Wed 5th April - 2017 Night Orienteering Championships

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!

NEW TO ORIENTEERING? Click here for more information.

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)

Search

2017 Night Orienteering Championships

Volunteers: Thanks go to those who made this event possbile and run smoothly.
Course Setting: Clare Willliams, (Vetted by Malcolm Roberts and Carolyn Matthews)
Map Printing: Geoff Todkill
Registration Desk: Joy Guy, Carolyn Rigby
Computer: Jeff Guy
Control Collection: Clare Williams, Sally-anne Henderson, Steve Todkill, Rob Bennett, Malcolm Roberts
Set Up and Pack Up: Joy Guy, Jeff Guy, Carolyn Rigby, Steve Todkill, Sally-anne Henderson, Malcolm Roberts

(If I have forgotten anyone, please accept my apologies.)

The Winners: Congratulations to the Newcastle Night Orienteering champsions:

Long: Rob Bennett, Jenny Enderby
Short: Mikayla Enderby

Results On Eventor | Results Page

Location: Thomas Halton Park, Eleebana

Map: Thomas Halton Park 1:4000, 2 metre contours.

Start times: First starts after dark (which should around 6:15pm). Last start 7:15pm

Course Closure: 7:45pm. (Finish after 7:45pm and you risk being disqualified for failing to finish the course in the allowed time.)

This closure time is to enable the setter to collect controls before it gets too late. So please, please choose your start time so that you complete your chosen course by 7:45pm

Setter: Clare Williams

Course: Long (~5km) and Short (~2.5km). These are length via logical route choice around out of bounds areas. Competitors should choose a course that matches their ability and allows them to finish by course closure time.

Directions: IMPORTANT ~ The car park must be approached from the east, as Bareki Rd has a double white divider line at the car park entrance which should not be crossed. If approaching from the west it is advised to overshoot the car-park and to instead turn right into the second car-park (appox. 1km along) and to turn around there to allow approach from the east.

Facilities: Assume nothing (since the toilets will probably be locked by dark).

Notes:

Remember to bring your own lights.
Bring insect repellent to protect from mosquitoes.
SI: this is a Sport Ident (SI) event, there is an SI unit attached to each control, so you will need to bring your SI stick or P-card. There are less than 20 controls on the short course, so people that only own a P-card will be able to use that if they run the short course. For the long course, they will need to hire or purchase an SI stick for this event.