Schedule-2025

Race Village - Hobie Beach

2025 COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Venue: Hobie Beach, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa

Website: https://easyentry.africa/africatri

* LOC Reserve the right to change this schedule at any stage (the latest update to the below was 25/02/2025)

THURSDAY 3rd APRIL 2025

TIMES			ACTION	COMPETITION CATEGORY	LOCATION
Start	Finish	Duration
17h30	18h30	60min	Meeting	LOC, Water Safety, Medical, Traffic	Town Lodge

FRIDAY 4th APRIL 2025

TIMES			ACTION	COMPETITION CATEGORY	LOCATION
Start	Finish	Duration	ACTION	COMPETITION CATEGORY	LOCATION
Sunrise: 06h32			High Tide: 07:28 (1.53m)	Low Tide: 13:34 (0.75m)
13h30	14h00	30min	Run Course familiarisation (1 x 2.5km lap)	Jnrs, Para, Youth	Transition Area Hobie Beach
13h30	14h00	30min	Cycle Course familiarisation (1 * 8km lap)	Elite / u23	Transition Area Hobie Beach
14h00	14h30	30min	Cycle Course familiarisation (1 * 6.66km lap)	Jnrs, Para, Youth	Transition Area Hobie Beach
14h00	14h30	30min	Run Course familiarisation (1 x 2.5km lap)	Elite / u23	Transition Area Hobie Beach
14h00	14h45	45min	Meeting	Swim exit assistants	Hobie Beach
14h30	14h45	15min	Swim Course familiarisation (750m)	Jnrs, Para	Transition Area Hobie Beach
14h40	15h00	20min	Swim Course familiarisation (750m)	Elite / u23	Transition Area Hobie Beach
15h00	15h20	20min	Swim Course familiarisation (300m)	Youth	Transition Area Hobie Beach
15h00	18h30	3hrs	Payment of Entry Fees Championship CASHIER DESK	All unpaid athetes	The Town Lodge Conference Centre
15h30	16h45	1hr15min	Registration, Uniform Check, Race Briefing, Pack Collection	Jnrs	The Town Lodge Conference Centre
17h00	18h00	60min	Registration, Uniform Check, Race Briefing, Pack Collection	Para	The Town Lodge Conference Centre
18h30	19h45	1hr15min	Registration, Uniform Check, Race Briefing, Pack Collection	Elite / u23	The Town Lodge Conference Centre
20h00	20h45	45min	Meeting	Technical Officials	The Town Lodge Conference Centre
Sunset: 18h08

SATURDAY 5th APRIL 2025

TIMES			ACTION	COMPETITION CATEGORY	LOCATION
Start	Finish	Duration	ACTION	COMPETITION CATEGORY	LOCATION
Sunrise: 06h32			High Tide: 08:49 (1.34m)	Low Tide: 15:06 (0.90m)
06:00	06h45	45min	Athlete Lounge Open Uniform Check, Race Number Marking, Swim Cap & Timing Chip collection, Transition Open	Para	Transition Area Hobie Beach
06h45	06h50	5min	National Anthem and Flag Raising Ceremony		Hobie Beach
06h50	07h00	10min	Athlete Introduction	Para	Hobie Beach
07h00	09h40	2hr 40min	STARTS PER CLASSIFICATION (750m swim \| 20km Cycle \| 5km Run)	Para	Transition Area Hobie Beach
08h20	09h00	40min	Athlete Lounge Open Uniform Check, Race Number Marking, Swim Cap & Timing Chip collection Transition Open	Junior Men & Ladies	Transition Area Hobie Beach
09h00	09h10	10min	Athlete Introduction	Junior Men	Hobie Beach
09h20	11h00	1hr 40min	Junior Men START (750m swim \| 20km Cycle \| 5km Run)	Junior Men	Transition Area Hobie Beach
10h00	10h00	10min	Athlete Introduction	Junior Ladies	Hobie Beach
10h10	11h50	1hr 40min	Junior Ladies START (750m swim \| 20km Cycle \| 5km Run)	Junior Ladies	Transition Area Hobie Beach
11h20	12h20	60min	Athlete Lounge Open Uniform Check, Race Number Marking, Swim Cap & Timing Chip collection Transition Open Swim Warm-up	Elite & u23 Women	Beer Garden Tent
12h20	12h30	10min	Athlete Introduction	Elite & u23 Women	Race Village Hobie Beach
12h30	14h30	2hrs	Elite & u/23 START (1.5km swim \| 40km Cycle \| 10km Run)	Elite & u23 Women	Race Village Hobie Beach
12h00	12h30	30min	Medal Ceremonies	Para & Juniors	Beer Garden Tent
13h40	14h40	60min	Athlete Lounge Open Uniform Check, Race Number Marking, Swim Cap & Timing Chip collection Transition Open Swim Warm-up	Elite & u23 Men	Transition Area Hobie Beach
14h50	15h00	10min	Athlete Introduction	Elite & u23 Men	Transition Area Hobie Beach
15h00	17h00	2hrs	Elite & u/23 START (1.5km swim \| 40km Cycle \| 10km Run)	Elite & u23 Men	Race Village Hobie Beach
16h00	17h00	1hr	Registration, Uniform Check, Race Briefing, Pack Collection	Youth	The Town Lodge Conference Centre
17h10	17h40	30min	Medal Ceremonies	Elite & U.23 Men & Women	Beer Garden Tent
17h00	18h30	1hr30min	Registration, Uniform Check, Race Briefing, Pack Collection	Age Group Athletes	The Town Lodge Conference Centre
18h30	19h00	30min	Meeting	Technical Officials	The Town Lodge Conference Centre
Sunset: 18h06

SUNDAY 6th APRIL 2025

TIMES			ACTION	COMPETITION CATEGORY	LOCATION
Start	Finish	Duration	ACTION	COMPETITION CATEGORY	LOCATION
Sunrise: 06h33			Low Tide: 05:18 (0.88m)	High Tide: 11:14 (1.27m)
06:15	07h25	65min	Uniform Check, Race Number Marking, Swim Cap & Timing Chip collection Transition Open	Age Group (Tri & Aquabike)	Transition Area Hobie Beach
07h25	07h30	5min	National Anthem and Flag Raising Ceremony		Hobie Beach
07h30	11h30	4hr 20min	Africa Triathlon Wave START (1.5km swim \| 40km Cycle \| 10km Run)	Age Group (Tri & Aquabike)	Transition Area Hobie Beach
10h20	11h00	40min	Uniform Check, Race Number Marking, Swim Cap & Timing Chip collection Transition Open	Youth	Transition Area Hobie Beach
11h00	12h10	1hr 10min	Youth START (375m swim \| 10km Cycle \| 2.5km Run)	Youth	Transition Area Hobie Beach
11h40	12h40	60min	Medal Ceremonies	Age Group (Tri & Aquabike)	Beer Garden Tent
12h10	12h40	30min	Uniform Check, Race Number Marking, Swim Cap & Timing Chip collection Transition Open	Mixed Relay	Transition Area Hobie Beach
12h40	12h50	10min	Athlete Introduction	Mixed Relay	Hobie Beach
12h50	14h50	2hr 00min	Mixed Relay START (375m swim \| 6.6km Cycle \| 1.5km Run)	Africa Champs Mixed Relay	Transition Area Hobie Beach
15h00	15h30	30min	Medal & Closing Ceremonies	Mixed Relay & Youth	Beer Garden Tent
Sunset: 18h05