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    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:09:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Over the Hill Paddlers Coffee morning (04 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;First Wednesday of every month from 10 a.m. - noon except the summer months of July and August. A s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;ocial event -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;time to meet up with retired Club members. Coffee/tea provided plus muffins, whatever.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;No need to register. If you have any questions, contact:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Alan or Linda Thomson 250-812-3799 or &lt;a href="mailto:torquil2@outlook.com" target="_blank" style="font-size: 1em;"&gt;torquil2@outlook.com&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6745270</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (04 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>House and Grounds Fall Clean-Up (07 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Come join us for the annual Fall Clean-up at the clubhouse.&amp;nbsp; 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.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is a great way to meet other members of the club and put in your volunteer hours.&amp;nbsp; The more people that show up the quicker things get done!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A reminder email will be sent out closer to the date.&amp;nbsp; If you have any questions, contact by email to: &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:clubhouse@vckc.ca" title="Send email to Sandy Rattray"&gt;clubhouse@vckc.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6444134</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>(easy like) Sunday Morning SUP (08 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Come join us for a leisurely paddle on the Upper Gorge. This is a session for developing SUP techniques and enjoying being on the water.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We may have to adjust timings and sometimes cancel sessions due to adverse winds, weather and tides so be sure to confirm your planning to attend with the Program Director / Session leader.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 1em;"&gt;There is club equipment available for use, please reserve through the Program Director.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Email: SUP@VCKC.ca&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6901573</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>VCKC Executive Board Meeting (10 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;VCKC Executive Board meetings are held 7-9 pm, the second Tuesday of every month (except July, August), at the VCKC Clubhouse.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 1em;"&gt;To put forward an item to be considered for the agenda, please email both president@vckc.ca and secretary@vckc.ca at least one week prior to the meeting.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All members are welcome to attend the monthly Executive Board meetings, and are asked to RSVP (register) one week in advance.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6462346</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Remembrance Day Paddle on the Cowichan River (11 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remembrance Day Paddle on the Cowichan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The VCKC Canoe program will be participating in the annual community event -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Remembrance Day Cowichan River Paddle&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;on Wednesday November 11 with participation from the South Island Whitewater and UVic Paddling Clubs.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There may be some short speeches and a reading of “Flanders Field” before a minute of silence at the &lt;a href="https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/29699/Memorial-Burma-Star-Association.htm" target="_blank"&gt;Burma Star Memorial&lt;/a&gt; at Stolz pool at 11AM sharp. The Memorial is at Stolz Pool in &lt;a href="https://bcparks.ca/cowichan-river-park/" target="_blank"&gt;Cowichan River Provincial Park&lt;/a&gt; dedicated in memory of all who lost their lives in the WW11 Burma Campaign. It is known as the “Forgotten Army”. Many paddlers leave a poppy at the Memorial.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interested VCKC paddlers are required to have RCABC Moving Water 1 or equivalent (must confirm with the event organizer),&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp;James McBeath at &lt;a href="mailto:canoe@vckc.ca" target="_blank"&gt;canoe@vckc.ca&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or 250-208-1216&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;VCKC members may book a canoe@vckc.ca if a canoe is needed. Everyone who books a canoe must assist in outfitting the canoe with proper safety gear and floatation. A time will be scheduled before the event.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Although there will be individual volunteers who will lead groups down the river, each canoe is expected to be responsible for outfitting their canoe and be comfortable with their paddling skills on Grade 1-2 water.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Car shuttles will be setup first and arranged at Allenby Bridge 9:30AM on the morning of the 11th.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This event is very dependent on water levels so everyone who registers will be kept informed.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Any questions or concerns please contact &amp;nbsp;James McBeath at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:canoe@vckc.ca" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16.0016px;"&gt;canoe@vckc.ca&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16.0016px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;or 250-208-1216.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is a great river event for both novice and experienced river paddlers alike. If you completed one of our Moving Water courses in the past 2 years, this is a great opportunity to hone your skills while having lots of fun on the river during salmon run. As always, helmets and immersion gear are mandatory for running rivers.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6491938</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (11 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>VHF Maritime Radio Operator Certificate Course “ROC-M” (14 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;VHF Maritime Radio Operator Certificate Course “ROC-M”&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Join us for the day to learn how to use a VHF (Very High Frequency) marine radio and become certified. Course will be led by Adrian Lee and entail: pre-reading the supplied manual; passing a multiple-choice test; making simulated oral radio calls for both routine &amp;amp; emergency paddling situations; receiving marine weather reports.&lt;/font&gt; To be able to effectively operate a marine radio, you’ll need to undergo some fun training.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249);"&gt;&lt;font color="#4B4B4B" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Maritime Radio Course teaches emergency radio procedures and everyday operating techniques. Learn all about the uses of marine radios, proper selection of channels radio spoken alphabet, professional procedural words and useful technical jargon, as well as the latest digital radio features which facilitate rapid search &amp;amp; rescue.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;BYO Working Lunch and snacks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Course will cost $140 and a maximum of 8 students may register. &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 244, 103);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Because of upfront costs, we will not be able to offer refunds after course materials have been purchased, unless we can sell your spot to someone on the waitlist.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Adrian has been paddling since Woodstock &amp;amp; Neil Armstrong’s moon landing and has served with the Canadian Coast Guard.&amp;nbsp; He’s a Transport Canada Marine Safety &amp;amp; Paddle Canada instructor; ex-rescue auxiliary training officer.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For more information, contact Shelley is at &lt;a href="mailto:director1@vckc.ca"&gt;director1@vckc.ca&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6851883</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Kayak Paddle - Thetis Lake (14 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Aptos, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Upper and Lower Thetis Lakes. We'll see if the beavers are still maintaining their lodge.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Aptos, sans-serif"&gt;On the water by 10 am and aim to finish by 1 pm but subject to water and wind conditions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is for kayakers with at least Basic training. You are responsible to bring you own kayak. You can also sign one out from the club and load on the trailer to be transported to launch site. Please let us know if you would like to have us transport the kayak. There is a $10 charge for fuel and vehicle/trailer wear and tear.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Event date is subject to change or cancellation based on weather forecast.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please register to indicate your interest in this event. Please plan to be at the clubhouse at 8:30 am to help load kayaks. People bringing their own kayaks can meet us at 9:45 am at the West Beach parking lot.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6901098</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (18 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Ken is turning 95! (21 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Come help our oldest paddler, Ken Gibbard, celebrate 95 years of life. Ken will supply burgers. Please bring a side or dessert to share.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6896116</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Eddie Hopper! Sunday (22 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Eddie Hopper!&amp;nbsp; (Dependent on Water levels.)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Members must have a Moving Water course or instructor permission to participate.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will be paddling on the Cowichan River.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Helmets are required. &lt;strong&gt;Drysuits are mandatory&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For further information, contact&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;James McBeath, Canoe Director&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:canoe@vckc.ca" target="_blank" style="font-size: 1em;"&gt;canoe@vckc.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;‭(250) 208-1216‬&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6572055</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (25 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2026 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Monthly Social: Let's Celebrate the Season (01 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Let's Celebrate the Season&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Come celebrate the season with your friends at VCKC and let's decorate the Clubhouse at the same time. Bring something sweet or savory to share and a&amp;nbsp;beverage to toast to the holidays.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The fun all starts at 6 pm! Come when you can.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Got a good story to tell? Contact Shelley and get on the calendar.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Questions? Comments? Shelley is at &lt;a href="mailto:director1@vckc.ca" target="_blank"&gt;director1@vckc.ca&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6842738</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Over the Hill Paddlers Coffee morning (02 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;First Wednesday of every month from 10 a.m. - noon except the summer months of July and August. A s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;ocial event -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;time to meet up with retired Club members. Coffee/tea provided plus muffins, whatever.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;No need to register. If you have any questions, contact:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Alan or Linda Thomson 250-812-3799 or &lt;a href="mailto:torquil2@outlook.com" target="_blank" style="font-size: 1em;"&gt;torquil2@outlook.com&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6745270</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (02 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>VCKC Executive Board Meeting (08 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;VCKC Executive Board meetings are held 7-9 pm, the second Tuesday of every month (except July, August), at the VCKC Clubhouse.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 1em;"&gt;To put forward an item to be considered for the agenda, please email both president@vckc.ca and secretary@vckc.ca at least one week prior to the meeting.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All members are welcome to attend the monthly Executive Board meetings, and are asked to RSVP (register) one week in advance.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6462346</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (09 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2026 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Canoe Instructor Planning Meeting for 2027 (10 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6572466</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Eddie Hopper! Sunday (13 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Eddie Hopper!&amp;nbsp; (Dependent on Water levels.)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Members must have a Moving Water course or instructor permission to participate.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will be paddling on the Cowichan River.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Helmets are required. &lt;strong&gt;Drysuits are mandatory&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For further information, contact&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;James McBeath, Canoe Director&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:canoe@vckc.ca" target="_blank" style="font-size: 1em;"&gt;canoe@vckc.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;‭(250) 208-1216‬&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6572058</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (16 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (23 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (30 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2027 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Eddie Hopper! NEW YEARS DAY, Friday (01 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Eddie Hopper!&amp;nbsp; (Dependent on Water levels.)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Members must have a Moving Water course or instructor permission to participate.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will be paddling on the Sooke River.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Helmets are required. &lt;strong&gt;Drysuits are mandatory&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For further information, contact&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;James McBeath, Canoe Director&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:canoe@vckc.ca" target="_blank" style="font-size: 1em;"&gt;canoe@vckc.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;‭(250) 208-1216‬&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6572071</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2027 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Eddie Hopper! Sunday (03 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Eddie Hopper!&amp;nbsp; (Dependent on Water levels.)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Members must have a Moving Water course or instructor permission to participate.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will be paddling on the Sooke River.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Helmets are required. &lt;strong&gt;Drysuits are mandatory&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For further information, contact&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;James McBeath, Canoe Director&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:canoe@vckc.ca" target="_blank" style="font-size: 1em;"&gt;canoe@vckc.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;‭(250) 208-1216‬&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6572077</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2027 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Over the Hill Paddlers Coffee morning (06 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;First Wednesday of every month from 10 a.m. - noon except the summer months of July and August. A s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;ocial event -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;time to meet up with retired Club members. Coffee/tea provided plus muffins, whatever.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;No need to register. If you have any questions, contact:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Alan or Linda Thomson 250-812-3799 or &lt;a href="mailto:torquil2@outlook.com" target="_blank" style="font-size: 1em;"&gt;torquil2@outlook.com&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6745270</link>
      <guid>https://vckc.ca/event-6745270</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2027 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (06 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2027 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (13 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2027 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (20 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2027 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (27 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2027 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Over the Hill Paddlers Coffee morning (03 Feb 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;First Wednesday of every month from 10 a.m. - noon except the summer months of July and August. A s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;ocial event -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;time to meet up with retired Club members. Coffee/tea provided plus muffins, whatever.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;No need to register. If you have any questions, contact:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Alan or Linda Thomson 250-812-3799 or &lt;a href="mailto:torquil2@outlook.com" target="_blank" style="font-size: 1em;"&gt;torquil2@outlook.com&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6745270</link>
      <guid>https://vckc.ca/event-6745270</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2027 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (03 Feb 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
      <guid>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2027 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (10 Feb 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2027 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (17 Feb 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2027 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (24 Feb 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2027 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Over the Hill Paddlers Coffee morning (03 Mar 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;First Wednesday of every month from 10 a.m. - noon except the summer months of July and August. A s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;ocial event -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;time to meet up with retired Club members. Coffee/tea provided plus muffins, whatever.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;No need to register. If you have any questions, contact:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Alan or Linda Thomson 250-812-3799 or &lt;a href="mailto:torquil2@outlook.com" target="_blank" style="font-size: 1em;"&gt;torquil2@outlook.com&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6745270</link>
      <guid>https://vckc.ca/event-6745270</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2027 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (03 Mar 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
      <guid>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2027 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (10 Mar 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
      <guid>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2027 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (17 Mar 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
      <guid>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2027 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Dragonboat Team Meeting  VCKC Clubhouse Main Floor and Deck (18 Mar 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;VCKC Dragonboat Team Meeting&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6614124</link>
      <guid>https://vckc.ca/event-6614124</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2027 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (24 Mar 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
      <guid>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2027 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Big Canoe Social Paddle (31 Mar 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Big Canoe social paddle is on!! Come join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</link>
      <guid>https://vckc.ca/event-6685244</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2027 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2027 Wake Up The Gorge (WUTG) (03 Apr 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wake Up the Gorge 2027&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wake Up The Gorge (WUTG)&lt;/strong&gt; is the VCKC club's annual weekend of racing for OC6 Outrigger canoes. It kicks off the racing season for many of the Victoria and area paddling clubs who use the Gorge Waterway for racing.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Objectives&lt;/strong&gt;: To unite the Outrigger and Paddling community through Racing, Competition and Friendship.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Where&lt;/strong&gt;: At the Victoria Canoe &amp;amp; Kayak Club, 355 Gorge Rd W, Victoria, BC V9A 1M9 (&lt;a href="https://goo.gl/maps/XQE4CpowwKRjq3dU7" target="_blank"&gt;see map&lt;/a&gt;). We are located on the beautiful Gorge Waterway.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;When&lt;/strong&gt;: April 3, 2027&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Time&lt;/strong&gt;: Clubhouse opens 8am, Races start 9am, (ends before 5pm)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OC6:&lt;br&gt;
FEES $30 per/paddler&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Registration fee includes lunch tickets&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Online registration for the OC6 (Saturday) race will be closed as of midnight May 27th. Please contact the registrar after that: &lt;a href="mailto:wutgregistrar@vckc.ca" target="_blank"&gt;wutgregistrar@vckc.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;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&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CORA OC6 definition of Open&lt;/strong&gt; “Open” shall be those paddlers who are of any age. (note that this is different for small boat races)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Waivers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;:&amp;nbsp; All team members must sign the VCKC waiver form.&amp;nbsp; Click &lt;a href="https://vckc.ca/resources/Documents/Waivers/VCKC%20Waiver%20signature%202025.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to review and print the required form. Completed waivers can be scanned and emailed to &lt;a href="mailto:wutgregis5trar@vckc.ca" target="_blank" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;wutgregistrar@vckc.ca&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 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.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;*Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;:&lt;br&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;1.&amp;nbsp; Our insurance requires that all participants must be CORA members. Membership is available via the CORA website.&amp;nbsp; An annual membership ($40 for adults and $10 for juniors) is valid for all races in the current year.&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;You must register with CORA in advance of the race. Please show proof of CORA membership at the onsite registration desk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;ONE DAY CORA REGISTRATION can be purchased in advance by going to website&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.canadianoutrigger.ca/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.canadianoutrigger.ca/&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1676421947856000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw2RC4FKJCUbFDwy9zpcHZS_"&gt;CORA - Canadian Outrigger Racing Association - Share our passion for outrigger canoe racing.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;clicking on the JOIN US TAB&amp;nbsp; , and then ONE DAY MEMBERSHIP from the dropdown.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://vckc.ca/resources/WUTG/CORA-Long-Distance-Race-Rules-Amended-July-2021-3071485_33.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;CORA race rules&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;1.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Individuals may participate on only one team within a race type (i.e. one senior woman's team, one senior men's team).&amp;nbsp; Exception:&amp;nbsp; 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.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;2.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Teams must include a qualified steersperson, who has experience with buoy turns, and must attend a WUTG Safety Briefing.&lt;/p&gt;3.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; All team members must have submitted a signed waiver in order to paddle.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;4.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 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.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="https://vckc.ca/resources/WUTG/Parking%20lots%20near%20VCKC.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;Parking Map&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;5.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 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.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saturday APRIL 3 - OC6 Races&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
OC6 races start at 9am.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Two heats of 1000 meters in two lanes around buoy at &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#D75B00" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;500 Meters (one turn (this is a change!)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Each team's time total will result in awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the following categories.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 1em;"&gt;Categories:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Women, Men, Mixed and Junior

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Divisions of:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Juniors - paddlers who are under the age of 18 at the time of WUTG and who will not turn 19 in 2027.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Open&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;(any age)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age 40-49&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age 50+ (&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Paddlers who are at least 50 years of age in 2027, or who will turn 50 within this calendar year)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age 60+ (&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Paddlers who are at least 60 years of age in 2027, or who will turn 60 within this calendar year)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Click here to view the April 3th race schedule (when it's ready.)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div align="center" style=""&gt;
  &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://vckc.ca/event-6482576/Registration" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001"&gt;Register for OC6, Apr 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Stormin' Norman Canoe Race 2027 (04 Apr 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Join us for a day in honour of Norm MacDonell&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Registration&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;5km Race: open to small boats (1-2 paddlers).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;10km Race: open to outrigger canoes which are provided (spec only) or big canoes (more than 3 paddlers)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;20km Race: open to small boats (1-2 paddlers)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Registration is open online.&amp;nbsp; Big boat registrations must be complete by March 28, 2027, and small boat registrations by April 3, 2027, by 7:00 pm.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#ED145B" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; - when registering a team that has more than one person, you must go to the bottom of the registration form "Additional Guests" and add the number of additional paddlers on the team.&amp;nbsp; For example OC2 would be 1 additional guest, OC6 would be 5 additional guests.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Registration desk opens at 8:30 am. Race Briefing 9:00 am. Race Start 9:30 am.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Questions? For more information:&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Contact Mhairi - email: &lt;a href="mailto:mmacdonell78@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;mmacdonell78@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Information Required with Registration:&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Team name, #of paddlers, boat type, boat description, 5/10/20km, mens,&amp;nbsp; womens or mixed&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fees:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Small boat (solo) $30&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Small boat (tandem) $60&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Big boats $20 x (# of paddlers in boat)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;*Fees include light lunch - registration deadline: March 27, 2027, for big boats and April 3, 2027 by 7 pm for small boats.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Race Rules:&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style=""&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;1.&lt;font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 9px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; All racers must be CORA members.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;2.&lt;font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 9px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; CORA race rules apply.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;3.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; All racers must sign a waiver. Download the waiver &lt;a href="https://vckc.ca/resources/Documents/Waivers/VCKC%20Waiver%20signature%202025.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, and hand in the signed waivers on race day - all team members must sign.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;4.&lt;font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 9px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; All racers (or team captain) must pick up race package and check-in at registration desk at 8:30 to 8:45 am race day.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;5.&lt;font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 9px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; Numbers to be worn on bow paddlers chest and stern paddlers back. Solo paddlers wear number on chest and back.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;6.&lt;font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 9px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; All racers must attend the race briefing at 9:00 am race day.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;7.&lt;font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 9px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; All racers supply or arrange for their own boat/PFD/paddle.&amp;nbsp; Note - OC 6 are provided.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Awards:&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Prizes for top solo, tandem and big boat&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;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.&amp;nbsp; A mixed team must be even between men and women or it is a men's team.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Prizes for 1&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt;, 2&lt;sup&gt;nd&lt;/sup&gt; and 3&lt;sup&gt;rd&lt;/sup&gt; 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 &amp;amp; 2nd place prizes will be awarded.)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Parking:&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;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).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Thank-you&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Stormin' Norman Race Map&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;a href="https://vckc.ca/resources/Pictures/StorminNormanRaceCourse2024.jpg" target="_blank" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;img src="https://vckc.ca/resources/Pictures/StorminNormanRaceCourse2024.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stormin’ Norman Canoe Race Course Descriptions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5km&lt;/strong&gt; – race is one loop: from Start Line proceed to marker B for a counter clockwise turn, then proceed to Finish Line.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10km&lt;/strong&gt; – 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.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;20km&lt;/strong&gt; – 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.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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&lt;p&gt;No need to register. If you have any questions, contact:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Alan or Linda Thomson 250-812-3799 or &lt;a href="mailto:torquil2@outlook.com" target="_blank" style="font-size: 1em;"&gt;torquil2@outlook.com&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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&lt;p&gt;No need to register. If you have any questions, contact:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Alan or Linda Thomson 250-812-3799 or &lt;a href="mailto:torquil2@outlook.com" target="_blank" style="font-size: 1em;"&gt;torquil2@outlook.com&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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&lt;p&gt;No need to register. If you have any questions, contact:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Alan or Linda Thomson 250-812-3799 or &lt;a href="mailto:torquil2@outlook.com" target="_blank" style="font-size: 1em;"&gt;torquil2@outlook.com&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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