Stage 9
“Te Mahia”
Stage 9: Sort your gear out without the aid of your support crew as this is a remote transition. Pack up your kayak and head for home. The route takes teams through Kenepuru Sound before arriving at Te Mahia Bay. Here the teams will be forced to portage their kayaks over the col before descending to Waterfall Bay and the final paddle home towards Queen Charlotte Sound. That portage will not be welcomed we suspect. Still, the end is in sight and glory awaits those who make it to Shelly Beach in the time allowed.
Stats
| Start | Finish | Distance | Ascent | Descent | Estimated Fast Time | Estimated Slow Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenepuru Head Camp | Shelly Beach Picton | 26km | 100m | 100m | 4hr | 7hr |
| Start | Finish | Distance | Ascent | Descent | Estimated Fast Time | Estimated Slow Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenepuru Head Camp | Shelly Beach Picton | 26km | 100m | 100m | 4hr | 7hr |
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Splits
| Rank | Team Name | Stage Finish Time | Stage Split | Time in TA at start of stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BDO Outward bounders (10) | 2025-12-04 13:00:00 | 05h 18m | 00h 00m | |
| 2 | Go Fence (14) | 2025-12-04 14:00:13 | 06h 29m | 00h 00m | |
| 3 | vertigoats (5) | 2025-12-04 14:15:00 | 06h 44m | 00h 00m | |
| 4 | Kaikoura Adventure Race (Over 20) (20) | 2025-12-04 15:45:00 | 08h 14m | 00h 00m | |
| 5 | muppets (17) | 2025-12-04 13:00:00 | 15h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 6 | Rab (7) | 2025-12-04 13:15:00 | 18h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 7 | AWS Legal / Motueka High (18) | 2025-12-04 14:00:00 | 21h 59m | 00h 00m | |
| 8 | Trek'n Travel (16) | 2025-12-04 13:30:00 | 23h 59m | 00h 00m | |
| 9 | NELSON VETS GEARSHOP (3) | 2025-12-04 12:45:00 | 1d 00h 25m | 00h 00m | |
| 10 | Backcountry Studio (19) | 2025-12-04 13:30:00 | 1d 13h 14m | 00h 00m | |
| 11 | Tiki Tour (13) | 2025-12-04 13:15:00 | 1d 14h 29m | 00h 00m | |
| 12 | TEAM Hummingbird (12) | 2025-12-04 17:20:59 | 1d 16h 20m | 00h 00m | |
| 13 | Macpac NZ (1) | 2025-12-04 17:20:51 | 2d 00h 50m | 00h 00m | |
| 14 | FEAR Youth (9) | 2025-12-04 17:20:05 | 2d 03h 19m | 00h 00m | |
| 15 | King country cockies (11) | 2025-12-04 17:20:45 | 2d 03h 35m | 00h 00m | |
| 16 | Fuel me (15) | 2025-12-04 17:20:16 | 2d 03h 35m | 00h 00m | |
| 17 | Kinisi (6) | 2025-12-04 12:17:51 | 2d 19h 32m | 00h 00m | |
| 18 | Movember athletics club (4) | 2025-12-04 17:20:30 | 3d 09h 49m | 00h 00m | |
| 19 | Isabel Marlborough - KLT Bayleys (8) | 2025-12-04 12:18:13 | 3d 22h 46m | 00h 00m | |
| 20 | the frontrunner Richmond (2) | 2025-12-04 12:18:05 | 4d 18h 33m | 00h 00m | |
| Rank | Team Name | Stage Finish Time | Stage Split | Time in TA at start of stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferg's AEROs (53) | 2025-12-04 14:00:00 | 00h 01m | 00h 00m | |
| 2 | Coast to Coast (59) | 2025-12-04 12:53:42 | 04h 53m | 00h 00m | |
| 3 | Marokopa Munters (61) | 2025-12-04 13:45:00 | 06h 14m | 00h 00m | |
| 4 | where are the bears (60) | 2025-12-04 14:30:00 | 06h 59m | 00h 00m | |
| 5 | Spring challenge (56) | 2025-12-04 15:00:06 | 07h 15m | 00h 00m | |
| 6 | Gizzy gully runners (52) | 2025-12-04 12:00:00 | 14h 29m | 00h 00m | |
| 7 | Ashvegas Battlers (50) | 2025-12-04 15:00:00 | 17h 15m | 00h 00m | |
| 8 | SOUTHLAND TRI 6+6 (58) | 2025-12-04 11:30:00 | 18h 00m | 00h 00m | |
| 9 | Allan Scott Family Winemakers (51) | 2025-12-04 11:30:00 | 18h 30m | 00h 00m | |
| 10 | True West (57) | 2025-12-04 12:15:00 | 22h 45m | 00h 00m | |
| 11 | Kaikoura adventure u20 (55) | 2025-12-04 09:15:00 | 1d 06h 15m | 00h 00m | |
| 12 | True South (54) | 2025-12-04 12:18:55 | 3d 02h 18m | 00h 00m | |