Prize-money and free personal entry to the following year’s event will be up for grabs for the fastest individual male and female across the lake.

The quickest multi-seat craft will also receive prize money.

All craft participants that go under the Sub 4hr mark will receive a half price entry into the 2010 event.

On top of this there will be additional cash bonuses if the overall and craft class category course records are broken.
11 more entries have been received since our last posting mid-week. They include more surf ski, single sea kayaks (both plastic and composite) and outrigger entries.
One of those entries was from Simon McLarin, the inaugural 2008 Trans Taupo race winner coming back to defend his title. The 2nd Kiwi home in the King of the Harbour earlier in the year, he now holds race favoritism on entries received thus far.

We have broken the half century with 59 craft set to take the water at this stage, and 75 paddlers/rowers involved.
Here are the stats for each of the different class and categories entered as of midday today.

14 Surf Ski Men under 50
2 Surf Ski Men 50 plus
2 Surf Ski Women under 50
7 Single Plastic Sea Kayak Men under 50
3 Single Plastic Sea Kayak Men 50 plus
1 Single Plastic Sea Kayak Women under 50
3 Single Composite Sea Kayak Men under 50
7 Single Composite Sea Kayak Men 50 plus
4 Single Waka Ama Men
2 Double Sea Kayak Men's Pairings under 50
4 Double Sea Kayak Men's Pairings 50 plus
1 Double Sea kayak Woman’s Pairing under 50
1 Double Sea kayak Woman’s Pairing 50 plus
1 Double Sea Kayak Mixed Pairings under 50
1 Double Sea Kayak Mixed Pairings 50 plus
1 Double Ocean Rower Pairing under 50
1 Double Ocean Rower Pairing 50 plus
4 Relay Single Kayak Combination (any gender or age)

We will post the next list of confirmed entrants on the event webpage following the Monday 23rd March early entry cut-off.

There is still time to enter before the late entry comes into effect. If you have any concern your postal entry may not reach us in time, please drop us a call.

Regardless, late entries will also be accepted at registration at the Tokaanu Te Wharewaka Water Sports Complex at the end of the Tokaanu tailrace between 2:30-6:30pm on Friday 27th March.

Again we’d love to see you at the event.
If your keen to pick up your paddle/oars and knock the crossing off or better your time, visit www.transtaupo.co.nz to view the 2008 results, report, photos/ video coverage and competitor feedback; plus all the 2009 event info and entry to satisfy the urge.
Cheers… Neil & Kat