Former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw has begun the GODZone adventure today alongside his Cure Kids teammates.
The Cure Kids team is number seven of 61 beginning the seven-day race, spanning 530km.
"I guess it's a question of, 'Can you handle it?' That's the bit that gets me going, and until you do it you don't know if you can. You open yourself up to failure too," says McCaw.
Richie McCaw with team members before the race (Supplied)
He and his teammates, team leader Ron Nichol, Sarah Fairmaid and Ben Meyer, will be "coasteering" and kayaking from Kaiteriteri beach, near Abel Tasman, to Rabbit Island as part of the first stage.
"Most of all I think we are just looking forward to getting underway, but also those special moments you get to experience in this race -- be it nailing a challenge, some amazing scenery, exhilarating white water or some vertical cliff to abseil down," says Nichol.
The team has raised $292,000 for Cure Kids so far, with a target of $350,000.
Richie McCaw and Rob Nichol at the transition into kayaks at Stephen's Bay (Supplied)
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