Mandatory Gear:

Digital Camera (proof recorder, no physical checkpoints!)

GPS with functions listed below

Compass to use with provided maps

Suggested Gear:

Flatwater boat, non-motorized (sea kayak, canoe) with paddle(s)

Bailing bucket or pump

PFD, Type II or Type III

Whistle

Sky-flare (2)

Strobe Light (Princeton Tech makes one from REI)

First Aid Kit

Water purification method

12-hour night sticks (2 per person) with 1 zip-tie per night stick

GPS with waypoint and route tracking feature AND KNOWLEDGE TO USE FEATURE!

UTM plotter for 1:25k and 1:63k USGS maps (will have loaners though you may have to wait)

Mountain Bike

ANSI Approved Helmet

Bike Repair Kit (tube, patch kit, pump, multi-tool)

Rear facing red flashing light

Forward facing white light for biking (headlamp would suffice)

Shell top

Shell Bottom

Gloves

Hat

Poly-pro top layer

Poly-pro bottom layer

Must Have Skills!

Backcountry travel skills (map reading, staying warm/dry, emergency skills)

UTM Coordinate Map plotting skills (will have a skills session prior to race and help will be available at the race meeting)

GPS Navigation Skills:

Short Course participants must have a GPS and know how to enter coordinates into the unit and utilize a ‘go-to’ feature for traveling from a current location to an entered coordinate.

Long Course participants will have their GPS units sealed with a card that lists important coordinates. 

Boating Skills.  You must be comfortable boating flatwater in cold/windy/wet conditions.  You will be able to stay close to shore for 90% of this route.