Six Panamanian women from Bocas del Toro won both races of the National Circuit and qualified for the Pan American Va'a Championship in Porto Seguro. We need $20,000 to get there.
2026 National Circuit · Open Women's V6
Official times from the Asociación Panameña de Va'a y Outrigger. Covered by The Bocas Breeze.
Who we are
Caribbean Paddlers is the women's V6 crew of Club Remo Caribe in Bocas del Toro. We train five to six days a week in open water, often starting at 5:30 in the morning.
We're a fully Panamanian crew: three paddlers from Panama City, one from Colón and two from the Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, raised in Bocas del Toro. Two of us came up through Panamanian cayuco racing: more than twenty years competing on the water, almost ten of them in an outrigger. The other four came from volleyball, football and softball, picked up an outrigger paddle for the first time this year — and won two national titles in their first season.
The club came out of a trip to Brazil. Carolina and Angie raced the va'a world championships, came home at the end of 2025 with canoes and founded Club Remo Caribe. Less than a year later, the crew they built is going back to Brazil.
Why sponsor us
We're two small accounts that reach a long way. Every post is a collaboration between @caribbeanpaddlers and @remocaribe, and in the last 30 days the two together were watched 96,404 times. 61.5% of those views came from people who don't follow us yet.
Our viewers are mainly in Panama, Brazil, the United States, Chile, New Zealand and Costa Rica — the countries where this sport is followed most closely, and where visitors to Bocas del Toro come from.
Sponsorship levels
From signature to 31 December 2026: the road to Brazil, the championship and the return.
Where your logo goes
Confirmed with the Asociación Panameña de Va'a y Outrigger: your logo can go on everything we use on and off the water — life jacket, visor, leggings, paddle blade, training shirt, travel and podium wear, and bags.
| Placement | Size | |
|---|---|---|
| Back of the life jacket | 20 × 12 cm | Allowed |
| Front of the visor | 8 × 4 cm | Allowed |
| Leggings, thigh | 12 × 6 cm | Allowed |
| Paddle blade (back face) | one logo | Allowed |
| Travel and podium wear | chest / back | Allowed |
| Official race shirt | — | Not allowed |
| Canoes | — | No branding |
Every contribution counts
Logo on the training shirt, social media mentions through the campaign, and a signed team photo.
A named thank-you post, a personal video from Porto Seguro, and your name on the honour band of our paddle shafts — it travels to Brazil with us.
Your name on our wall of supporters, a weekly thank-you, and a digital card from Brazil.
