Who We Are

 

With the closing of the American bases and the consequent exit of the Boy Scouts of America, a vacancy was created in the leadership and organization of the Ocean to Ocean Cayuco Race.

The Balboa Paddle Club(CREBA) was founded in 2000 by a group of adults and adolescent volunteers in order to fill the vacancy and to keep the tradition of 49 years of the Cayuco Race alive. Together we have more than 100 years of experience in the Ocean to Ocean Cayuco Race.

We are a non profit Club dedicated to the promotion of the sport of paddling and the conservation of the water shed of the Canal. We count on the support of the Autoridad del Canal de Panamá (ACP) to carry out the Ocean to Ocean Cayuco Race and we are registered in the National Institute of Sports (INDE).

 

 

Mission & Vision

 

Mission Statement

 

Foster the sport of paddling cayucos for youth and adults through a team oriented program that emphasizes endurance and healthy competition in an atmosphere of environmental consciousness and social responsibility toward the Panama Canal watershed.

 

 

Vision

 

Preserve the tradition begun in 1954 of encouraging area youth and adults to paddle native Indian dugout cayucos in Panama Canal waters to foster an appreciation for native treasures unique to the Republic of Panama, including especially such things as Indian lore, local flora and fauna, and the Panama Canal.