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2026 Pan AMerican CANOE OCEAN RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS
2026 Pan AMerican CANOE OCEAN RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2026 Pan American Canoe Ocean Racing Continental Championships is likely to be held in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil, home of the annual MolokaBRA Downwind Festival, from Friday September 18th through Sunday September 27th. COPAC has not yet posted their first informational bulletin for the competition, so in the meantime, here is the 2025 bulletin for you to review:
USA COR NATIONAL TEAM
USA COR NATIONAL TEAM
As a member of the ICF’s global network of 172 national federations, the ACA facilitates opportunities for paddlers to compete in high-caliber ocean racing events across the world via the USA Canoe Ocean Racing (COR) National Team.
The Pan American COR Continental Championships are currently open-entry, and the ACA does not require a performance-based selection process to represent the USA at any continental or international ocean racing competition. The main criteria is to be listed in the Members category for the current National Series season.
Interested National Federation members may contact the ACA Ocean Racing committee regarding their intention to participate in a particular continental/international competition, and then complete the necessary requirements.
Regarding requirements, there are a number of administrative items participating athletes must complete prior to the competition. The ORC recommends working through these steps as early as possible to avoid last-minute administrative headaches. In addition please be sure to review the posted bulletin(s), when issued by the ICF and COPAC.
Participation Requirements
Participation Requirements
The ACA Ocean Racing Committee publishes a downloadable information packet describing the participation requirements and guidelines for every championship event. The ORC recommends working through these steps as early as possible to avoid last-minute administrative headaches. In addition please be sure to review the official COPAC competition bulletins, when they become available.
The ACA Ocean Racing Committee reserves the right to review and discuss a candidate’s qualifications prior to composing the COPAC-required Attestation of Competency letter. Ocean racing athletes may be able to accelerate the ORC's review process by completing at least one National Series race, however participating in these races is not technically required.
2025 Pan American COR Continentals USA National Team Participation Requirements 20250619.pdfPlanning Ahead: 2027 AND BEYOND
Planning Ahead: 2027 AND BEYOND
Looking further ahead for Continentals? COPAC has not yet announced the venue for the 2027 Pan American Canoe Ocean Racing Continental Championships, however the ACA Ocean Racing Committee is keeping a close eye on them! Consider joining the ACA as a competition member to receive updates on this topic as well as a whole lot more!
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