Stage 10

Stage 10: A very long kayak on the Oreti River which, heads all the way to the estuary confluence with the sea. The latter stages of the river are tidal and may slow or speed up times on the water. At very low tides, teams may be forced to carry their kayaks across the estuarine mudflats to enter the Transition. The Oreti River is Dark Zoned for its entire length meaning that some teams will be forced to camp between the hours of 8:30pm and 7:00am. There will be no time credits given to teams caught in the Dark Zone on the river. Teams that arrive at Transition during Dark Zone hours will have their restart time adjusted based on arrival times. In short, the earlier you arrive, the earlier you can depart from 7am onward.