Travelling from overseas for an adventure race in New Zealand?
Not ready to invest in your own Packraft yet?
No problem, rent a packraft (or two) for your Adventure Race.
Travelling from overseas for an adventure race in New Zealand?
Not ready to invest in your own Packraft yet?
No problem, rent a packraft (or two) for your Adventure Race.
Book the packrafts for your expected race duration.
For a 48 hour race, book two days.
For an expedition race, book for your anticipated race time; 5 - 7 days.
Your rental includes:
Select your rafts and dates on the booking calendar and you will see the cost.
Yes.
At checkout you can select the appropriate shipping option.
Yes.
Collection is in Avonhead, Christchurch.
If you need to courier it in one direction only, choose the relevant courier option for the two-way courier.
We know that things happen, and that the weather in NZ can be changeable.
Read our Terms and Conditions for the detail, but this gist is:
Choose your dates and gear to check availability.
Here's a quick lowdown on the single packrafts we have available.
The Waitaha is our high-performance technical whitewater packraft.
This is the packraft for skilled paddlers, suitable for rivers up to Class 4 designed to perform in technical whitewater.
The Waitaha has a TiZip for multi-day adventures.
The Hurunui is our all-round whitewater packraft.
If you're heading into the backcountry for some challenging whitewater up to Class 3+, this is the packraft for you.
The Hurunui has a TiZip for multi-day adventures.
The Mohaka is our beginner - intermediate whitewater packraft, suitable for rivers up to Class 3.
It is stable and forgiving, and has a TiZip for multi-day adventures.
The Mōkihi is our ultimate journey packraft. This packraft will take you anywhere and is suitable for flat water and rivers up to Class 2.
Designed to carry a load (your pack, your bike, a deer) for distances down rivers, across lakes.
The Mōkihi has a spray deck to keep out the water, sun and sandflies and a TiZip for multi-day adventures.
The Inanga is our super lightweight packraft for long backcountry adventures, where you need to cross a lake, river or estuary.
The Inanga does not have a TiZip.
The Whaiwhai is our packraft secifically designed for hunters.
It is larger than the Mōkihi and has a TiZip, additional tie-points and also a space for your dog!.
Here's a quick lowdown on the double packrafts we have available.
If you're looking for a double packraft for some whitewater, this is for you.
If we have no Kaihanu available this will also be great for those journeys.
The Taurua also has a TiZip for internal storage.
This is our self-bailing whitewater packraft. If you're looking for a packraft to use in an adventure race though, see here.
The Kaihanu is our journey-ready double packraft, for journeys on lakes and non-technical rivers up to Class 2.
It is not self-bailing so isn't suitable for more technical rivers, but is the perfect packraft for journeys such as the Hollyford Pyke Loop, or the Waimakariri Gorge.
The Kaihanu has a TiZip for internal storage.

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