On the final day of the competition, we were greeted by below-seasonal temperatures (cold!) and rain. The roles were reversed from the day before: those who did 80m courses on Saturday did 2m on Sunday and vice versa. Many competitors were on a tight travel schedule, and the electrical storm delayed the course set-out schedule. […]
Read MoreDay three hit a couple of small issues. One of the 2m transmitter was observed to transmit an unmodulated signal (no tone, just a quiet carrier signal). Charles switched it over to FM and that worked, but it produced a different tone and seemed a lot louder than the other transmitters. Also, during the start […]
Read MoreThe cluster of thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon prevented the organizers from setting up the Fox-o course for Friday, so the start of the fox-o competition had to be delayed. There were a few unfortunate events during the race: Special prize to Norbert Linke who found the dead transmitter in 3 minutes and 2 seconds! Results […]
Read MoreThe championship started with the sprint competition in the Buggy Whip trails section on the western side of Cooper Lake State Park’s South Sulphur Unit. Competitor success was based on how well competitors kept track of their position on the map and how much they took advantage of the trail system. Results are below. Day […]
Read MoreBirkhead Wilderness near historical Thornburg Farm is one of the prettiest forests in our area and also one of the most challenging places for orienteering. There are virtually no trails and elevation features are so beautifully jumbled, that it makes it really hard to keep track of your location and even harder to restore connection […]
Read MoreThe open sprint at Bond Park scheduled for April 30 has been cancelled as the park is not scheduling events for that day. “Spring Daze Festival is that weekend in Bond Park on Saturday and we are not scheduling anything on Sunday in the event that we need to use that as our rain date […]
Read MoreThis event has been a true team effort. History: this event had been planned for April 2nd. However, the Park management noticed a conflict with the big Umstead 100 race, so we were forced to change to a different date. Easter Sunday was not ideal, but since we didn’t have an alternate location ready for […]
Read MoreAdvanced orienteers (must have previously completed an Orange, Brown, Green or Red course) are welcome to our event at Thornburg Farm in Birkhead Wilderness. Check-in at the farm house and proceed to the remote start. Location: From US 220 in Asheboro – take NC 49 south (you’ll actually be heading west) for 5.5 miles.– Turn right […]
Read MoreNBC reported on a study showing that Orienteering, by exercising the spatial portion of the brain, slowed the development of dementia. This NBC feature on YouTube was highlighted in the in the Orienteering USA March Newsletter. Orienteering USA, (OUSA) is the national organization that governs the sport of Orienteering in the United States, and is […]
Read MoreWe will have a two-band small Classic Radio Orienteering event at Schenck Forest on Saturday, April 1
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