Welcome to Tinaroo Canoe Club, home of the Barron River Challenge
Mareeba Shire’s 11th Barron River Challenge was held on 28-29 May 2022 with visitors claiming both the 20km and 50km section races. Steve McLay from the Sunshine Coast claimed honours in the BRC20 with a time of 1 hour 55 mins 30 secs, while Brett McDonald of Perth won the BRC50 in a solo record time of 3 hours 52 min 46 secs, shaving almost 3 minutes off the previous time set in 2014 by John van Ryt.
The 12th Barron River Challenge will be held on 27-28 May 2023. The challenge is an open river race, a 20km, 30km or 50km paddle down the Barron River from Mareeba to Kuranda. Like us on facebook for updates.
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State News
- PQ Canoe Sprint Championship and Schools Championship – Cancelled Nov 30, 2022Unfortunately due to the predicted weather on the Sunshine Coast for Saturday and Sunday, Paddle Queensland has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2022 Canoe Sprint and School Sprint Championships. State TeamFor those who are still interested in the Queensland State Team, Paddle Queensland will conduct a selection event … PQ Canoe Sprint Championship […]
- PQ Canoe Sprint Championship and Schools Championship – Update Nov 28, 2022The Paddle Queensland Canoe Sprint and Schools Championships will take place at Lake Kawana on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday the 3rd and Sunday the 4th of December. Paddlers from eight to eighty (and beyond) have entered to race two full days of sprint action over 500m and 200m. ScheduleThere … PQ Canoe Sprint Championship […]
- APSU Pacific Coast SUP Series Results – 12 km Nov 10, 2022Following the completion of the inaugural 2022 APSU Pacific Coast SUP Series, it is my pleasure to present the results for the 12 km Medium Course. OPEN Male Name Club Position Paul Stumer Paddle Queensland 1 Jon Easdown BrisSUP 2 OPEN Female Name Club Position Trish West Paddle Queensland 1 … APSU Pacific Coast SUP […]
National News
- OLYMPIAN BERNADETTE WALLACE ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM ELITE PADDLING Dec 8, 2022Tokyo Olympian Bernadette Wallace has announced her retirement from elite paddling. Bernadette, aged 33, found a ‘home’ in paddlesports, after envying her older brother Ken’s (Olympic gold medalist) international adventures. Jumping head first into the sport, Bernadette quickly found her way onto the Australian Junior team in 2006 and 2007 seasons, before moving into the […]
- Wood to Return to Olympic Boats at Canoe Sprint GP1 in Adelaide Dec 7, 2022The domestic summer of Canoe Sprint begins this weekend with Grand Prix 1 (GP1) at West Lakes in Adelaide from 9 – 11 December. GP1 marks the start of the domestic national season, which will see athletes begin their season in Adelaide, before heading to Penrith (NSW) in January for GP2, which doubles as a […]
- IOC Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 presented to canoe coach Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi Dec 1, 2022The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded its Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 to Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi (France/Australia, canoe) and Malcolm Brown MBE (Great Britain, triathlon) for their outstanding support for and mentoring of Olympic athletes. Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi has been coaching for 25 years, leading her athletes to 12 world titles and four Olympic medals. Myriam […]