Day 2
Note: Leg 1 (kayak) is subject to weather and it may be necessary to change it on the morning.   This also affects the start of Leg 2 (road cycle). Competitors will be advised at the Day 2 morning briefing. Should the start location change, the start time will also be altered.

Leg #1  Coles Bay Kayak.
Approximate distance: 13 km
Estimated time: 1 hr to 1hr 50 min
Map: Coles Bay 6033 walk map, 1: 250,000
Registration Options - One day competitors only: Register Friday night at the Community Hall, with the timing crew at the end of Day 1, or 6:30am - 6.50am on Sunday morning at the kayak start (no late entries will be accepted).
Briefing time: All at 7:00AM                                                                    
Race Start: 7.30 AM

Course Description

The second day of the Freycinet Lodge Challenge commences with a kayak from a start point below the Freycinet Lodge and proceeds around a marked course in the bay. This will be a looped course around the points indicated at the race brief. Competitors will proceed from the start to a marker off The Fisheries and then back through the start line to a marker set off the northern end of Richardsons Beach. Competitors then head out on a second loop, this time once they go around the marker at the southern end of Richardons Beach competitors will then head north west and continue around the Coles Bay headland and exit their Kayaks on the southern end of Muirs Beach opposite the Coles Bay Bakery and then run through the dunes to the road bike transition in the Village Green Recreation space opposite the Coles Bay Bakery.

Alternate Course

If weather precludes kayaking in Coles Bay the course will be out and back on Moulting Lagoon, with the start and finish at the Swanick Bay boat launching ramp (as per finish of kayak on Day 1).

Equipment Recommendations

• Spray decks are essential
• A tube and bladder system is recommended for drinking.
• Your boat and your abilities should be able to handle sea-like conditions!
  In 2007, 16 competitors fell out of their kayaks due to the conditions.
• Rescue Tubes or Life Jackets ARE COMPULSORY EQUIPMENT. Lifejackets MUST be worn if you are paddling an encolosed kayak. Ski paddlers may carry a Rescue Tube or wear a lifejacket.

Support Crew Information and Parking

Ensure that you arrive at the start in sufficient time for the race brief and registration (from 6:30am) and then make sure that your paddler is on the water by 7:15am. Make sure you factor in time for parking, as it will be busy. We recommend you park in the parks camping area at the northern end of Richardsons Beach, turn in just below the Visitors Center. There is easy water access there and your paddler can warm up with a paddle along the beach.