Submit one registration form for each individual who will be attending.

Details

Dates: Three consecutive Saturdays — October 4, 11, and 18
Notes:

There will be two unique class sessions with new material for those who can attend both days. The third session is a short course for individual practice and also serves as a make-up day for anyone who missed an earlier class. Both class sessions and the practice course are available all three days. (But you can only participate in one activity per day because they are held concurrently.) If you can’t make all three, attend the day(s) you can.

Those who have completed the first class session can elect to use a competition-grade receiver, which can be rented for $5 per day. A competition-grade receiver operates much like the instructional receivers used for the classes, but features improved sensitivity and frequency stability, providing an experience closer to what competitors typically use. Renting a competition-grade receiver is optional, but recommended for those who have completed at least one beginner class.

Locations

October 4
Address: 6898 Stagville Rd, Bahama, NC 27503
GPS: 36.141983, -78.851534
This is a private residence not far from Horton Grove. Please drive slowly on the gravel roads and park only in the indicated locations near the house. Do not drive into other driveways (this one is marked "6898" on a stone pillar at its entrance).

October 11 & 18
Address: Falls Lake Highway 50 Boat Launch, 13900 Creedmoor Rd, Wake Forest, NC 27587
GPS: 36.021651, -78.692031
This is a large boat-launch parking lot. We will start from the westernmost corner.

Schedule

Start Time: Please arrive by 11:00 AM
Class Ends / Course Closes: 2:00 PM

Instructors

Nadia, KO4ADV and Charles, NZØI

Equipment & Format

All necessary equipment will be provided at no charge. New concepts will be introduced in sequence at each session; if you can’t attend all sessions, come when you can. Previously covered concepts will be reviewed each time so you can jump right in.

Class Outline

Class 1: A short beginner course with constantly operating transmitters. You will learn how to use your receiver.

Class 2: A longer beginner course with “cycling” transmitters. You will learn how to locate radio-orienteering “foxes” efficiently.

Class 3: Go solo on a “cycling” beginner course to practice your skills.

We will be hiking the courses together as a group, so please arrive on time to avoid getting left behind.

Those who complete the first two class sessions should have all the skills needed to participate in BOK’s 80m radio-orienteering practice events.

Waiver of Responsibility:

I, the undersigned, know that orienteering, as an outdoor action sport, carries significant risk of personal injury. I know that there are natural and man-made hazards, environmental conditions, and risks, which, in combination with my actions, can cause me serious, or possibly even fatal injury. I agree that I, as a participant, must take an active role in understanding and accepting these risks, conditions, and hazards. I also agree that I, and not the organizers and officials of this event, Backwoods Orienteering Klub (BOK), the US Orienteering Federation, Orienteering USA, the State of North Carolina, the Cameron Ground Homeowners Association and its directors, officers, members, and agents, the Owners of Lots within Cameron Ground, Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC), the land owners or land managers on whose property the event is conducted, or any sponsors, am responsible for my safety while I participate in this event. I take full responsibility for myself and/or my child. The undersigned is granted an OUSA membership for the event date/s.

We need your cell phone number to contact you if you are not checked in as finished at course closing time. We will use your email to let you know if there are changes to the event since you signed up, like a cancelation or location change. We use your car description and license number to confirm that you are still out in the woods before we send out a search party or call for search assistance.