• 18:00 Registration Opens (Issue of route book, premarked maps, numbers & bibs)
• 20:00-21:00 Kayaks & Bikes to be handed over with with race number affixed
• 21:00-21:30 Race Briefing mandatory for all competitors
• 21:30-22:00 Team Captains Q&A's
• 22:00-22:30 Kit Box to be handed over

Saturday

• 06:00 Coach Transfer to start 
• 07:00 Saturday - Final briefing & start (The race will start at 07:30 sharp with or without you)
• Transition Area cut off times (more to follow)

Sunday 

• 15:00 Finish
• 15:00 Showers & Food
• 17:00 Prize Giving
   

Registration and Pre Start

• Could all teams come to registration together as a full team. You won't need to bring any kit but you will have to sign on & declare that you will have and carry all kit during the day. At registration all teams will be issued with the following
• Course Instructions & Map. The sooner you arrive the sooner you can start to mark up your map. More details on maps below
• Race Bibs. Each team member will be issued with and expected to wear a race bib as a top layer at all times. More details below
• Bike, kayak, kitbox & wetbag numbers
• Bike drop location. More details below

Maps

• Each team will be given 1 set of premarked maps and one set of course instructions. The instructions will have a list of the CP's, TA's & PC's (more details on these below)
• Controls will be marked on your map but it may be a good idea to highlight your route which you can follow from your route book
• If you have enough time you'll be given the chance to laminate your map, we'll provide a laminator and laminating pouches which will mean you won't need a map bag. To be on the safe side if you have a map bag then bring it along.

CP's TA's & PC's Explained

• CP's are the checkpoints which you'll have to visit during the event all of these will be optional, so not all teams will visit all the CP's. At each CP you will have to dib in with Sportident or punch your course instruction or another punch card. Each CP will have a penalty time attached 
• TA's. Transition Areas. The TA's will have Sportident and will be manned by marshals to whom your full team needs to report your arrival and departure. You will also be changing from running to biking or biking to kayaking at these locations. There will be 6 TA's some of which you might visit more than once depending on your options.
• PC's. Passage Control. At each PC you will now have to punch. These SI boxes will be with a marshal. In the case of this event there will only be 3 PC points, all teams must visit these PC points 

Bike & Kit Bag Drop

• We will be transporting all your Kayaks, bikes, wetbags & kit boxes a short distance into the route. During registration you will be given details on were you have to take these items. All bikes will be moved together but it is important that we get them all loaded onto the transport ASAP. We'll be using a van and it will make life easier if all your teams bikes come together. Once your bikes are taken to TA1 we will have someone look after them until you arrive.

Coasteering

• We will transport your wetbag to the Coasteering, you will need your teams wetsuits in this along with one pair or shoes each which you can use for this section only. You will not be allowed to use SPD's for this section, if you only bring one pair of trainers for the event and plan to use SPD's on the bike you will have to carry your trainers from TA 1

Race Bibs

• All teams will be issued with and expected to wear a race bib.
• All teams will be issued with 2 yellow bibs.
• All 4 person teams will also be issued with 2 orange bibs.
• Bibs are all HI-Viz and have your team number on them which will help the marshals identify who you are.

Start

• The start will be in kayaks. This will take place at 07:00 with or without you, if you do not make it to the start line for this time you will not be allowed to do the kayak section and you'll have to run to TA 1

Kayaks

• Please read details on the kayaking here. You can bring your own or we will provide teams with all the kayak equipment.
• All teams will have to wear buoyancy aids with your bibs on top. 
• We have ask that all team members using our sit-on-tops wear a full length wetsuit but if the lough is like a plate of glass on race day this may be reduced to normal race kit plus waterproofs but this call will be made when we see what the weather conditions are like on the morning.  
• The kayak stage will be an A to B stage, you will need to pass through the 3 PC points. The 3rd PC point will have a bonus orienteering section

Bikes

• Follow bike drop details as above.
• We'll be taking your kit bags & your bikes, water bottles, bike lights and map boards to TA1.
• All of the above items need to be securely fastened to your bike as we won't be accepting any responsibility for items lost during transportation.
• A rear light must be fitted to all bikes. Front light also but we'll accept a helmet light if you would prefer to use one.

Kit List

• At least one spot check on kit will take place during the event
• All teams will be ask to show the same item of kit at the same point on the route
• Teams unable to produce the item will have a time penalty added their total time.
• Time penalty for not having the right kit will be 2hrs