Queen & King event schedule

The race is planned for Saturday January 25th
(if weather conditions and forecasts are more favourable on the 26th, the event will be moved to Sunday and the Abel Tasman Islands race will be moved from Sunday to Saturday)

START
Kaiteriteri Beach

FINISH
Port Māpua (Water finish, off corner of Māpua Wharf)

EVENT INFORMATION
Registration 12:00 - 1:00pm (Kaiteriteri Beach)
Event Briefing for all paddlers 1:00pm

START WAVES
6 - 1:30pm (average speed = 8-9km/h)
5 - 1:45pm (average speed = 9-10km/h)
4 - 2:00pm (average speed = 10-11km/h)
3 - 2:10pm Doubles
2 - 2:15pm (average speed = 11-12km/h) ***
1 - 2:30pm (average speed = 12-13+km/h) ###

***Women contesting for Queen of the Bay must start in Wave 2
### Men contesting King of the Bay must start in Wave 1

- Paddle times range from 1:40-3:00 hours
- Paddlers can choose whatever start wave they feel matches their ability best
- single craft cannot wash / draft off double crafts

AWARDS
Māpua Wharf green area 5:30pm (by finish line)

TIDE
Low Kaiteriteri 1:20pm (1.7m)
High Māpua 7:40pm (3.2m)