Special Events

ATTENTION ALL OUTRIGGER AND DRAGON BOAT PADDLERS
YOU ARE INVITED TO REPRESENT THE UNITED STATES as part of a PNW regional crew IN THE 2026 IVF WORLD OUTRIGGER SPRINTS IN SINGAPORE, AUGUST 2026

TRAINING BEGINS: August 2025 in Portland, Oregon. U.S. qualifying race will be October 2025 on Blue Lake Regional Park in Fairview, Oregon (on the Oregon side of the river from Vancouver, WA).
All Gender and Age Categories will train in Portland with water trainings, gym and nutrition training, plus guest speakers.

If you have questions and are interested, please contact: Diane Kadolph-Ray, zambopdx@gmail.com, 503-369-8625. Once names are collected. There will be a meeting in August to go over schedules, expectations, costs, and possibilities. Keep paddling and training with your current crews.

July 11-13 and July 18-20

Join us for two action-packed weekends of paddling at Flathead Lake! Experience fierce competition and vibrant cultural celebrations through the 6th Annual Paddle Palooza, ARE Sprint Challenge outrigger event and Montana Dragon Boat Festival.

Click here for more information, or text PADDLEFEST to 269-89: 2025 PaddleFest Montana

October 14-15, 2023
Lake Natoma, California

Join us at Lake Natoma, Sacramento to secure your Championship Status and qualify for a berth at the 2024 Hilo IVF World Sprints. National selection for USA Elite team will be selected also.

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