For the start of a new orienteering season we had a great turnout, with both new people coming out and a number of people we hadn’t seen during the summer. The total unique starters was 85, but many of the NJROTC orienteers on the beginner course decided it was fun enough to try out a […]
Read MoreOn Sunday October 1st, BOK is hosting an Expert orienteering event at Umstead Park West. The entrance is on Old Reedy Creek Rd. This event is open to participants with some experience. When you have mastered orange and are ready for a bigger challenge, you can try the expert courses. A description of what level […]
Read MoreLearn Radio Orienteering (aka, ARDF) as the pros learned it. These classes are for those new to the sport and would like to learn how it is played. Emphasis will be placed on learning to use a radio receiver.
Read MoreThe landowners vetoed our original plan to have a nighttime event at White Pines, so instead we had a daytime one-person relay. People could choose to do one, two, or three loops around the Preserve, and those who signed-up for multiple loops had a map exchange them. Most competitors were able to finish their course […]
Read MoreRegistration is now closed. On Sunday, September 24th, BOK is hosting an Open orienteering event at UmsteadPark at the Reedy Creek Entrance on Harrison Avenue. Follow the trail from theparking lot down the hill northwest of the parking lot to the big shelter,(35.838111, -78.760729). This event is open to all skill levels and there will […]
Read More(revised 12 Sept 2023) BOK’s fourth annual ‘Fox Chase’ event was again a fast and fun event at Carolina North Forest. After an early bobble, Matt Kirk went on to score an impressive 282 points, followed closely by Vladimir Stemkovski at 278. I realized that in this race, because controls are assigned point values based […]
Read MoreRegistration for this event is closed. On Sunday, 17 September, we will have an event at White Pines Nature Preserve, a 275 acre greenspace in Chatham County, managed by Triangle Land Conservancy. The meet is open to any orienteer who has successfully completed an advanced course (i.e., orange, brown, green, red, or blue). Start […]
Read MoreRegistration for this event is closed. On Sunday, 10 September at 10:00 AM, we will hold our annual 90-minute “Fox Chase Score-O” at Carolina North Forest in Chapel Hill. The event is open only to advanced orienteers (i.e. those who have completed an orange, brown, green, or red course). We will meet at 9:45 in […]
Read MoreThis summer, BOK is proud to have athletes representing the United States in two international radio orienteering competitions. In late June, BOK sent a youth member to represent the US at the World Youth ARDF Championships. Check out her experience here. The adult US Radio Orienteering Team will head to Czechia for the 2023 World […]
Read MoreTwenty-six people braved high temperature and humidity along with the threat of yellow jackets and overgrown vegetation for sprint orienteering at Eno River. Thirteen participants attempted both courses. Sprint A ‘Forest’ was on the west side of the suspension bridge and featured mostly runnable forest, but with some trickier control placement. Sprint B ‘Meadow’ was […]
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