Mercifully, the heat broke just in time — it wasn’t nearly as hot as it had been all week — though the humidity stuck around and made itself felt. All the courses were challenging, and Red was extra long at 7.8 km. Matt Craig and Karol Gabrowski went head to head on it, with Karol […]
Read MoreWe will have an OPEN event at Umstead Park (North) on Sunday, September 13, 2026. Please be sure to register by Friday, September 11th at 5pm. Take Glenwood Ave to the park entrance. Go south past the visitor center to the parking lots at the end of the road. Registration and starts will be in […]
Read MoreThree Sundays (not consecutive) – Sep 6, 13, and 27 Learn Radio Orienteering (ARDF) as 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 became world champions themselves. She still uses the same no-frustration, step-by-step approach […]
Read MoreExpert orienteers (i.e., those who have successfully completed a brown, green, red, or blue course) are welcome to join us for any or all of our annual coastal orienteering weekend. This year we will hold three events: a virtual sprint through the historic downtown of Beaufort, middle distance courses on Shackleford Banks, and classic courses […]
Read MoreOn Sunday, September 6 we will have an orienteering event at Horton Grove Nature Preserve in Bahama, NC. The event is open only to ‘expert’ orienteers – those who have successfully completed a brown, green, or red course. Please register here before 9:00 PM on Friday, September 4, to ensure we have enough maps. Courses: Red […]
Read MoreMost events that have a mass start benefit from larger numbers of participants, and the Fox Chase is no exception. We had about twice as many participants as usual for this event, so for 90 minutes the forests, fields, and trails of Carolina North buzzed with the intense activity of over 60 orienteers. I especially […]
Read MoreIt is that time of the year again! Take this opportunity to buy or renew your BOK Annual Event Pass for 2026-2027. It is good from September 1st, 2026, to August 31st, 2027. If you want to save BOK the transaction fees, you can pay with Zelle. More information about the annual pass can be […]
Read MoreOn Sunday, August 30 at 10:00 AM, we will be back to the (relatively) flat and fast woods of Carolina North Forest for our 7th annual 90-minute “Fox Chase Score-O”. The event is open only to advanced orienteers (i.e. those who have completed an orange, brown, green, or red course). After reading the description of […]
Read MoreMemory-O returned to Bond Park, and it turned out great again. This time the course was longer — 70 minutes — and we were sure it wouldn’t be clearable, but four people proved us wrong. Matt Craig won on time! We also ran three sprints of different lengths and difficulty. Karol Gabrowski won Sprints A […]
Read MoreWe will have an open event at Bond Park (in Cary) on Aug 2, 2026. Registration will be at a picnic table near the boat house. If the parking lot near the boat house is full, please be ready to park in any other parking lot (there are plenty) and walk back to the start. […]
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