Outrigger Races and Events 2025
PRCC Winter Sprint League – Saturday 25th January
Location: Silverwing Sailing Club, TW195AG
Aimed to bring together all single blade paddlers to race head to head over 2/3 distances: 2k, 500m and sometimes 100m King of the Sprints.
All C1, V1, O1 and OC1 craft are welcome, Contact PRCC direct & more details in the link here
Henley Winter Challenge – Sunday 26th January
Location: Riverside, Wargrave Road, Henley-ON-Thames, RG9 3JD
Distance 12km – OC6 race #3 in the series.
More details in the link here
PRCC Winter Sprint League – Saturday 22nd February
Location: TBC
Aimed to bring together all single blade paddlers to race head to head over 2/3 distances: 2k, 500m and sometimes 100m King of the Sprints.
All C1, V1, O1 and OC1 craft are welcome, Contact PRCC direct & more details in the link here
PRCC Winter Sprint League – Saturday 8th March
Location: TBC
Aimed to bring together all single blade paddlers to race head to head over 2/3 distances: 2k, 500m and sometimes 100m King of the Sprints.
All C1, V1, O1 and OC1 craft are welcome, Contact PRCC direct & more details in the link here
GBO Winter Sprints – Sunday 16th March TBC
Location: Silverwing TBC
More details to come
Wraysbury Distance Race – March / April TBC
Wraysbury Dragons are holding a dragon boat and Waka Ama long-distance paddle event mid March TBC
This event is for Mixed Crews in standard boats and there are perpetual trophies for these 2 categories; other crew compositions can be considered to go over the course for a time only but will not be awarded prizes. Save
The Outrigger event is over 12 km, with one 180-degree turn.
For more information and details on how to enter, please go to their here event page
Three Creeks Va’a – 5th / 6th April
Saturday – V1, OC1 & OC2 race a 14k course in & out of 3 creeks – £25 per paddler
Sunday – 5 V3’s head to head club racing 4 categories, Men’s, Women’s, Mixed A (2 women, 1 man), Mixed B (2 men, 1 woman).
Location: Helford Passage, Falmouth TR11 5LB
Studland Weekend – Saturday 5th / Sunday 6th May TBC
Location: Studland Bay, Dorset
More details to come
Vendee Va’a – Early May TBC
Location: France
More details to come
GB Outrigger National Sprint Championships – Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th May 2024 TBC
Location: Dorney Lake, Court Lane, off Lake End Road, Dorney, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 6FJ
More details to come
Cork harbour Festival – 23rd – 31st May
Includes races over four course distances: the 28km Ocean Course, 22km City Course, 13km Monkstown Course and the 4km Youth Course – all finishing to a warm welcome in Cork’s city centre.
Location: Cork Ireland
More details here
OC UK race – Mid June – TBC
Location: Thames – Putney to Westminster and back
The Spiritfilled Coastal Challenge – Saturday 28th June
Downwinder 24km
Location: Shoreham Outriggers Canoe Club – Sussex Yacht Club, 85-89 Brighton Rd, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 6RE
More details to come
St Ives Bay Celtic Cup – Saturday 12th / Sunday 13th July
Saturday Distance 16km (V6)
The course used by the six person outrigger canoes will be the same as all other craft opting for the longer more exposed outside course. If conditions are not suitable on the day; the inside course, a more protected course (staying within St’Ives Bay) will be used.
Saturday Sprints (V6)
V6 outrigger canoes will participate in a mixed crew Le Mans style sprint, all other craft (Sunday) will follow the diamond pursuit similar to indoor track cycling, head to head time trials starting and finishing in the same place, paddlers are eliminated until a Grand finale. Approximate course distance 500 – 800m.
Location: Ocean Sports Centre, Carbis Bay Beach, St Ives, TR26 2NP
More information and entry link here
GB Outrigger National Distance – Date TBC
V6 races (approx. 12 to 24 km)
The National Championships are open to all Great Britain Outrigger members.
PRCC Hayling Island – 2nd – 3rd August
Location: Hayling Island, Hampshire, PO11 9SL
13-18km V6 Saturday and OC1 Sunday
Round Hayling Island – September TBC
Location: Hayling Island Sailing Club, Hayling Island, Hampshire, PO11 9SL
Poole Harbour Race – Saturday 20th September
Location: The PHCC Boathouse, Lake Pier, Lake Dr, Poole BH15 4LR
8 and 5 mile races
More info to come
Monster the Loch – 6th September
Location: Loch Ness, Scotland
21 mile race
Fort Boyard Challenge – September TBC
Location: France
OC6 race
Great River Race – September TBC
Location: River Thames, London
21.6 mile race – Millwall to Richmond
Henley Winter Challenge – November Dates TBC
Location: Riverside, Wargrave Road, Henley-ON-Thames, RG9 3JD
Distance 12km – OC6 race
The Barcelona Paddle Race – Date TBC early December
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Distance 16km Downwind – V1, OC1 & V6 on Saturday. 12km V6 Race on Sunday.
