Length of the Lake 100 km Ultra-Paddling Race

09/01/2025

Results! Great racing everyone! We hope you all enjoyed yourselves out on the water in stellar conditions ☀️ 🌊 🍑

08/30/2025

Ultimate test': Hundreds of paddlers set to race length of Okanagan Lake
The event starts in Vernon at 7 a.m. on Aug. 31 before teams look to break the record time of eight hours, seven minutes
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Paddlers from across North America race on Okanagan Lake in Penticton for the 2024 Canadian Outrigger Distance Championships. The 100-kilometre Ultra Distance Endurance Race, hosted by Penticton Paddle Sports, takes place Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, inviting participants to race the length of Okanagan Lake.Logan Lockhart/Western News
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Fifteen outrigger canoe teams from B.C., Alberta, and even Ottawa will be in the Okanagan this weekend for a massive paddle sports event.

The 100-kilometre Ultra Distance Endurance Race, hosted by Penticton Paddle Sports, takes place Sunday (Aug. 31).

Teams will begin at Kin Beach in Vernon at 7 a.m., before racing the length of Okanagan Lake and finishing in Penticton.

“We are so excited to be bringing this iconic race back to the outrigger community,” event organizer Launa Maundrell of the Penticton Paddle Sports Association said. “We have one crew that is hoping to beat the record time of 8 hours and 7 minutes, and I think they will do it, especially if we get a north wind."

The first 16 kilometres of the race will take competitors to Fintry Provincial Park.

There, crews will do a beach change as fresh paddlers jump into the canoe for the next leg of the race, a 24-kilometre marathon to Bear Creek Provincial Park in Kelowna.

The first crew, meanwhile, will hop back in the boat and race under the William R. Bennett Bridge, continuing for 24 kilometres around the corner to Peachland.

After another crew change in Peachland, teams will paddle 20 kilometres, south toward Summerland. According to event organizers, this stretch of the race is for "frequent strong winds and big waves."

“We are keeping our fingers crossed for a brisk tailwind and hopefully some surfing waves to give the canoes an extra push,” added Janelle Parchomchuk, steersperson for Penticton's team on Sunday.

A final crew change in Summerland will lead to teams sprinting 16 kilometres to the finish line, near the iconic Peach in Penticton. One paddler from each boat, according to the event, will run up and kiss the Peach to mark they've finished the race.

More than 200 participants are expected to take part in the event, described by the event as the "ultimate test of stamina and teamwork."

“Know that this is an epic race and one you will look back on with an amazing sense of accomplishment," Maundrell said in a message to the competitors.

08/30/2025

https://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/sports/ultimate-test-hundreds-of-paddlers-set-to-race-length-of-okanagan-lake-8221848

08/27/2025

We are officially 4 Days away from the return of LENGTH!! The lake is calling - conditions are looking stellar! Time to start getting excited!!!!!
See you on Sunday August 31st :D

04/22/2025

You heard right! LENGTH OF THE LAKE IS BACK!! 2025
Registration now open: https://pentictonpaddlesports.com/festivals/2025-length-of-the-lake/

Penticton Paddle Sports

09/03/2019

Another news story

Records were broken and the big Peach was kissed numerous times at the 19th annual Length of the Lake Ultra Paddling Race that took place Sunday.

09/02/2019

Results are posted......

Dual 2019 Results - OC 6 Result Duel in Desert Cora #2 Race Series PRCC.xlsx File size: 138 KB Dual 2019 Results - Small Boat OC 1 Results Duel PRCC 2019 by Age File size: 127 KB Dual 2019 Results - OC 6 Result Duel in Desert Cora #2 Race Series Overall File size: 135 …

09/02/2019

Thanks to everyone for a great day of racing! 2 records broken....next year is the 20th anniversary so start planning your crews. Special thanks to our prize supporters. Lake Breeze Winery, The Cannery Brewery, and Naramata Cider.

09/02/2019

We made the news!

Competition sees paddlers stroke length of Okanagan Lake from Vernon to Penticton

09/02/2019

More finish line photos. Well done everyone. An epic year.
Huge thank you to Stacey Kemp and Lauren Meads for their commitment to this race for so many years.

09/02/2019

And Paul is in.....Vernon to Penticton done! Way to go!

09/01/2019

All OC6s in.....only OC1 Iron left to arrive at the peach