Vancouver Ocean Sports

Despite the liquid sunshine, we had an amazing turnout for our Ohana Day!

Friends, family, and curious newcomers joined us on the water to experience paddling in an OC-6, kayak, or SUP. From first-time paddlers stepping into an outrigger canoe to plenty of laughs both on and off the dock, it was a fantastic day of trying something new and sharing our love of paddling.

A huge thank you to everyone who came out and embraced the adventure, rain and all!

Interested in giving OC-6 paddling a try? We offer free trial paddles and club tours throughout the season. Come see what our paddling ohana is all about.

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Stage 3 Water Restrictions are now in Effect

We've turned off our Water Taps, and we're going to rely solely on Rain Water in our Rain Collection Buckets and/or water brought from home.

If you have an empty 4L milk container, (instead of turning it into a bailer), you can fill it with water and use that to wash your boats.

We're lucky to live and paddle in Vancouver, but now we need to do our part to conserve water for the times we need it.

Let's do this together!

Fun Fact: did you know in Metro Vancouver, we use on average 1 billion liters a day???
An Olympic Swimming pool holds about 2.5 million liters.
Metro Vancouver uses enough water per day to fill 400 Olympic pools. 😳😲😯😮😨😰😢😓

Lots of fun the last couple of weeks with 5 ladies and Tara from joining us for a women's crew in Penticton for OC6 races on Saturday, May 16th. Jane and Trish raced OC2 the next day, capping off the weekend with well deserved wine tastings in beautiful wine country! This past weekend was the Jericho Iron, where a women's crew raced the short course in the spec category, while a mixed crew raced the long in our beloved Hydra. Great times all around! Big big kudos go to and for the organizing of the fantastic races!

Volunteers still needed for unloading boats on Friday May 8th (5-7PM), and on Sunday May 10th (Mother's Day), for the Canadian National Sprint Championships at Burnaby Lake. Free food and lots of gratitude provided. Email [email protected] if you can help out.

Compound cleanup day on Saturday April 18th from 11:30-2:30. All hands on deck to beautify our shared compound: raking, cleaning, power washing, rigging, etc. Snacks and refreshments provided, but any baked goodies and the like are always welcome 🥐🍰🥧🍪❤️ Please rsvp on TeamSnap or email vosoutrigger(at)gmail.com

Board! Board! Board! Super fun race with varied distances for all levels of paddlers out of beautiful Deep Cove on May 9th. OC's, surf skis, kayaks, SUP's and more are welcome. Great atmosphere and draw prizes galore. Who's in?

Board The Fjord returns to Deep Cove on May 9 with 14 km, 7 km, and 4 km courses! Open to SUPs, kayaks, surfskis, and other self-powered watercraft, this event is a fun community race for paddlers of all levels.

Register before April 11 to receive a custom Board The Fjord race jersey and secure your spot on the start line.

Link below
https://deepcovekayak.com/board-the-fjord/

VOS ladies representing at the FCRCC PNWORCA #5 race this past Saturday. Great turnout of 92 paddlers! Looking forward to more OC1 racing.

Join us for our annual Dim Sum Social at Pink Pearl Restaurant on Sunday, March 8th at 12PM! All members-storage, paddling, associate, etc, are welcome. RSVP to vosoutrigger (at) gmail.com with the number of people coming. See you there!

Congratulations to the VOS crews who raced the Takapuna Beach Cup in New Zealand this weekend! They battled tough conditions to make it out the other side with smiles on their faces and many memories to share! Proud of you all!

JOIN US THIS SATURDAY DEC 20th FOR THE ANNUAL VOS SANTA PADDLE! 8:45AM meet at the compound to decorate, paddle, and then have brunch at Juliet's afterwards. All are welcome to join with their own craft. RSVP at vosoutrigger (at) gmail.com so we know you are coming! Pictures are from last year's paddle...