This event will be held at Prince William Forest Park,a National Park in Quantico Virginia, USAApril 6-10, 2022 Organized by the Backwoods Orienteering Klub Event director: Joseph Huberman Registrar: Ruth Bromer Course design & setting: Charles Scharlau Many thanks to the Quantico Orienteering Club (QOC) for their advice and assistance and particularly for providing the Prince William map […]
Read MoreThe sprint practice has been canceled because of time constraints getting ready for the Champs.
Read MoreWe will have a 2m ARDF practice at Umstead West starting promptly at 10am. After a quick lesson on how to set up a transmitter, five people will each get a region on the map in which to set a 2m transmitter. The plan is to set the controls on hillsides and near creeks so […]
Read MoreEverything went smoothly. We had the full 750m exclusion zone around the start. Not usual for a local event, but good practice for the Champs. (Coming up April 5-10 in Quantico VA.) We used our new rental 2m Receivers again. The transmitter closest to the finish was tantalizingly close to the route to what should […]
Read MoreLearn Radio Orienteering (ARDF) like the pros learned it. Nadia Scharlau got her start in ARDF at age 13 and went on to become a world champion, and taught classes to beginners who went on to become world champions themselves. She still uses the same no-frustration step-by-step approach by which she learned the sport 40+ […]
Read MoreFriday night brought at least 5″ of snow to Gray Owl, but only rain and cold to the Triangle. We ended up canceling Saturday but not everyone got the message, so 4 hearty people showed up around 11am. Not only was the ground white, but many controls were buried under the snow, especially in the […]
Read MoreCharles set some challenging 2m courses. The weather was perfect, and Eno was super crowded. A couple of people went out just to see what ARDF is all about or to take bearings and study reflections. Eno River ARDF 2m, Results 2021-11-13 ARDF Short 300 min 3 Controls + Beacon 1 2005018 Nadia Scharlau […]
Read MoreBOK 2021 Annual Meeting 11/9/2021 7:00pm Using Google Meet Present: Charles and Nadia Scharlau, Gheorghe Fala, Dave Waller, Ian Shields, Imre Polik, Jonathan Kross, Joseph Huberman, Ruth Bromer, Kelly and Patrick Sears, Lina Lindberg, Matt and Adalia Craig, Mihai Ibanescu, Paul Emmerson, William Allen Joseph’s remarks: We had a great year, despite covid, we hosted […]
Read More2m ARDF Practice at Eno River State Park Everyone is welcome at the ARDF event. When: Saturday 13 November 2021 Registration required Starts: 9 AM to Noon Course Close: 1 PM Format: 2m Classic Start: Over the footbridge just northwest of O’Briant Cabin. Registration: One of the picnic tables near the parking lot. Exclusion zones: […]
Read MoreOur next event is on Sunday November 7th 2021 and is open to 25 of our experienced runners. As always all runners must pre-register on our website. We offer four start slots on the half hour starting at noon; 12:30pm, 1:00pm and 1:30pm. Courses close at 3:00pm, so if you feel like you need a lot […]
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