Series Championship

Series Championship · 2026–27

Race the season.Chase the title.

Turn your race days into a season-long challenge. Take part in at least three events, including the Mission Bay finale, and you’re automatically in the Series Competition.

Events to qualify

Your best three scores count.

Finale participation required

Your 2026–27 season

Four races. Plenty to chase.

Choose at least three races. Race 4 at Mission Bay must be one of them.

Race 01Maraetai Beach8 November 2026The season starts here

Race 02Mission Bay6 December 2026Summer on the waterfront

Race 03Maraetai Beach21 February 2027Back to the beach

Race 04 · Grand FinaleMission Bay16 May 2027Required for series eligibility

How it works

Make every race count.

Your best three scores.

We add together your three highest event scores. The athletes with the highest totals place in their respective age groups. Race all four and your lowest score drops out; you must still take part in the finale.

Same you. Every entry.

A Series Pass or individual race entries both count. Use the same name and date of birth on every registration so your points can be matched across the season.

100

Points for your
age-group winner

Event scoring

It’s about the gap.

The first-placed male and female athletes in each Series age group earn 100 points. Other athletes receive points based on their time relative to that winner’s time. The closer your finish, the closer your score is to 100.

Series age groups

Your age group stays with you.

Your Series age group is based on your age on 8 November 2026, the first event of the season. It stays the same throughout the series, even if you have a birthday along the way.

Under 1515–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980 & over

A birthday changes your age, not your series group.

Individual event age groups use your age on race day. Your Series points continue to be calculated against the age group you started the season in.

For example: if you’re 49 on 8 November 2026 and turn 50 in January 2027, you stay in the 40–49 Series age group all season. Your individual event age group can change after your birthday, but winning that group doesn’t automatically mean 100 Series points.

When the points are tied.

If two athletes are tied for the highest points total and have raced one another during the series, the winner is the athlete with the greater average winning margin over the other in their shared events.

One season. Your challenge.

Put your name in the mix.

Choose your races

See how we celebrate our champions at Prizegiving & Awards.