Bowen 360
August 1, 2026
Bowen Island
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Are you up for a challenge?! Come and compete in Bowen 360, an exciting big water event that starts and ends at Snug Cove on Bowen Island! It promises to be an extraordinary day, with competitors strutting their stuff in outrigger canoes, kayaks, surf-skis, on SUPs and prone boards.
The choice is yours:
enter an OC6 crew or compete in a small boat
share the distance (18km and 15km) or iron the complete tour of Bowen Island (33km)
Join us on Bowen for one of BC’s best long distance open-water race.
REGISTRATION TO OPEN SOON!
REGISTRATION TO OPEN SOON!
Race Schedule & Distances
Race Schedule & Distances
RACE START TIMES
9:30am: SUP
10:30am: SMALL BOATS
11:00am: V6
Safety Meetings will be 30 minutes prior to your heat.
DISTANCES
Iron Course -- 33 km
Relay Leg A -- 15 km
Relay Leg B -- 18 km
The swap out zone is at Tunstall Beach on the west side of Bowen Island.
Race Fees
Race Fees
V6 Iron - $300
V6 Relay - $300 per crew of 6 per leg
(i.e. 2 x $300 or $600 for relay teams)
Small boats - $50 per paddler
(i.e. OC1 = $50; OC2 = 2 x $50 or $100)
Payable by PayPal or e-transfer to vancouvervaa@gmail.com
CORA Membership
CORA Membership
CORA Membership is required for all participants!
You must purchase your CORA before race day.
Registration
Registration
Online registration only.
Blank waiver forms will be sent by email along with your registration confirmation.
Please DOWNLOAD and E-SIGN the Team Waiver and submit it electronically to vancouvervaa@gmail.com no later than: TBD.
Registration closes:
Registration closes:
TBD
TBD
Equipment & Safety
Equipment & Safety
Canoes are NOT provided so B.Y.O. Canoes!
All paddlers MUST WEAR A PFD
If you are not wearing a PFD, your team will be disqualified.
If you are wearing a Vaikobi PFD, you must also have a CSA approved PFD in the canoe.
First Aid attendants will be available onsite and safety boats will be stationed on on the course.
Questions about the race?
Questions about the race?
Email us at vancouvervaa@gmail.com
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