PE2EL Surf ski challenge

Day 1

If no head wind in excess of 14 knots: Start no earlier than 04h00 and no later than 09h00. The Route may, at the discretion of the race committee, be from Blue Water Bay Beach, past a check off point manned by a boat off Sundays River Mouth and then on to the beach at Woody Cape. Depending on weather conditions (and predictions) however the race organisers may, at their discretion allow paddlers, after passing on the Western (inside) side of St Croix Island, to head across the bay towards Woody Cape. This decision will be made having regard to safety considerations. If a headwind is forecast of in excess of 14 knots but only due to reach that strength later in the day, the route may be from Blue Water Bay Beach to Sundays check off point boat and back to Blue Water Bay. If the wind is already in excess of 14 knots at 05h00 then the day may be cancelled or the organisers may make use of the “spare” day.

Day 2

If no head wind in excess of 14 knots: Start no earlier than 04h00 and no later than 09h00. The Route may, at the discretion of the race committee be from Woody Cape Beach, past a check at Kenton on Sea River Mouth and then on to the beach at Port Alfred West Beach. If a headwind is forecast of in excess of 14 knots but only due to reach that strength later in the day, the route may be from Woody Cape Beach, to the check at Kenton on Sea River Mouth and back to Woody Cape Beach. If the wind is already in excess of 14 knots at 05h00 then the day may either be cancelled or turned to start at Port Alfred and finish at Woody Cape – still with Kenton on Sea check off point. Alternatively the organisers may make use of the “spare” day, by delaying “day 2” by a day.

Day 3

If no head wind in excess of 14 knots: Start no earlier than 04h00 and no later than 09h00. The Route may, at the discretion of the race committee be from Port Alfred West Beach (or East Beach, at the discretion of the race director), past a check at Fish River Mouth and then on to the beach at Hamburg Beach. If a headwind is forecast of in excess of 14 knots but only due to reach that strength later in the day, the route may be from Port Alfred West Beach (or East Beach , at the discretion of the race director), to the check at Fish River Mouth and back to Port Alfred West Beach. If the wind is already in excess of 14 knots at 05h00 then the day may either be cancelled or turned to start at Hamburg and finish at Port Alfred – still with Fish River Mouth check off point. Alternatively the organisers may make use of the “spare” day, by delaying “day 3” by a day.

Day 4

If no head wind in excess of 14 knots: Start no earlier than 04h00 and no later than 09h00. The Route may, at the discretion of the race committee be from Hamburg Beach, past a check at Kidd’s Beach and then on to the beach at East London’s Orient Beach. If a headwind is forecast of in excess of 14 knots but only due to reach that strength later in the day, the route may be from Orient, East London, to the checkpoint off Kidd’s Beach, and back to East London Orient Beach. If the wind is already in excess of 14 knots at 05h00 then the day may either be cancelled or turned to start at East London’s Nahoon Beach and finish at Hamburg. Alternatively the organisers may make use of the “spare” day, by delaying “day 4” by a day.

NOTE: The race committee reserves the right to change the course for any given day, or to change starting times, or to cancel or delay at its discretion a part or the whole of any day’s paddle in the interests of safety and make use of certain rivers should multiple days of bad weather be experienced over the allocated race days.