The 2024 Vaikobi Auckland King & Queen of the Harbour will be held on Saturday 11 May, hosted at Takapuna Boating Club. This is New Zealand’s premier ocean ski event, showcasing the spectacular paddling available in Auckland. It is also open to ocean ski, Waka-ama and SUP paddlers, of all ages and abilities.
There are 3 long course options between 18-24km all finishing at Takapuna Beach, designed to provide the best downwind run regardless of wind direction. The final course will be decided on the Wednesday prior to the race.
A 6km short course will also be available, as will a juniors (U14/U12) 3km course, at the event base at Takapuna Beach. There are a limited number of beginner level surfskis available for short course paddlers to use- contact race organiser to confirm.
This is the final event in the 2023/24 Darcy Price Ocean Racing series.
Enter now: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=343303
Event updates: https://www.facebook.com/Kingandqueenoftheharbour
The Darcy Price NZ Ocean Surfski Series is the national ocean racing series comprising of the premier surfski races around Aotearoa- see Series information and event dates