XPD 3rd Edition - Whitsunday Coast
XPD 3rd Edition Results – PDF
XPD 3rd Edition Course
Location – Whitsunday Coast
Date – August 2007
Distance – approx 800km
Winners – Orionhealth.com
Winners time – 5 days 7 hours 16 minutes
Last Team – Home Brew
Last Time – 9 days 5 hours 50 minutes
Disciplines – trek, mountain bike, kayak, snorkel, sail, navigation
Started – 56 teams
Finished – 35 teams
Unranked Finish – 17 teams
Did Not Finish – 4 teams
Green = Trek, Orange = Mountain Bike, Blue = Kayak.
XPD Edition 3 – Images
Images from XPD 3nd Edition taken by Wouter Kingma.
Race Reports and Articles
Race Report by Orion Health
Race Report by Its All Good
Race Report by Keen Torqers
Race Report by Mexican Stingers
Media Releases
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MEDIA RELEASE – 20 Jul 06 – Expedition to a Wonder of the Natural World
Course Information
Stage 1 Overview
| Leg | Discipline | Distance | Description |
| 1 | Kayak | 30-50km | Starting from Tancred Island near Shute Harbour, teams paddle through the iconic Whitsunday islands – snorkeling and improvised sailing will also be involved. Finish: Airlie Beach. |
| 2 | Trek | 30km | The Great Whitsunday Walk through the rainforest hinterland. Destination: Brandy Creek |
| 3 | Mountain Bike | 47km | Straight forward cycle through the night to Northern Whitsunday Group. Destination: Dingo Beach |
Stage 2 Overview
| Leg | Discipline | Distance | Description |
| 4 | Kayak | 43km | Paddling in the Northern Whitsunday group. Starting from Dingo Beach, where the maps for Stage 2 are handed out, and finishing at the Yacht Club in Bowen |
| 5 | Mountain Bike | 105km | Teams enter the outback and will have to overcome some tricky navigation through cattle country. From Bowen this leg takes in some rough tracks and a ubiquitous “power line road” to finish at Sonoma State Forest |
| 6 | Trekking/ Orienteering |
35km | Starting and finishing at Sonoma, the orienteering section involves testing terrain and navigation through a rocky landscape. |
| 7 | Mountain Bike | 145km | The longest leg of the race will take teams deeper into the outback. Passing through red messa to finish at the Mid-Camp oasis at Eungella. |
Stage 3 Overview
| Leg | Discipline | Distance | Description |
| 8 | Trek | 43km | Fast trek on the Mackay Highlands, great walk through rainforrest |
| 9 | Mountain Bike | 76km | Exciting and extensive downhill ride |
| 10 | Kayak | 22km | Paddle on the Pioneer River |
| 11 | Mountain Bike | 91km | Country roads and cane fields |
| 12 | Trek | 90km | Remote and difficult trek through outback properties and pockets of rain forrest with challenging navigation |
| 13 | Mountain Bike | 60km | Final ride back to Airlie Beach |