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 WeekendSaturday 5th / Sunday 6th May TBC

Location: Studland Bay, Dorset
More details to come

Vendee Va’aEarly 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 – late July / first week of August TBC

Location: Hayling Island, Hampshire, PO11 9SL
13-18km V6 Saturday and Small boat 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 – September TBC

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.