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| brass.monkey.race@gmail.com | |
| Waimakariri River, South Island, New Zealand | |
| http://www.brassmonkey.org.nz | |
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The Yakima Brass Monkey Kayak Race series started over 30 years ago and is the major fundraiser for the White Water Canoe Club www.whitewater.org.nz
The Yakima Brass Monkey Race Series has become one of the largest kayak race series in New Zealand and is run in the middle of the winter, hence its name. The race format is four races and takes part over two weekends one month apart.
The race is run over a distance of approximately 12km on the Waimakariri river just to the north of Christchurch. The Waimakariri River is one of the South Island of New Zealand's largest braided rivers. The section that the race series is run on is Grade 2 and offers a great race experience for elite to novice paddlers.