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Thought you couldn’t add a new paddle sport to your repertoire? Try again! Here’s the newest watersport accessible to anyone with varying levels of challenges that are motivated to learn and push themselves. We will work with you and various volunteers to evolve seat, paddle and equipment adaptations. We want to see all paddlers as equals in the boat and give everyone the opportunity to excel.

Vancouver Ocean Sports is proud to have led the first Canadian Adaptive Outrigger Canoe team to the 2004 Hilo World Championship Sprints. This was a monumental opportunity to promote outrigger canoeing as a paralympic sport in the first-ever Adaptive Exhibition Race held at an international event. This milestone has led to the acceptance of an Adaptive division at the World Sprints in New Zealand 2006.

Schedule for Adaptive (Spring & Summer only: April 29-Sept. 30, 2007):

Please contact us directly at canoeclub@poguesports.com to see if adaptations are available or if the program is running.

Fees

All fees include insurance, equipment use, and coaching. There will only be spring and summer Adaptive paddling due to safety concerns with darkness and slippery docks during the winter season.