Takapuna Beach Cup 2026

Where

Takapuna Beach Reserve, The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland

Takapuna Boating Club

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When

Friday 13 February 2026
7am-4pm


Saturday 14 February 2026
7am-4pm


Sunday 15 February 2026
7am-3pm



Cost

Free

Entry fee to race.

FREE for public and spectators to view.

Contact

Aroha Lynch
takapunabeachcup@wakaama.co.nz
021 809 845

Bookings

https://www.takapunabeachcup.com
021 809 845
takapunabeachcup@wakaama.co.nz

Booking only required if entering the event. Spectators and public free access and entry

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The Takapuna Beach Cup is a three-day Aotearoa Waka Ama event that attracts paddlers from across the nation as well as around the world.

The event is hosted in Auckland at Takapuna Beach and racing takes places on the Hauraki Gulf which offers stunning views, including one of NZ's iconic extinct volcanoes, Rangitoto.

The event is inclusive of rangatahi (youth) and pakeke (adults) with a wide range of different ethnicities and cultures coming together to participate in the biggest change race in Aotearoa.

  • Friday: # OC6 5km. # OC6 16km - Mixed only race.
  • Saturday: # OC6 / OC4 42km OC6 marathon (changes). # OC6 / OC4 21km Iron - Men & Women only.
  • Sunday: # OC6 10km (J16 / J19). # OC1 / V1 24km Relay (2 paddlers), OC2 24km Relay (4 paddlers)
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