Ancestral lands of the Mi'kma'ki, Wabanaki

Jersey artwork © Liam Birch
West Porter's Lake
NOVA SCOTIA 
Official Name: Kinap Athletic Club
Water:
 Porter's Lake
Founded:
 1982
Founders:
 Ralph Mott
Telephone:
 902-827-5850 
Website:
 www.kinap.org
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ACHIEVEMENTS
INFORMATION
The Kinap Athletic Club has focussed on sprint racing in canoe and kayak since its founding in 1982 by Ralph “Jigger” Mott. Although the club maintained brief stints as CCA members in the 80s and 90s, competitive racing returned in 1999 before re-entry into the CCA in 2003. “Kinap” itself is a Mi’Kmaq word meaning “faster, stronger, cunning.”


Google Maps Link - photograph © Rachel Dunleavy
c1990s
c1980s
photograph © courtesy Rachel Dunleavy
Ralph "Jigger" Mott
CANADA GAMES MEDALISTS
Kelsey Cuvelier 2009 C4 500 , Ryan Gardiner 2005 K4 1000 K2 6k , Alex Jacobi 2005 K2 1000 K2 6k , Emily Riddle 2013 C1 5k C4 200 C1 1000 C1 200 C4 500
NATIONAL TEAM ALUMNI
Emily Riddle
Jr. Worlds 2011 C2 500 ; Jr. Team 2010
Kelsey Cuvelier  
PA Champs 2008 C2 1000 C2 200 Jr C1 1000