Sample Instructions

RACE INSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL RULES – THESE APPLY TO ALL LEGS

All three team members must go to every Transition Area (TA). You must insert your Sport Ident Stick into the relevant timing box at each TA to record your time. You won’t get any leg times in the results if you forget to do this.
Stay together (within 100m from each other at all times) AND everybody in the team must go all the way to every CP. You will receive a 2-hour penalty if you are caught splitting up. If one team member withdraws during the event or does not participate in all legs, the remaining team members may continue the event as normal but will appear in the results as an unranked team.
You must wear a Personal Flotation Device (PFD) when kayaking or swimming unless otherwise instructed. PFDs are provided.
You must wear your helmet on all bike legs and at any other times as directed by the instructions below.
Your team must carry the mandatory equipment specified for the event. There will be checks on the course and you will receive a 15-minute penalty for any missing item of mandatory gear.
Collect all checkpoints (CPs) in numerical order and in the specified leg unless otherwise instructed. Missed CPs will incur a time penalty of approximately double the time it would take for a slow team to get the checkpoint.
Use caution on roads, obey all road rules, ride in single file and keep left. Roads are not closed to traffic during this event. Be especially careful to give way to vehicles when crossing roads.
Use caution on dirt tracks, footpaths and shared cycle/walk paths. Watch out for and give way to other cyclists, trail bikers, walkers, playing children, horses and other users. Keep left and ride in single file. Tracks, paths etc are not closed to other users during this event.
Note any out of bounds areas (marked OOB). You must stay out of any OOB areas. You will be disqualified if you go into any OOB areas or on OOB roads.
Race vests must be worn at all times during the event. Make sure your vests is pulled down fully and not inside out. You must wear your race vest over the top of your PFD. You will receive a 15-minute penalty if you do not do this.
There is a 5.5 hour cut off at the finish, however you may continue to race and finish beyond this time. You may however be directed to miss some sections of the course and you may miss the presentation and food suppliers at the finish.
Sport Ident Sticks and race bibs must be handed in at the finish. You will be billed $60 for each timing stick and $50 for each race bib not handed back.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Checkpoints
Checkpoints consist of either i) orienteering type makers with punches OR ii) questions you must answer OR iii) 2 letter codes. Punch your control card OR write the answer OR write the 2 letter code in the square that corresponds to the checkpoint number on your control card. A (Q) on your control card indicates that the checkpoint is a question. A (C) on your control card indeciates that the checkpoint is a code. Note that your control card is on good waterproof paper so do not contact or laminate it. A ball point pen will write on it.

THE START
The pre-race briefing will take place at 8:40am. You must come to the briefing ready to start and wearing your race bibs over your PFDs (collect your team’s three PFDs and three paddles from near the kayaks). You will not have a chance to go back and collect gear etc. Immediately following the briefing you should paddle your kayak out to the start line located just offshore from the beach. The race will begin immediately after all kayaks are lined up.

LEG 1 – paddle (Start to TA1)
Leg 1 involves CP1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. You must collect any three of these six checkpoints in any order. You must not collect the remaining three CPs until Leg 11. You must paddle to each CP instead of beaching the kayak and running. You won’t be able to punch CP3, 4 and 6 while sitting in your kayak but only one person needs to jump out to punch these CPs.

LEG 2 – bike (TA1 to TA2)
Ride to TA2 via CP7, 8, 9. Leave your bikes at TA2. You must use the marked underpasses to cross under Drakeford Drive and Athlon Drive.
**Use extreme caution where cycle paths cross any roads (Bartlet Pl, Fincham Cres, Langdon Ave and especially Sulwood Drive) Watch out for vehicles** **Keep left and in single file**
**Careful of other users of the cycle paths. There will be many other people, children, bikes etc.**

LEG 3 – run (TA2 to TA3)
Collect CP10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 on foot and return to TA3. You must collect these CPs in order.

LEG 4 – bike (TA3 to TA4)
Ride to TA4.
**Careful of other users of dirt tracks. There will be other people, children, bikes, horses etc.**
**Keep left and in single file**

LEG 5 – run (TA4 to TA5)
Collect CP17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 on foot and return to TA5. You may collect these CPs in any order. You must not collect CP28 or CP29 in this leg.
**Be careful of vehicles when crossing Waldock St**

LEG 6 – bike (TA5 to TA6)
Ride to TA6 via CP28, 29, 30, 31, 32. You must use the marked underpasses to cross under Sulwood Drive & Drakeford Drive. You must not cross any part of the Murrumbidgee golf course (stay on the track which skirts the golf course).
** Be very careful when crossing roads or riding on roads. Watch out for vehicles**
**Careful of other users of the cycle paths and dirt tracks. There will be many other people, children, bikes, horses etc.** **Keep left and in single file**

LEG 7 – run (TA6 to TA7)
Collect CP33, 34, 35, 36, 37 on foot and return to TA7. There will be a map at TA6 showing the location and description of CP33. Copy this onto your map. At each CP in this leg (except CP37) there will be a map showing the location and description of the following CP.

LEG 8 – bike (TA7 to TA8)
Ride to TA8 via CP38

LEG 9 – surprise adventure (TA8 to TA9)
At TA8 you will find the instructions for LEG 9 on a timber stake. Follow these to complete the leg. The instructions will tell you how to find CP39 and CP40. Have fun!

LEG 10 – bike (TA9 to finish)
Bike to TA10. You should cross Athlon Drive to the north of Anketell St (opposite the leisure centre). You should dismount your bike and push it across Athlon Drive. Look out for and give way to traffic.
**Use extreme caution when crossing Athlon Drive and crossing Bartlet Pl**

LEG 11 – paddle (TA10 to Finish)
Collect the three remaining CPs that you did not collect in Leg 1. Same rules as for Leg 1.