WELCOME
VERNON
PADDLING CENTRE
Paddle Wheel Park • Okanagan Landing • Vernon
2024 Membership now open
News and Announcements
Membership
2024
2024
Programs are offered for all levels. By joining the Vernon Paddling Centre you can participate anywhere from a novice level right up to international competition. Novice & recreational are coed while the open programs are separated into Open Women & Open Men as well as Open Mixed.
Open House
Come out and join us for our Open House. Anybody can join us to try out any of our club boats: one person outrigger canoes, two person outrigger canoes, surfskis, SUPs and even come out in an OC6 (6 person outrigger) and find out what all the fun is about.
June 8th at 10am to noon. See you there!
See here
We're inclusive & adaptive!
For people in the Okanagan, having fun on the water is a right, not a privilege.
That’s why the Vernon Adaptive program provides opportunities for people with disabilities to learn how to paddle on Okanagan Lake.
Board Meeting
Monday May 13th, 2024 @ 7:00 PM
VPC compound
Paddlewheel Park
Please join us for the VPC monthly board meeting following our Monday night Paddle Plus session.
If the weather is not suitable we will gather at 1516 Pub & Grill.
Return of the Freshwater Challenge
the Freshwater Challenge is happening on Sunday June 30, 2024.
Paddling in Vernon
Vernon Paddling Centre is a non-profit organization devoted to the promotion of safe and skillful paddling. The Vernon Paddling Centre Society (VPCS) is a club of independent paddlers who enjoy outrigger canoeing and other paddling sports.
VPCS’s mission is to promote an inclusive paddling community, safety, and foster paddling to the community at large. We are always looking for new members.
Vernon Paddling centre offers:
Use of club boats (Outriggers, Canoes, SUPs (Stand-Up Paddle Boards) and surf skis)
Paddling Clinics
Group Paddles
Fun events
Boat Storage (A couple of spots still available.)
A great paddling community
VPC Open House Recap
from Sunday June 25, 2023
Beach Radio's Brian and Rebecca check out Outrigger Canoeing at Paddlewheel Park
See Video
Training Schedule
2024
2024
The Vernon Paddling Centre (VPC) has expanded its’ current paddling program to provide basic paddling safety and technique coaching to our new paddlers and more advanced paddling coaching to those members who are interested in racing and/or taking their paddling to the next level. There are three group paddling options:
Race Schedule
2024
2024
VPC members enjoy participating in both competitive and non-competitive races. Upcoming races and past results for VPC members are listed below each race.
