Venue: Kristin School, Albany. (Out of bounds until the event)
Hosted by: North West Orienteering Club (NWOC)
Entry fee: Entry fee per participant ($8 Junior/$15 senior) is covered by North West for NWOC members.
Briefing: 10.00am, with start soon after.
Registration: Please contact the NWOC secretary (northwestorienteering@gmail.com) if you'd like to participate and represent NWOC. Teams need to be known by 8ppm, 12 September.
Format:
It is a three-per-team competition. All teams must be mixed gender with at least one female per team.
Points will be determined by placings in each grade; 10 points for 1st place, 9 points for 2nd place down to 1 point for 10th place.
Each club can enter as many teams per grade as they like; only the club’s highest point score in each grade will count.
Event is open to all club members, independent of ability.
North West will issue sport idents for all competitors. These will be available from registration on the day.
There are four grades:
Young-uns (MW10-MW12)
Junior (MW14-MW18)
Open (MW20-MW49)
Masters (MW50 and over)
Course Lengths:
3 sequential legs of approximately equal length in a sprint format with a winning time of 12-15 minutes per leg
On the Day
Registration from 9.00am
Briefing: 10.00am
First start 10.15am. Each grade will start at 5-minute intervals.
