Ottawa River Paddle Challenge 2024

Welcome Back!

The Ottawa River Canoe Club is excited to once again host the Ottawa River Paddle Challenge (ORPC)! Taking place on September 14, 2024 participants will have the opportunity to put their paddling skills to the test!

Once again, lunch and race shirts will be provided!

- ORPC for racers, by racers

Registration is Now Open
  • Date

    September 14, 2024

  • Cost

    $65.00 Early Bird until June 15

    $80.00 June 16 Onward

    *Includes event shirt and lunch*

  • OC6 Practice

    Click HERE to book your OC Practice

Event Details

Race Types

Participants will have the choice to race in three races.  You may choose one or more of the following:

  • 100 m knockout
  • single boat (long distance)
  • crew boat (long distance)

Long Distance Race Length

  • 12KM Open (all ages): OC, Surfski, Canoe, or Rec Kayak
  • 4KM or 8KM Open (all ages): SUP (prone or standing)
  • 4KM or 8KM Junior (U15): OC, Surfski, Canoe, or Rec Kayak 

Boat Rentals

Member Pricing Notice

  • ORCC members do not pay for boat rentals.  For crew boats, rates will be pro-rated for each ORCC member (ex: OC6 crew with 4 members and 2 non-members will only be charged 1/3 of the boat rental cost as members can rent boats for free).

Surfski Rentals (Race Day)

  • A limited quantity of Vajda Raptor surfski's will be available for renting on race day

OC Rental (Race Day)

  • The ORCC will also have a limited quantity of OC2s, OC4s, and OC6s available for rent

OC4/6 Practice (Prior Sept 9)

  • OC teams are invited to rent one of the ORCC's OC4/6s to practice in leading up to race day. Practices can be booked now for as early as May 22, 2023. Click HERE to book your OC practice.

***During registration, you will be able to select whether you would like to rent a boat for race day. Availability is on a first come basis meaning if you would like to rent a boat for race day you should register ASAP to guarantee your rental.

Racing Shirt

All participant will be provided a racing shirt at check-in.

  • Shirt size can only be guaranteed for registrations made prior to August 1st

Food

All participants will be provided lunch.

  • There will be vegetarian and gluten free options on a first come first served basis. While we cannot guarantee your preferred option will be available, by registering early and noting your dietary restrictions when registering, we can better plan what dietary restrictions will be in demand.

Schedule

Event TIme Details
Check-In

6:50 AM

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11:30 AM

Location: Tent by Para Building

Check-In Deadline

  • 8:15 AM for knock-out races
  • 9:15 AM for 10:00 AM races
  • 11:30 AM for 12:30 PM races (if you did not check-in already for the morning races)  

Pre-Race Briefing

8:15 AM

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8:30 AM

Pre-race information for all participants (afternoon race briefing also @12:00)

100M Knockout Race

8:30 AM

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9:30 AM

Knock out for singles and doubles. Note that there are no medals for knock out race - just glory and bragging rights!

Long Distance Race (All boat classes incl OC6 AM Heat)

10:00 AM 

Heats will start in three waves at 2 min intervals:

  1. SUP, prone, rec boats
  2. Surfskis, OC1, OC2
  3. OC6 AM heat, OC4 AM heat

***12 km, 8km and 4km race***

LUNCH

11:30 AM

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2:00 PM

  • 1st Wave: 11:30 
  • 2nd Wave Apprx 2:00 PM once 12:30 races finish
Pre-Race Briefing

12:00 PM

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12:15 PM

Pre-race information for all participants

OC6, OC4 PM, Select Boat Race

1:00 PM

12km start OC6 PM heat, OC4 PM heat + random singles and doubles**

if you race a single/double boat and you are racing OC6 in the morning, you will race your single/double boat at 12:30PM

Credit Card & Cancellation Policy

Credit Card Policy

  • ORCC offers a variety of payment methods such as e-transfer, credit card, and PayPal. However, credit card / direct bank transfer (e-check) transactions cost the club thousands of dollars every year.  In an effort to keep program pricing reasonable, we ask those participants who wish to pay by credit card or e-check to ensure you also pay the credit card convenience fee to help offset the costs to the club. No convenience fee is charged for electronic transfers to treasurer@orcc.ca

Cancellation Policy

  • Cancellation made prior to June 1 will receive a full refund less a $15.00 administrative fee.
  • Cancellations between June 1 to July 14 will receive a credit for the full amount of the regisration on your ORCC account.
  • No registration cancellations after July 14th

How to Register

The ORCC has moved its registration system to Amilia - Smart Rec. Here is how you register: 

  1. Click the Register button above
  2. You will be brought to our Amilia Smart Rec page
  3. If you do not already have an account, you will be prompted to create an account and add family profiles. 
  4. Select the program you are interested in and you will be prompted to select the person you are registering for. If not all information is already in the profile, you will be prompted to fill in the missing information. 
  5. Once all information is already added to a profile, you will only be prompted to enter registration information on an annual basis to ensure it is up to date. However, you can still change profile information in your Smart Rec Account.

How to Create an Account

How to Make a Purchase

Volunteer for ORPC

We are looking for volunteers to help fill a variety of roles from registration table to safety boat operations. Volunteer hour sheets will be signed for those who request it. More details at the link below.

Questions?

Reach out to our ORPC Committee at orpc@orcc.ca.