North of 7 River Run

Beautiful Bancroft

The Ontario Marathon Provincials.

Fun and challenging races for Canoe, Kayak, SUP craft. Racing and Recreational classes.

For a great cause.

Funds raised support Bancroft Community Transits’ transportation for children and youth in the community; and employment and social programs that foster social inclusion.

The race courses will be run upstream on the York River starting from Riverside Park in downtown Bancroft. The river has deep and shallow sections, twists, current and other technical elements as well as a buoy turn.

While this race is billed as OMCKRA’s Ontario Marathon Canoe/Kayak Championship for OMCKRA Members, the competition is open to anyone who complies with the rules and regulations of the competition. Cost is $28 per paddler, $20 for OMCKRA (and CKO*) members. Bring your own boat. There will also be a limited numbers of boats on hand to lend out. * Sprint and Whitewater members under CanoeKayak Ontario (CKO) are eligible for the discount with proof of membership.

Core classes will be offered at this event of U14, U17, Senior (20 to 40), Masters and Grandmasters with Senior as the default class so for example a Masters paddler can race with someone aged in their 20s. See standard age categories and boat specification on OMCKRA website. resources;

Schedule:

Saturday
12K races 
OMCKRA provincials and other racers
noon - 1pm registration
1:30pm mandatory briefing for all paddlers
2:00pm 12K race starts
classes are:
 USCA C1          Mens & Womens
 Stock C2         Mens, Womens, Mixed
 Stock C1         Mens & Womens
 Rec Canoe        Mens, Womens, Mixed, U17, Adult/Child
 Fast Kayak FK    Mens & Womens 
 Long Rec Kayak   Mens & Womens (includes sea kayaks)
 Short Kayak      Mens & Womens (14 ft or less)
 HighP Kayak HPK  Mens & Womens (includes ICF, surfski)
 SUP              Mens & Womens
 OC1              Mens & Womens

Sunday
24K races 
OMCKRA provincials and other racers
9-10am registration 
10:30am mandatory briefing for all paddlers
11am 24K races start
classes are: 
 Pro C2   Mens, Womens, Mixed
 Stock C2 Open Gender
 SUP      Mens & Womens
 HPK      Mens & Womens

Classes might be combined if there are insufficient numbers.