Thanks again to everyone who joined us for the 2022 Red River Paddle Challenge! Here’s our final video from 2022. Be sure to watch right through to the end for a little sneak peak at what’s to come next year as the RRPC enters its fifth year! Registration for 2023 will also be opening soon!

Photos from this year’s Red River Paddle Challenge are now available! Visit our 2022 media gallery or Facebook page to view them. BIG shout out and thank you to Hugh Page for all the AMAZING photos he took during this year’s RRPC! 🙌📷

Get your canoes, kayaks, surf skis and dragon boats ready By Katelyn Boulanger, as originally published in The Selkirk Record The Red River Paddle Challenge is back for its fourth annual paddling event on the Red River. “The Red River Paddle Challenge is a marathon distance, paddling race or challenge, which starts in Winnipeg at […]

Well over 100 canoes, kayaks and standup paddle boards will hit the water later this month to make the journey from Winnipeg the Lockport for the Red 4th annual River Paddle Challenge. CBC morning Host Marcy Markusa speaks with Brad Friesen, Race Director, Red River Paddle Challenge who says Paddlers of all skill levels are […]

The Red River Paddle Challenge is excited to welcome Maddi Leblanc back for a second year of racing! Maddi, a member of Team Canada from Welland, Ontario will be hosting a fun 2 hour SUP clinic on Thursday, September 22nd from 6-8pm! This is your chance to pick Maddi’s brain about anything SUP! This clinic […]

We are excited to announce we will be using the RaceOwl tracking system for this year’s Red River Paddle Challenge! RaceOwl will show the current location of every racer, allowing all of your friends, family, and our race officials to follow you along on your journey to Lockport. RaceOwl will also record your start and […]

We are pleased to announce that registration for the 2022 Red River Paddle Challenge opens on May 1st! If you want to guarantee a spot in this year’s event, we highly recommend setting a reminder and signing up as soon as registration opens. Click here to register

Mark your calendars because we’re coming back bigger and better next year on September 24, 2022! For those of you who use Facebook, be sure to check out and share the Facebook Event Page with your friends.