Stage 1 Strategy

We predict several teams will be skipping optional CPs in between CP2 & CP11 - you fans at home might be wondering why. There is a strict cut off for the teams to reach CP12 by 4:30pm due to the safety concerns of having teams on the rapid moving water after dark. Because of this, teams who are leery might choose to skip some optional CPs in order to ensure that they make that cutoff. Skipping a CP is a 4 hour penalty which will be assessed on Leaderboard so that you can keep track of the official placings. Right now, we have reported teams who have come through CP5 as of the time of the updates, but we can't assess whether they obtained all optional CPs until we perform the passport exchange at CP12. Don't worry, we'll be sure to update you as soon as we know the current official rankings with optional CPs taken into account.