Link to Bulletin 4 Use this link to see who has already registered: Sunday’s event is at Umstead South, 2100 North Harrison Ave. Cary, NC, which is off of exit 287 in I-40. Arrive by 8:00am to drop your stuff at Shelter #1 at the left (west) side of the parking lot. The youth will […]
Read MoreAaaaand…. we’re off! This morning we officially started the first of our four championship events: fox-orienteering at Eno River State Park. Joseph (again) designed a challenging set of courses for all levels. Apart from a couple of minor injuries everyone finished safely. Some people reported that they couldn’t hear certain transmitters while others said that […]
Read MoreOn Wednesday we descended on Pullen park to practice ARDF sprint. This is a fast paced event, where the competitors have to find two sets of five controls, each transmitting for only 12 seconds. Everyone seemed to have a good time, and even the course setters Joseph and Ruth had a chance to try the […]
Read MoreTuesday morning we returned to Umstead State park to complement Monday’s practice. This time the adults were on 80m and the kids tried 2m. The events went smoothly, thanks to the work of Patrick, Kelly, Dave, Joseph and Ruth, who reconfigured and moved all the transmitters after yesterday’s events. There was one minor hickup: the […]
Read MoreOn Monday we moved to one of our favourite locations, Umstead State Park. The adults enjoyed a mid-length course on the 2m wavelength while the youth tried their luck on a shorter course on 80m. On Tuesday the roles will reverse: the adults will do 80m and the youth will do 2m. Thanks to Patrick […]
Read MoreThis morning saw the beginning of a week full of events. The first four days until Wednesday we’ll have practice events, where participants can check their equipment, get accustomed to the local weather and vegetation and the organizers can work out some final issues before the championship. Joseph Huberman designed a challenging course for our […]
Read MoreAs our region becomes more populous the parks are tightening their rules. Several of our venues will not allow us to collect money and some are limiting the number of participants. So to deal with these developments we are now using a storefront where we can collect registration information as well as collect money for […]
Read MoreWe had several courses designed by Gheorghe Fala around the buildings in Dorothea Dix park. Many people showed up despite the heat and the imminent storms. In the end everyone finished dry (at least from the rain). These events are a bit different from regular ones: there is very little vegetation, most of the navigation […]
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 MoreLake Crabtree squeezes in a almost 10 miles of serpentine trail in a county park the size of a postage stamp, and all of those trails and trail crossings can get people turned around in a hurry. As a small park, it is a good venue for some shorter beginner and sprint style courses. Four […]
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