Another fun Chapel Hill street orienteering event is in the books. Thanks to all who came out! Results follow. Attempted controls that had the wrong answer are indicated in parentheses at the end of each competitor’s list 2-Hour 1. Vladimir Stemkovski 82 points = 12, 21, 22, 25, 44, 46, 49, 51, 57, 58, 59, 67, […]
Read MoreOn Saturday, November 16 we will have an urban orienteering event on the streets and greenspaces of Chapel Hill. This will be a mass start “score-O” in which competitors can chose which controls they visit and in which order, with different controls being worth different point values. The competitor with the highest score at the […]
Read MoreThe Chapel Hill score course will be available as a GPS-Orienteering (GPSO) event. In order to use this option for the event, you will need an Android phone with the GPSO app installed, as well as some event data that I will distribute online. These data will consist of a map file, which I will […]
Read MoreIn my opinion, Carolina North Forest is probably BOK’s best venue for night orienteering. On one hand, there are a lot of winding, potentially confusing trails, making route choice and navigation –even if it’s largely on trails – somewhat challenging. But because there are so many trails and junctions, there are almost always opportunities for […]
Read MoreExpert orienteers (i.e., those who have finished a brown, green, red, or blue course) are welcome to participate in a nighttime orienteering event at Carolina North Forest on Saturday, September 14. We will offer four point-to-point advanced/expert courses (orange, brown, green, and red), with individual starts any time between 8:30 and 9:30 PM. Control pickup […]
Read MoreSunday was a near-perfect day for orienteering — the temperature and humidity dropped to very comfortable levels. We got out on a brand new map of the Pump Station area of Eno River State Park, and most people had a great time. A year ago, this sort of small informal meet with no beginner courses […]
Read MoreOn Sunday August 25, come out and enjoy orienteering on a brand new map of a portion of Eno River State Park. Start any time between 10:00 AM and noon, but be off of your course by 1:00, when control pickup will begin. This will be a smaller event, and will not offer beginner (white), […]
Read MoreAfter some shifting around of our schedule, we’re very pleased that one of BOK’s newest members (though a longtime orienteer) Gheorghe Fala has stepped-up to set three sprint courses at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, this Sunday, July 7. Everyone is invited to enjoy one or more short, fast courses in a more urban setting […]
Read MoreThe rain held off, and we had a blast. We used a new format (dubbed a ‘Foxhunt’ by Peter Thelin) in which score-O competitors were required to return to me after each control that they punched. Meanwhile, I was constantly moving around the perimeter of the park. It was virtually impossible to plan an overall […]
Read MoreClub members are encouraged to participate in a Score-O at Carolina North Forest on Sunday June 9. A “Score-O” involves a course with no predetermined route, in which competitors decide which controls they want to visit, and in which order. This event will have 45- and 90-minute options, and there will be a mass start […]
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