FCRCC is celebrating 30 amazing years of developing competitive paddling in Vancouver and competing world-wide in all disciplines. This Symposium will feature some of the world’s most accomplished and experienced paddlers and coaches in 5 clinics over 4 weekends. We hope you can join us to harvest some new skills this fall!!
If you sign up for more than 1 clinic – you will receive a 15% discount on the second clinic!For more information and to register, please go to the following link
https://thriva.activenetwork.com/Reg4/Form.aspx?IDTD=7007642&RF=11711280******************************************
EVENT LINE UPOctober 15/16 – Marathon Canoe Camp. Instructor: Ron WilliamsDuring this 10 hour paddle camp, participants will learn marathon canoe strokes, boat control, tactics, water reading, wash riding and MUCH MUCH more! After completing this camp with Ron Williams, participants will have a better understanding of how to make a marathon canoe go fast with less effort. Your toolkit will definitely increase in size!!
October 29 – 6 Man Outrigger Sprint Clinic. Instructor: Don IrvineThe clinic will be a 6 - hour water based clinic with some classroom time and video discussion. It will include crew selection, crew set up, steering, starts and turns. Discussion will include technique, race format/progression, racing in lanes, paddle selection and racing down. There will be opportunity to ask questions.
Don Irvine - has competed at national levels in Canada in marathon canoe racing. He has also competed successfully at international levels in whitewater kayaking, sprint kayaking, sprint and long distance outrigger canoeing (OC-1 & OC-6), and dragon boat racing. Paddling career highlights for Don include competing in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles in sprint kayaking, and winning a silver medal in the 1992 IVF World Outrigger Sprints in the open men's V1 category (to this day, this is the best ever finish in this division by a non-Tahitian).He has coached literally hundreds of paddlers in his distinguished career including the first ever Canadian Women's Dragon Boat crew to win the World Dragonboat Championships in Hong Kong.
October 30 – Rudderless Solo Outrigger Clinic. Instructor: Don IrvineThe clinic will be a 6 hour water based clinic with some classroom time and video discussion. It will include paddling technique, starts and have a large emphasis on boat control. We will discuss a training program geared to sprint conditioning. Comments will be discussed on the concept of racing down.
Don Irvine - has competed at national levels in Canada in marathon canoe racing. He has also competed successfully at international levels in whitewater kayaking, sprint kayaking, sprint and long distance outrigger canoeing (OC-1 & OC-6), and dragon boat racing. Paddling career highlights for Don include competing in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles in sprint kayaking, and winning a silver medal in the 1992 IVF World Outrigger Sprints in the open men's V1 category (to this day, this is the best ever finish in this division by a non-Tahitian).He has coached literally hundreds of paddlers in his distinguished career including the first ever Canadian Women's Dragon Boat crew to win the World Dragonboat Championships in Hong Kong.
November 5 – Intermediate Outrigger Steering Clinic. Instructor: Cheryl ScribeThis course will involve a lot of water time which will maximize the participant’s learning opportunity. Instruction will happen both from 5 seat and the coach boat, which will provide participants a good opportunity to gain feedback and to take their skills to the next level. A round table discussion will be held over the lunch break.
Cheryl Scribe -Cheryl Skribe has been paddling and steering for 30 years. A big part of her success in handling an outrigger canoe has come from the many different types of water craft Cheryl has paddled and the variety of water conditions she has exposed herself to. This experience has been invaluable in the success she has had on the water. Cheryl is a former 2-time World Dragon Boat champion, Na Wahine O Ke Kai champion, 4-time gold medalist and 4-time silver medalist at the World Sprint Outrigger Championships and Kona long distance champion. Cheryl believes that becoming a good steersperson is recognizing that every time you get on the water there is an opportunity to learn.
November 13 – DBC Dragon Boat Steering Accreditation Course. Instructor: Jackie WebberThis course will ensure your steersperson has the skills required to confidently steer races.
• This 5 hour course features:
• low instructor : participant ratio
• in-class theory and on-water application
• highly skilled, experienced and knowledgeable facilitators.
Skills taught, practiced and tested will include:
• crew commands and vocabulary
• forward and reverse steering
• left and right turns
• arriving and departing docks
• race situations
Volunteer paddlers will be utilized whenever possible to ensure maximum experience at the helm.
This course is conducted by organizations and instructors that have been certified by Dragon Boat Canada.
Stay tuned in 2017 for more outstanding clinics by our own amazing paddlers!!
