Entries open 1st December
OPEN RACE TIMETABLE
Friday 9th April Race Registrations and Briefings for 3, 6 & 12 Hour events to be held at Kaikoura Memorial Centre, 32 Esplanade Kaikōura 7300
3:30 –5:45pm 3, 6 & 12 hour Registration
Race Waivers/12 hr school tracker hand out, Map Handout
- 6.00 pm – 6.30 pm – 3 Hr Race Briefing
- Race Briefing
- 3 Hour teams can also register and get maps during this time
- 6.45 pm – 7.15 pm – 6 Hr Race Briefing
- Race Briefing
- 6 Hour teams can also register and get maps during this time
- 7:30 pm – 8:00pm – 12 Hr race briefing
- Race Briefing
- 12 Hour teams can also register and get maps during this time
Saturday 10th April 2027
- ? am – 12 Hr Race Start (Adult/Public event)
- ? am – 6 Hr Race Start (Adult/Public event)
- ? am – 3 Hr Race Start (Adult/Public event)
Sunday 11th April 2027
- 10:30am – Kaikoura Memorial Hall
RACE OPTIONS
There are a range of course lengths to suit teams of all fitness and abilities.
Team Sizes – 2, 3 or 4 people.
Course Length – 3, 6, 12 hours.
The 3, 6 and 12 hr courses – will include mountain biking, trekking and navigation. Additional activities may be included at the organiser’s discretion.
12-hour teams are required to bring their own kayak for a short water stage. Sit-on-tops would be perfect, but any seaworthy watercraft would suffice.
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2027 Entries open on 1st December 2026
12 hr Smart Alliance AR
- Adult (Standard) – $276 pp
- Adult (Late) – $328 pp
- Child (18 or under)(Standard) – $155 pp
- Child (18 or under)(Late) – $176 pp
- Family (Standard) – NOT AVAILABLE
- Family (Late) – NOT AVAILABLE
6 hr Sneaky Weasel AR
- Adult (Standard) – $204 pp
- Adult (Late) – $255 pp
- Child (18 or under)(Standard) – $130 pp
- Child (18 or under)(Late) – $151 pp
3 hr Next Generation AR
- Adult (Standard) – $162 pp
- Adult (Late) – $214 pp
- Child (18 or under)(Standard) – $82 pp
- Child (18 or under)(Late) – $103 pp
Family teams – must have at least one adult (over 18) and any number of school aged students.
Children 10 years & under need to be accompanied by a parent.
Withdrawals – Teams who wish to withdraw from the race must notify the race organisers by emailing kaikouraadventure@gmail.com. Teams withdrawing by the 20th of March will be refunded 70% entry fee. Withdrawals from 20th March until April 1st will be refunded 20% of entry fee. There will be no refunds for withdrawals received on or after April 1st. Transfers to the following year may be possible at the organisers discretion, and will be subject to a $25 entry transfer fee.
Cancellation – If the event is cancelled due to circumstances outside of the organisers control entries will be deferred to a future race date. There will be no refunds given.
