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To be placed on the waitlist, email Liz Wissner here!

NEW: Get your bids ready! Preview Live Auction Items here!

Don't miss the Washington Canoe Club's Sunset Dinner Fundraiser on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at 6 PM. This special event, held only once every two years, consistently sells out and raises crucial funds for our historic boathouse rehabilitation.


Sotiris Bafitis

Experience a night of exquisite food, WCC community spirit, and Greek hospitality while supporting the preservation of our beloved boathouse!

This promises to be an unforgettable evening celebrating Greek culinary traditions with Sotiris Bafitis, a passionate advocate for Greek cuisine. Savor authentic dishes while learning about their rich cultural significance.

Plan to participate in our live auction! We welcome donations of items or services from local businesses and individuals. This is a great opportunity to showcase your support for the Washington Canoe Club while gaining exposure to our community.

Get involved, and enjoy an unforgettable evening by attending, volunteering, or becoming a sponsor. For more details and to purchase tickets, visit the Sunset Dinner event page.

Dušanka Komnenić

Artist Dušanka Komnenić will showcase art from her recent series of allegorical photographs entitled Wuthering Seas / Calm Waters.

 Competition. Community. History.

Established in 1904, the Washington Canoe Club is a community of volunteers passionately dedicated to preserving, promoting and engaging in paddlesports on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. WCC’s boathouse, over a century old, is an iconic historic landmark serving as a base for its members to train for competition, paddle for recreation, and host community, educational and charitable groups.

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Take the WCC 2024 Paddle Fit challenge

The goal is to paddle 1,000 miles or more in 2024!
While the challenge was created with non-racing members in mind, it is open to any member who wants to take it on and is willing to log their mileage throughout the year.
To register: Sign up in the book outside the weight room and track your mileage on the pages provided. Any paddle-powered craft of choice is fine (SUP, OC, canoe, kayak, etc. or a combination). Mileage paddled in team boats or off-site can be included.
If you have further questions, please email: PaddleFitWCC@gmail.com
WCC Hosted zoom Presentation

Birds and Wildlife Along the Potomac

Below is the video recording from DC Department of Energy & Environment wildlife biologist Dan Rauch's, engaging presentation from  Feb. 7 on the abundant birds, fish, and wildlife that we are likely to encounter while paddling the Potomac. Thanks to "Dan the Bird Man" and WCC member Tom Reiter for setting up this event.

WCC's 2022 Sunset Dinner fundraiser

Thank You to everyone who participated, donated and volunteered!

This year's dinner brought the authentic flavors, music, and performance of the Middle East to the docks of the Washington Canoe Club. Thanks to our event sponsors!

The WCC History Book is still available!

Images of America: Washington Canoe Club
By Chris Brown

The book is available for purchase (all proceeds from the sale will go to the boathouse restoration fund). Or donate $250 or more to the restoration fund and receive a complimentary signed copy.

Head over to our history page and watch Chris Brown's Virtual Book Talk that was given via Zoom on December 3, 2020.

NEW WCC branded items are now available in our seasonal Squad Locker stores!


Show off your club spirit and look good doing it!
In an effort to increase the variety of WCC branded "merch" for members of all ages (including infants and toddlers), the WCC shopkeepers have added new hats, shirts, leggings, bags, bibs, and more into two seasonal Squad Locker stores. Items will be periodically updated and changed, so keep checking back!

Visit the Fall/Winter Store.
Visit the Spring/Summer Store.