Coastbusters is s weekend of fun, seminars, workshops, panel discussions and practical sea kayaking sessions.

Held in Auckland every two years - this will be the 20-year anniversary of this great event - and will feature some amazing speakers, instructors and skilled kayakers from around New Zealand and the globe.

Non-profit as always, it is run by a band of volunteer kayakers with a passion for the sport that translates into an awesome weekend. Friday evening & Saturday will be on the shores of beautiful Lake Pupuke, while Sunday will be at even-more-beautiful Sullivans Bay.

Novices, intermediate and advanced sea kayakers – anyone with an interest in sea kayaking (some paddling experience required for Sunday’s on-the-water sessions).

This is the biggest New Zealand sea kayaking symposium. It is a chance to meet other kayakers, compare gear and ideas, listen to speakers from far and near, watch mind-boggling demonstrations and be astounded by what some kayakers get up to!

By September 1 2009 we will be ready for you to download the Coastbusters 2010 Registration form

You will be able to print it out and return it by mail with a cheque OR simply pay into our bank account electronically and email us the form.

Admission criteria, late-payment policy and cancellation policy are all on the Registration Form.

Bookings in order of receipt with payment.

As before, CB (Coastbusters) runs from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. In 2008, we responded to the pressure to extend the fun of CB past the weekend – and we organised the first NZ IKW - International Kayak Week.

We also asked the organizers of the NZKBGT (New Zealand Kayak Builders Get-Together) event to schedule their event on the weekend following CB - to allow the three events to form a 10-day stretch of kayaking fun.

This worked really well and many overseas and South Island paddlers found the combination well worth the travel - as we had hoped.

These are separate events - at a more relaxed pace - with the chance to savour the experiences with other paddlers from around the world. In 2008, about 50 of the CB attendees (including many of the overseas kayakers) decided to attend the IKW and it was a not-to-be-missed experience of learning and comradeship.

Have a look here for more info on the IKW.

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The weekend after CB-2010 (Friday-Sunday, March 5,6,7) will be the NZ Kayak Builders’ Get-Together (NZKBGT).

This much-loved event is a super-laid-back weekend
focusing on hand-crafted kayaks & paddles and paddling
on the magic waters of the Lakes of the Rotorua District.

Hint: Just pretend you’re planning to build your own kayak one day – and go... Everybody is welcome!

Have a look here for more info on the NZKBGT.

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Kayakers from the South Island, Australia and the rest of the world now have a 10-day long kayaking bonanza – to make the travelling even more worthwhile.

Think seriously about planning on a whole week of kayaking first week of March, next year.