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Races - Where, When, and Descriptions of Past Races
Gorge Vortex #1 2021 (Larry Goodson and “Breaching Orca” Custom Surfski)- Click to enlarge
Photo: Val Stepanchuk/Joshua Baker
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Upcoming Races
Past Races
Race Websites
ICF Ocean Racing
Eurochallenge
European Ocean Racing Championships
The European Canoe Association (ECA) is affiliated with the ICF, but runs its own championships in several paddling disciplines.
- 2024 Azores April
ICF World Champs
This race was first run in 2013 in Portugal and initially reoccurred every other year (biennial). But in 2022 it changed into an annual race.
- 2025 Durban, South Africa
- 2027 Tahiti
- 2028 Cherbourg, France
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Past ICF World Cup Ocean Races have been/may be held in/at:
Atlantic Ocean Surfski Race Lanzarote, Spain (Canary Islands)
Aterra Wave Challenge, Helsingborg/Ängelholm, Sweden
Belgian Coast Race, Ostend Belgium
French World Cup - some French venue - Quiberon, Breizh, Finistere…
King & Queen of the Harbor, New Zealand
Madeira Ocean Challenge (look for race info on this site), Funchal Madeira
Nelo Summer Challenge Portugal
Naxos Cup, Giardini Naxos Italy
Ohana Mana Cup, Cagliari Italy
Rerik Germany - Hawaiian Sports Festival
South African National Champs - Peter Marlin Race or…
Spain, Villajoyosa Eurochallenge (Surfski.tv EuroC. Video Playlist)
Trofeo Internacional Concello de Vigo de Kayak de Mar, Campo de Regatas Etea-Randa (Ria de Vigo), Spain
World Surfski League
(Seems to be no longer in existence - but the races it included are iconic in surfskiing)
League Facebook Page (WSL facebook page has activity up into 2022)
League Website (This website's content was dormant and last we tried gave us a security warning so this link is disabled)
The Gorge Downwind Championships Oregon/Washington
Irish Coast Paddling Championships (facebook) Dublin
West Coast Express (facebook) Cape Town
Hong Kong Dragon Run Hong Kong
The Perth Doctor Perth
20 Beaches Sydney
Race Support
This is a fairly new kind of support for prominent races, but for many paddlers these may make participation in a bucket list type of race in a foreign location either possible or just relatively trouble free in terms of what can sometimes be fairly involved logistics.
- Sydney Harbour Surf Club - look at their paddle trip listings
- World Paddle - look at their travel menu, includes race packages for Molokai (M2O), the Doctor, the Old Woman, Hells Gates 38, the Makai Cup
Other Paddle Racing
(marathon, outrigger canoe, whitewater…) some marathon races are open to surfskis
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