter clockwise turn, then proceed to Finish Line.

    • 21 Apr 2024
    • VCKC / Gorge Waterway

    Proposed Event at this point. 

    More details to be determined closer to event date. 

    • 27 Apr 2024
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • VCKC Clubhouse

    Come join us for the annual Spring Clean-up at the clubhouse.  Tasks include smartening up the outdoor spaces of the clubhouse, deck washing, BBQ cleaning, gutter cleaning, window washing and more. In addition we will be doing a thorough cleaning of the interior including meeting rooms, kitchen and storage areas.

    We will also be making an effort to gather up abandoned member items from around the clubhouse and put them in a central area for reclamation.  Items such as: hats, gloves, shoes, boots or whatever isn't owned by VCKC.  If these items go unclaimed after 30 days we will donate or dispose of them.

    More information to follow about what to bring.  If you have any questions, contact Gord Evans by email to:  clubhouse@vckc.ca

    • 25 May 2024
    • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • VCKC Clubhouse and Gorge Waterway

    More details to follow closer to this event date. 

Past events

17 Mar 2024 2024 Paddle for the Kids - Sidney - Gulf Islands National Park
12 Mar 2024 VCKC Executive Board Meeting
09 Mar 2024 2024 Paddle for the Kids - Race Rocks
05 Mar 2024 Tides and Currents
03 Mar 2024 2024 Paddle for the Kids - Maple Bay
29 Feb 2024 Dragonboat Team meeting
24 Feb 2024 2024 Paddle for the Kids - Ladysmith Harbour
18 Feb 2024 2024 Paddle for the Kids - Sooke Basin
13 Feb 2024 Executive Board Meeting
11 Feb 2024 Hunt for Herring!
10 Feb 2024 Private Event
10 Feb 2024 2024 Paddle for the Kids - Saanich Inlet
06 Feb 2024 Herring and Nature in the City
04 Feb 2024 2024 Peninsula Paddle for the Kids Kick-off
27 Jan 2024 Executive Board Retreat
22 Jan 2024 Private Event
09 Jan 2024 VCKC Executive Board Meeting
01 Jan 2024 New Year’s Day Social Paddle
25 Dec 2023 Christmas Day Paddle
21 Dec 2023 Holiday Light Up Paddle Parade and Potluck
24 Nov 2023 Riptide OC6 Team Potluck
14 Nov 2023 Dragonboat Team Dryland training
07 Nov 2023 Dragonboat Team Dryland training
31 Oct 2023 Halloween social
24 Oct 2023 Dragonboat Team Dryland training
17 Oct 2023 Dragonboat Team Dryland training
03 Oct 2023 Dragonboat Team Dryland training
30 Sep 2023 OC1 Introduction Course
29 Sep 2023 Private Event
26 Sep 2023 Dragonboat Team Dryland training
16 Sep 2023 OC1 Introduction Course
15 Sep 2023 Dragonboat Team Season End Celebration
12 Aug 2023 Dragonboat Team BBQ
08 Aug 2023 VCKC Hats 2023 Edition for purchase
29 Jul 2023 Camp Shawnigan Tour
22 Jul 2023 Dragon Boat Skills Clinic - Event cancelled
19 Jul 2023 Saanich Gorge Waterway Music Concert
16 Jul 2023 Paddle for Norm
12 Jul 2023 CANCELLED: GTCA Event - Open Mic Night
10 Jul 2023 Club Orientation
07 Jul 2023 VCKC Hats 2023 Edition for purchase
01 Jul 2023 Strawberry Tea
19 Jun 2023 Parking Lot Closed until midday Tuesday
06 Jun 2023 RE-Scheduled! Celebrating Mark Sondheim
04 Jun 2023 Safety Day 2023 Registration
26 May 2023 Riptide OC6 team potluck
16 May 2023 Dragonboat Team BBQ
23 Apr 2023 Private Event
05 Apr 2023 Antarctica! Back-to-back presentations!
26 Mar 2023 Paddle for the Kids - Discovery & Chatham Islands
25 Mar 2023 Not the 2024 Wake Up The Gorge (WUTG)
18 Mar 2023 Paddle for the Kids - Saanich Inlet
11 Mar 2023 Paddle for the Kids - Race Rocks
07 Mar 2023 VCKC Brigade Trips Presentation
05 Mar 2023 Maple Bay - Cowichan Bay
25 Feb 2023 Private Event
25 Feb 2023 Paddle for the Kids - Sidney - Gulf Islands National Park
19 Feb 2023 Paddle for the Kids - Ladysmith Harbour
11 Feb 2023 Paddle for the Kids - Sooke Basin
06 Feb 2023 Dragonboat 2023 Season Info Meeting
05 Feb 2023 2023 Peninsula Paddle for the Kids Kick-off
01 Feb 2023 Paddling Presentations - 1) Canoeing the Wind River, Yukon and 2) Canoeing Canada's Historic Rideau Canal Waterway
18 Jan 2023 GWI Meeting
18 Dec 2022 GTCA Lights on the Gorge
13 Dec 2022 VCKC Executive Meeting
10 Dec 2022 VCKC Christmas Paddle and Potluck Party
26 Nov 2022 Big Canoe Day Trip - Sidney - Piers Island
08 Nov 2022 VCKC Executive Meeting
11 Oct 2022 VCKC Executive Meeting
27 Sep 2022 Tuesday Social
13 Sep 2022 VCKC Executive Meeting
08 Sep 2022 Bon Meeting
25 Aug 2022 Bon Meeting
17 Aug 2022 Summer Social
18 Jul 2022 Summer Social - Potluck and Barbeque
16 Jul 2022 Riptide Potluck
13 Jul 2022 Sunset Socializer
07 Jul 2022 Bon Meeting
01 Jul 2022 Strawberry Tea - Gorge Canada Day 2022
24 Jun 2022 Kayak and Big Canoe - Overnight Camping trip
14 Jun 2022 VCKC Executive Meeting
05 Jun 2022 Big Canoe Day Trip - Saanich Inlet
04 Jun 2022 40th Anniversary Paddle for the Kids Gala and Potluck Dinner!
17 May 2022 Yukon River Trip - Canoe Director Louise
15 May 2022 Restart the Gorge 2022
10 May 2022 VCKC Executive Meeting
12 Apr 2022 VCKC Executive Meeting
08 Apr 2022 Riptide OC6 Team Potluck
17 Mar 2022 Welcome Back to General Meetings!
15 Mar 2022 Treasurer Election
13 Mar 2022 Voyageur Paddle for the Kids - Sooke Basin
08 Mar 2022 VCKC Executive Meeting
06 Mar 2022 2022 Peninsula Paddle for the Kids Kick-off
21 Feb 2022 CANCELED: Gorge Herring Field Trip
08 Feb 2022 VCKC Executive Monthly Meeting
25 Jan 2022 VCKC 2022 AGM
18 Jan 2022 Zoom Practice Session for 2022 AGM
15 Aug 2021 Restart the Gorge!
01 Jun 2021 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
22 May 2021 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
13 May 2021 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
08 May 2021 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
24 Apr 2021 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
20 Apr 2021 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
17 Apr 2021 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
10 Apr 2021 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
07 Apr 2021 Yukon Canoe Trip - Canoe Director Louise
06 Apr 2021 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
27 Mar 2021 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
09 Jan 2021 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
06 Jan 2021 Zoom Practice for AGM
14 Nov 2020 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
07 Nov 2020 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
07 Nov 2020 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
29 Oct 2020 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
22 Oct 2020 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
10 Oct 2020 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
10 Oct 2020 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
10 Oct 2020 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
29 Sep 2020 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
21 Sep 2020 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
09 Sep 2020 VCKC COVID 19 Protocol Orientation
27 Aug 2020 VCKC Reopening Protocol Orientation
11 Aug 2020 VCKC Reopening Protocol Orientation
23 Jul 2020 VCKC Reopening Protocol Orientation
21 Jul 2020 VCKC Reopening Protocol Orientation
21 Jul 2020 VCKC Reopening Protocol Orientation
16 Jul 2020 VCKC Reopening Protocol Orientation
14 Jul 2020 VCKC Reopening Protocol Orientation
11 Jul 2020 VCKC Reopening Protocol Orientation
05 Jul 2020 VCKC Reopening Protocol Orientation - SUP
04 Apr 2020 2020 Wake Up The Gorge - Cancelled
11 Mar 2020 Riptide Potluck
03 Mar 2020 Paddling and Health Presentation
05 Feb 2020 Dock Planning Discussion
30 Jan 2020 Paddling Presentation: Teen Angst in the Stikine
25 Nov 2019 Outrigger meeting
01 Jul 2019 Canada Day Celebrations on the Gorge -Strawberry Tea
02 Mar 2019 WUTG volunteer meeting
03 Nov 2018 Fall Clean-up: Clubhouse & Grounds
14 Aug 2018 August BBQ potluck
11 Aug 2018 Dragon Boat Potluck
21 Jul 2018 VCKC Guts & Glory 2018
17 Jul 2018 July BBQ potluck
20 Jun 2018 Dragon Boat Nanaimo Planning
29 May 2018 Cadboro Bay Navigation
23 May 2018 Dragon Boat Nanaimo Planning
08 Apr 2018 Potluck with Mile
22 Mar 2018 WUTG meeting
21 Feb 2018 Marine Restricted Operator's Certificate Course
11 Feb 2018 PFTK Brunch
28 Sep 2017 Outrigger Canoe Program Meeting
04 Sep 2017 VCKC Fall BBQ, General Meeting and Boat Moving
12 Jun 2017 Inflatable PFD Info Session
22 Apr 2017 Spring Clean-up: Gorge Waterway Shoreline
02 Mar 2017 WUTG Planning Meeting
13 Feb 2017 Family Day Paddle & Social
10 Jan 2017 VCKC Annual General Meeting (AGM)
20 Nov 2016 Outrigger Coaching Clinic
12 Sep 2016 OC6 Outrigger Selection Committee Meeting
06 Sep 2016 VCKC General Meeting
02 Aug 2016 General Membership summer BBQ evening
23 Jul 2016 VCKC Guts & Glory 2016
05 Jul 2016 Summer General Membership BBQ, Scavenger Hunt paddle
01 Jul 2016 Canada Day on the Gorge
17 Jun 2016 OC1/OC2 Huli Certification - 2 sessions
07 Jun 2016 VCKC General Meeting & Summer Bar-B-Q
18 Apr 2016 Clubhouse Main Floor Closed for Repair
26 Mar 2016 How to Steer an Outrigger Canoe (OC6)
16 Mar 2016 OC Team Leader meeting
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