Group practice on the water at Petrie Island
Spring and Summer Camp Registration Now Open!
Have a great summer- COME PADDLE with US!!
Do you love the outdoors, and want your kids to love it, too? Our canoe-kayak Summer Camps will have them playing outside all summer! Treat your kids to their best summer yet- learning new skills, meeting new friends, and playing outside all day long! Petrie Island offers premium quality summer camps while keeping programs affordable!
Spring Training (May-June), includes swimming, running, resistance, and on-water practices. Younger athletes may attend three practices per week, while older athletes may train as many as eight times per week.
Summer Camps (spanning July & August):
Regatta-Ready programs wrap up with a low-key, novice regatta every two weeks.
Youth Racing athletes compete most weekends. For younger kids, the competitive season culminates with the Provincial Championships. Depending on athletes’ level of commitment, kids 15 years and older may attend Spring Training Camp in Florida, race at the National Championships, for their club, or even compete for a berth on Team Canada at the National Team Trials!
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Petrie Island Canoe Club – Get Outside, Stay Outside!
Petrie Island Canoe Club is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization, serving the community of Orleans by providing top-quality local recreation to people of all ages and abilities through its paddling programs.
Since 2016, PICC has offered full-year training for canoe-kayak athletes, including 6 months of winter cross-training.
Winter Training
From November until May, PICC athletes are busy cross-training. Winter training includes XC skiing, swimming, running, team sports, functional fitness, wall-climbing, pool-paddling, and weights. Check out the options below, and choose the schedule that works best for you!
If you play another sport, and are looking for an awesome way to keep fit in your off-season, join us for the best variety of cross-training in town! Kids as young as 12 years may participate in three sessions a week, and athletes 15 years and up may come to as many as nine sessions! We offer an incredible variety of activities, designed to build well-rounded athletes, and to keep them in optimal shape for the racing season!
Athletes from other sports are welcome to join. Get ready for your next season – COME TRAIN with US!!
Fall Training (Sept-October), includes running, swimming, resistance, and on-water practices. Younger athletes may attend three practices per week, while older athletes may train as many as eight times per week.