Sun 11th Nov - Draw For Partners -Walka Water Works

Welcome to Newcastle Orienteering Club

Orienteering is a competitive or non-competitive recreational activity in which participants use a detailed map (and usually a compass) to navigate between checkpoints (known as “controls”) along an unfamiliar course. If you like a mental and physical challenge and exploring the outdoors, orienteering is the sport for you!

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See what's on by clicking on the Club Event Series buttons below or see all orienteering events by going to the Orienteering Event Calendar (Eventor).

Run or walk, compete against yourself or others, or a fun family day out. Classic "forest" orienteering for all in the great outdoors. (Mar-Sept)

Run, walk or push a pram to a 45 minute time limit. How many points can you get? (Oct-Feb)

A great introduction to orienteering with fun courses in suburban parks & reserves. Also includes a night event. (Feb-Mar)

Navigate around bush tracks and trails on your mountain bike. The BOSS series offers 75 minute score & line+score events. (Oct-Mar)

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Event: Draw for Partner Relay
Location: Walka Water Works (map)
Entries: 46
Weather: Perfect

In a word "perfect". Great weather combined with a fun event combined to provide an enjoyable day for all participants. This may not be the most challenging terrain (I still managed a few little mistakes) but it sure is nice to run around. The two Charlton boys teamed up with Shane Trotter to take out the event but only by 19 seconds over the team of Claire Burgess, Josh & Nicola Blatchford. Sharon has suggested to Claire that perhaps they might have done even better if she hadn't skipped all of the way around the course.

Credits
Planning: Robert Preston
Organising: Julia Preston
Assistants: Denis Lyons, Joy Guy

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