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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