Event Info 賽事簡介

Event Name:	Kayak n Run (Family & Adult - 2 different races - Teams of 2 - 60 teams max.
Date:	July 13, 2019 (Saturday)
Start Time:	8am Family start & 9am Adult race start
Start Location:	Discovery Bay (Nim Shue Wan Beach), Lantau, N.T., Hong Kong
Distance:	1.4 km kayak & 3km run Family / 3km kayak & 5km run & 3km kayak
Description:	Kayaking and running along the beautiful Nim Shue Wan coastline to Man Kok Tsui
Aim:	To see beautiful scenery off the main trails and into locations people don't usually go.

Action Asia Kayak n Run

Weather

This race will NOT be canceled in any type of weather unless Typhoon 8 signal is hoisted at 6 am on race morning.
A message will be put up on the website if canceled latest 6 am race morning. If Typhoon 3 signal hoisted at 6 am the race will be postponed until the signal is dropped that day or moved to the next day.

Category

Family (shorter) - FAMILY CATEGORY THIS EVENT BEFORE MAIN RACE - (1.4 km kayak & 3 km run) - Capacity 60 teams.
Adult (longer) race - (3 km kayak - 5 km run - 3 km kayak) - Capacity 60 teams.

Event time

July 13, 2019 -SATURDAY - Discovery Bay (Nim Shue Wan Beach - 5-minute walk from main DB ferry pier/bus station)
8am start (7:30am registration starts) - Family FUN & kids event (1.4 km kayak & 3 km run)
9:00 am - Adult race (3 km kayak - 5 km run - 3 km kayak)

Family fun & kids event Rules

Minimum age 6. Any child under 11 years old must have an adult 18 years old or above with them in the kayak. 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.
REGISTRATION on morning begins 7:30am for confirmed FAMILY participants who have registered online and paid in advance.

Family course description

Not a serious race as designed for fun without timing. OK we will do timing but the idea is too have fun and enjoy yourselves. The time limit is 50 minutes for kayak and total 1 hour 30 minutes for completing the race.
Teams will kayak from Nim Shue Wan to Cheung Sha Lan (just around headland by Nim Shue Wan) then MUST GET OUT OF KAYAK AND GO AROUND MARSHAL TOGETHER AND IMMEDIATELY GET BACK INTO KAYAK AND KAYAK BACK TO Nim Shue Wan beach for total 1.4km kayak. Then short run out on coastline maximum 1.5 km and returning back to finish at Nim Shue Wan for a total 3km run.

Adult race rules

Capacity 60 teams. (map was given out at the start of cp you have to find above Man Kok Tsui - pagoda).
REGISTRATION on morning begins 8:30 am for confirmed ADULT participants who have registered online and paid in advance.
NO SHORTCUTTING HEADLAND THIS YEAR AFTER EXPLOSIVE DEPOT. TOO MANY BROKEN PADDLES LAST YEAR. Kayak to Man Kok Tsui beach.

Adult race course description

9:00 am - Adult race starts - 3 km kayak - 5 km run - 3 km kayak (Come early to cheer on the family event.)
Level of difficulty: If you are a beginner we would highly recommend some sort of upper body training (outrigging, dragon boating, 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.
1. Kayak 3 km - Nim Shue Wan kayak start. This is the beach at the back of Discovery Bay - 5-minute walk from DBAY main plaza ferry pier walking WEST towards the Mui Wo pier. Cut thru bus station and LEFT on main road until other ferry pier at Nim Shue Wan.
2. Run 5 km (Hill behind explosive depot at Man Kok Tsui) IF YOU GET LOST OR TAKE LONGER ROUTE IT WILL BE 6 KM.
MUST STAY MINIMUM 50 METERS AWAY FROM EXPLOSIVE DEPOT FENCE AS WE HAVE BEEN WARNED BY PLA. Please, no cutting close to the fence. Many trails to use higher uphill. There will be 1 checkpoint to find. See map posted below.
3. Kayak 3 km (From Man Kok Tsui back to Nim Shue Wan).

Course markings

Only beach and mtncheck points marked as teams MUST NAVIGATE themselves. Highly recommend you bring a map in a waterproof holder or ziplock bag. Compass or GPS recommended if you don't know area.
Water checkpoint at beach checkpoint Man Kok Tsui AFTER you finish the 1 running checkpoint. So please bring enough water to last you. Recommend 2 litre full hydration system.

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