GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - This  year on 28 December at 08:00, the Trans Agulhas Challenge (TAC) kicks off with sonorous and colourful fanfare from Plettenberg Bay’s Hobie Beach.
And this year will be no different – except for the added festive bonus that the event celebrates its 35th anniversary this year.

Plettenberg Bay to Mossel Bay on 28 December.

Estimated time of arrival at Finish. 11:15

Total distance. 188.5km

Distances:   

Plettenberg Bay                               ETA
Nature's Valley                        20km 08:20
Plettenberg Bay                      20km 08:42
Brenton-on-Sea 46km 09:28
Swartvlei 26km 09:54
Wilderness 20km 10:14
Glentana 30km 10:44
Groot Brak River 5km 10:50
Klein Brak River 8km 11:00
Mossel Bay 12km 11:15

Program:

07:30 Roll call on the beach.

08:00 The challenge starts at Hobie Beach and heads towards Natures Valley for the 1st check point and then backtracks to the 2nd check point at Plettenberg Bay’s main beach and then onto a checkpoint at Brenton on Sea, passing Knysna on the seaward side of the Knysna Heads.

After that it’s on to beach checkpoints at Swartvlei and Wilderness, then on to check points at Glentana, Groot Brak River, Klein Brak River. After Klein Brak River the boats need to stay on the land side of the seal island (passing between island and Diaz beach) and on to the finish at Santos Beach.

+-12:00 Surf race - Mossel Bay (Santos Beach)

18:00 Pilots’ briefing.

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