On a typical hot July day in Raleigh we had 17 brave orienteers come out for the sprint event. We had two courses of close to 3KM each with a shorter variant of about 2km. Everyone tried two courses. This was also the first opportunity to pick up the new BOK clothing items. See separate […]
Read MoreThe BOK Clothing has finally arrived. There are some issues with the sizing, so you may need to change your size selection. This will be done on a first come first serve basis. Hopefully these changes will all work out, however Oland will make additional products so that everyone can get a proper fit. Procedure […]
Read MoreAs summer was about to start, we had a few cool days. Then came the weekend. Saturday, for the ARDF event, wasn’t too bad, but Sunday was definitely summer and everybody suffered. We had more DNF’s than we’ve had in a long time. We used a new area of the Birkhead Wilderness for the ARDF […]
Read MoreARDF June 20, 10am – 2pm: We are planning an 80m Classic ARDF course on June 20 in the Birkhead Wilderness from a new start location at Wildlife Resources Commission Trailhead at 35.5974915,-79.8868486. Pre-registration is required. The precise Start location is about a 1.5 km walk from the trailhead. There will be five foxes, and […]
Read MoreWe had a nice day of radio-orienteering at Carolina North Forest. We had ten participants come out to search for foxes. The rain finally stopped the day before. The ground was still pretty wet but the temperature was wonderful. We have pictures from the event here. It was down-sized 80m classic. Shorter distances. No start […]
Read MoreCharles set another excellent ARDF course so we could practice before Patrick’s event the next weekend. Three diehards competed at Robbins Branch in the Birkhead Wilderness on Saturday, and then we three joined another 24 for an Orienteering course on Sunday. Everyone had to sign up for a particular time to start so we never […]
Read MoreCharles is going to set up a practice classic ARDF event at Robbins Branch on Saturday May 23. You can register here. Charles will make a practice course similar to last time: five transmitters and ~6 km total length along the ideal route. The start window opens at 10 AM and the transmitters will be […]
Read MoreWe will have an 80 m classic course at Carolina North Forest on May 31. Park at the parking lot at the end of Municipal Drive (GPS 35.9365 -79.0661, Google maps link). Then follow the BOK signs to pick up your map. There is a ten minute walk from the pick-up area to the start. […]
Read MoreWe are hosting another Advanced, Orange – Red Orienteering event at Gray Owl on May 24, 2020. Orange, 3.3k Brown, 4k Green, 5.6k Red, 6.8 Courses will use both the 1:10,000 scale Gray Owl map as well as the 1:4,000 Rock Garden map. First start will be at 9am. You must Pre-register in our store […]
Read MoreWe just got an email from Oland with a video of of the jersey. The order should be ready for shipping soon.
Read More