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Ocean Racing

Ocean Racing

Ocean racing is an exciting new discipline of the ECA intended to encompass the long distance surfski events, sea kayak racing events, sea touring and long distance out rigger events. 

For many years Ocean Racing (Surfski) is a growing discipline in our sport.

There have been a lot of different events in Europe.

The ECA Board of Directors agreed in hosting the EUROCUP for Surfski.

The next steps:

  • Launch of the ECA SURF SKI SERIES.
  • Increase the number of countries participating in these events to make it more global and attract the attention of world audiences.

DOCUMENTS can be found here.

ECA Competitions

	2025 ECA Wildwater Sprint Canoeing ...
November 22. 2025, River Dee/Llangollen, GBR
2026 ECA Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe ...
June 10. - 14. 2026, Montemor-o-Velho
2026 ECA Canoe Freestyle European ...
June 10. - 13. 2026, Lieksa, FIN
2026 ECA Canoe Marathon European ...
June 22. - 28. 2026, Pitesti, ROU
2026 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe ...
July 23. - 26. 2026, Szeged, HUN
All competitions

NEWS

ECA Board Meets in Slovenia for a Two-Day Strategic Working Session
ECA Board Meets in Slovenia for a Two-Day Strategic Working Session
The European Canoe Association (ECA) held its Board Meeting last weekend in Slovenia, hosted with the support of the Slovenian Canoe Federation and the Slovenian Olympic Committee. Board members gathered for two productive days focused on key organisational topics and the long-term strategic direction of canoeing in Europe. Read more
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The European Canoe Association (ECA), the umbrella organization for European canoe associations, was founded in Rome in 1993 and today brings together more than 40 national organizations. Its goal is to promote canoeing in all its facets. In recent decades, however, the focus has mostly been on competitive sports on European championships, cups, and youth programs. Read more
Athletes committee
Athletes committee

Monica Doria elected as the first Chair of the European Canoe Association Athletes’ Committee

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