Event Info 賽事簡介

Room for 7 more teams in adult category
Room for 22 more teams in Family category
Family (shorter) - room for 60 teams - 8:00am
Adult (longer) race - room for 60 teams - 9:00am 

• This is an orienteering race where your team travels in cp order the fastest way your team decides. Team members must arrive together at each cp before proceeding and must stay together (within 50m) at all times on course.

• 8:00am start of Family race (7:15am race pack pick up starts) - Family FUN & kids event (2 km kayak & 3 km run)

Minimum age 6. Any children under 11 yrs old must have adult 18 yr above with them in kayak and both teammates should be related somehow as a family. Don't have to be family but just trying to encourage families to do more together as for FUN and not a serious race. Teams will kayak around Tai Tam Bay in a loop course then must leave kayak near pier in front of Scout Centre with marshal and depart on road run to catchwater checkpoint that uses some short single track trails easy to follow for total 2 km kayak and 3 km run that all children 5 yrs and above will enjoy.

Cut-off - Not a serious race as designed for fun without timing. OK we will do timing but idea is to have fun and enjoy yourselves. Time limit is 50 minutes for kayak and total 1 hour 30 minutes for complete race.

RACE PACK PICK UP in the morning begins 7:15am for confirmed FAMILY participants who have registered online and paid in advance.

• 9:00am start of Adult race (8:15am race pack pick up starts) - 4 km kayak & 6 km run & 2 km kayak

Capacity 60 teams.

RACE PACK PICK UP on morning begins 8:15am for confirmed ADULT participants who have registered online and paid in advance.

Come early to cheer on family event.

Adult race course description - Level of difficulty: If you are a beginner we would highly recommend some sort of upper body training (outrigging, dragonboating, fitness centre) as this is not a walk in the park and ocean kayaking can be more difficult from bad weather, large swells, currents, waves, bad navigation, etc.

The Course Route

Print out map uploaded at bottom of Kayak n Run page and laminate it or put in zip lock bag. NO maps given out race morning so don’t forget. Map holder or zip lock bag recommended to bring with you.

This is an orienteering race where your team travels in cp order the fastest way your team decides. Team members must arrive together at each cp before proceeding and must stay together (within 50m) at all times on course.

Check points (cps) must be done in order (cp1, cp2, cp3, cp4, cp5 and then finish).

When going to CP1 DO NOT go close to the coastline as BIG WAVES 200 meters before arriving so stay out wide when going around last corner. Last year 3 teams got pushed into rocks. At CP1 both team members will have to jump out, run 50m to timekeeper and return to kayaks to go to CP2. When finished all cps and going to the finish, there will be a buoy in the water that you must go around before turning towards the finish pier. This is just to extend the kayak longer but you must go around it or face a serious time penalty.

Water and sport drinks at cp2 & cp5 by To Tei Wan beach by your kayaks. So please bring enough water to last you. Recommend 2 litre full hydration system.

• Course is NOT MARKED. Don't forget to bring your maps.

We've decided to add a rule for safety concerns that you can ONLY CROSS Shek O ROAD but NOT RUN ALONG Shek O road as there is no sidewalk in many locations and very narrow with buses/mini-buses almost against the wall which means you could get killed so please stay off the road unless you are going straight across from a trail to another trail within 75m of junction. Any teams caught violating this will be disqualified, as we don't have police permission to run down cement road.

See photos for reference on website of cps.

ANY TEAMS WHO TAKE THE WRONG KAYAK WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

We had a situation before where some team took another teams kayak and they didn't even notice that there were special water bottles with teams food/bars in the boat which was specially prepared for the teams last kayak section. This will not be tolerated and we urge you to please take the time and double check the number on the front of the kayak to make sure it matches your race number. No excuses. You will be disqualified. You will get a plastic race number at registration and must put this inside your kayak facing upwards for easy identification. The kayak bottle holder or to seat strap is the best place to put this boat number.


Course markings - Only beach and mtn check points marked as teams MUST NAVIGATE themselves. Highly recommend you bring map in waterproof holder or ziplock bag. Compass or GPS recommended if you don't know the area.

• FINISH CERTIFICATES FOR ALL. -  FAMILY & ADULT race
• ADULT RACE - Medals for top 3 in each of the age categories. Prizes listed in prize section.
• BEACH TOWEL FOR ALL 

• Transport to start at Tai Tam Tuk

CityBus: