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ATTENTION SUNDAY ORIENTEERS: DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS, ALL ORIENTEERING TODAY, SUNDAY FEB. 15, HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
QOC will return to Happyland for the first time since 2012 with a weekend chock full of orienteering - training and night orienteering on Saturday, classic courses on Sunday, and the option of staying overnight in one of Prince William Forest Park's historic cabin camps between the two
On offer in the way of training will be:
On Saturday evening there will be a night-O, with beginner, intermediate and advanced course options and starts from 6pm to 8pm, and a potluck dinner at 8:30pm, with socializing and games the rest of the evening. To learn more about the facilities click here.
And rather than drive home only to have to return on Sunday for more orienteering, Happyland can accommodate up to 104 people staying overnight in one of 4 heated dorms (mattresses are provided; overnighters will have to bring their own bedding).
On Sunday, the junior training will continue and juniors and adults will enjoy a full slate of seven courses in some of QOC's most technically challenging terrain.
The night-O courses on Saturday and the regular Sunday event will be typical QOC events, with no pre-registration required. Since training requires advance organization and beds are fairly plentiful but not in infinite supply, online pre-registration is offered via Orienteering USA's Event Register system. Registration will close at midnight on Wednesday, February 11th, for both the training events and for overnight stays in the cabin camp. Please sign up for either the junior training, as a member or non-member for the Saturday all-ages training or for no training, then continue through the registration process to sign up for a bed for Friday and/or Saturday night and to indicate whether you plan on joining the potluck dinner on Saturday evening. And, while you're in there, consider entering DVOA's Fox Chaser II A meet and the US Individual Orienteering Championships, both coming up in March and with price hikes if you delay entering until after March 1st.
Locator Map: For those who would like a printable map showing the drive from the Rt 619 Joplin Rd & Mawavi Rd junction to the registration and parking area(s), click here.
Note: park rules prohibit pets and alcohol within the Happyland cabin camp which is our base of operations for the weekend - please leave both at home. Smoking is also forbidden by NPS rules inside buildings at Happyland.
 Example of 10 person cabin at PWF Camp 3 |
Calendar link for Night-O:
Calendar link for Sunday/classic day event:
| Location | Prince William Forest Park, Camp 5 - Happyland, Triangle, Virginia | |||||||||||||||
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| Registration | Pre-Registration is not needed for the Saturday Night-O or the Sunday Classic orienteering, but is needed for the Saturday Training Session and Lodging, using OUSA's Event Register. | |||||||||||||||
| Start Times | You may start your course at any time during the start window listed below for your event.ATTENTION SUNDAY ORIENTEERS: DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS, ALL SUNDAY ORIENTEERING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. | |||||||||||||||
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| Location Details |
Prince William Forest Park, Camp 5 - Happyland, Triangle, Virginia
From I-95 exit 150B (near Triangle, VA) go west on Joplin Road ~4.5 miles, then turn right and follow the red and white orienteering signs on Mawavi Road. Registration is (usually) in the Dining Hall of Camp 5. More detailed directions available using the Google map link. Note: Mawavi Road is likely to have runners on it - please be careful as you drive in. Please park in lots or where directed by volunteers (otherwise you're likely to get a costly ticket).
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| Course Notes |
On Sunday we'll revisit some of QOC's most challenging mapped terrain, site of day 1 of the 2007 US Classic Championships. Be warned, this terrain gave many US elites a hard time when they first encountered it. It's still our usual spur and reentrant terrain, with varied vegetation and the map aging well since 2007 (except in one small area regrowing after a forest fire), but it's generally slightly thicker, significantly less steep and with more subtle contour detail than the night-O terrain. The courses, other than white and yellow, run a little longer than usual and emphasize route choice - there's just so much lovely terrain in the west half of Prince William Forest Park that the temptation to design courses that visit as much of it as possible is hard to resist. Apologies therefore to those who liked the recent beige course at Little Bennett that there won't be a shorter than brown advanced course on offer at this event.
One note of particular importance given the expected frigid temperatures - the orange, green, red and blue courses all face a crossing of the south fork of Quantico Creek fairly early on in their courses and the legs they'll be doing are such as to make it tempting to very tempting to try to ford the creek rather than go out of the way to the nearest bridge. The map does, as far as I've seen, do a reasonable job of indicating where the creek is relatively easy to cross and where doing so involves wading rather than just a step or two in the water or some careful negotiation of stepping stones, but my experience has been you'll probably get at least one foot wet getting across. Please consider the water-resistant and insulating qualities of your shoes and socks, your personal tolerance for cold, wet feet and how much you really care about saving a few minutes of running when making these route choices. You've been warned so sympathy for those unhappy with their choice, whatever it may be, will be limited. White and yellow courses will start and finish next to the dining hall in which we'll have registration and results. Orange and advanced courses will start there but have a remote finish and approximate 600 meters to walk back to the dining hall in order to download. Jon Torrance, Course Designer |
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| Entry Fees | Fees listed below apply to both the Saturday/Night or the Sunday/Classic event. Separate fees (see above) apply to the Training events, meals and lodging.
Individual Entries Note: juniors = under 21
Team or Group Entries Participants are welcome to compete together as a single team entry. Teams containing one or more nonmembers are charged the nonmember individual rate. Teams containing one or more adults are charged the adult individual rate. For teams to receive member or junior rates, all members of the team must be members or juniors, respectively. Each extra team map beyond the first is an additional $2. Individuals or teams desiring to compete on a second course can do so for a reduced fee of $2/map. Important Notes
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Location
Registration
Pre-Registration is not needed for the Saturday Night-O or the Sunday Classic orienteering, but is needed for the Saturday Training Session and Lodging, using OUSA's Event Register.
Start Times
You may start your course at any time during the start window listed below for your event.ATTENTION SUNDAY ORIENTEERS: DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS, ALL SUNDAY ORIENTEERING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Schedule
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Sunday, February 15
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Location Details
Course Notes
One note of particular importance given the expected frigid temperatures - the orange, green, red and blue courses all face a crossing of the south fork of Quantico Creek fairly early on in their courses and the legs they'll be doing are such as to make it tempting to very tempting to try to ford the creek rather than go out of the way to the nearest bridge. The map does, as far as I've seen, do a reasonable job of indicating where the creek is relatively easy to cross and where doing so involves wading rather than just a step or two in the water or some careful negotiation of stepping stones, but my experience has been you'll probably get at least one foot wet getting across. Please consider the water-resistant and insulating qualities of your shoes and socks, your personal tolerance for cold, wet feet and how much you really care about saving a few minutes of running when making these route choices. You've been warned so sympathy for those unhappy with their choice, whatever it may be, will be limited.
White and yellow courses will start and finish next to the dining hall in which we'll have registration and results. Orange and advanced courses will start there but have a remote finish and approximate 600 meters to walk back to the dining hall in order to download.
Jon Torrance, Course Designer
Entry Fees
Fees listed below apply to both the Saturday/Night or the Sunday/Classic event. Separate fees (see above) apply to the Training events, meals and lodging.
Individual Entries
Note: juniors = under 21
| Club Member, adult | Club Member, junior | Non-Member, adult | Non-Member, junior | |
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| Epunch Owner | $5 | $5 | $10 | $5 |
| Epunch Borrower | $10 | $5 | $15 | $10 |
Team or Group Entries
Participants are welcome to compete together as a single team entry. Teams containing one or more nonmembers are charged the nonmember individual rate. Teams containing one or more adults are charged the adult individual rate. For teams to receive member or junior rates, all members of the team must be members or juniors, respectively. Each extra team map beyond the first is an additional $2. Individuals or teams desiring to compete on a second course can do so for a reduced fee of $2/map.
Important Notes- At the event, we can only accept payment in cash or check; online, you may use a credit card or PayPal account.
- You may become a member at the event or by joining online via this webpage (which also explains the member benefits). Membership is completely optional.
- Most of our events use an 'epunch' timing chip for electronic timing. Individuals or groups without their own epunch pay a higher entry fee (see above), which includes the loan of an epunch for that event. Loaned epunches that are lost incur a $40 replacement fee. Epunches (also known as SI-cards or finger sticks) are usually available for sale at each event as described here.
- Compasses are available at no charge, but if lost incur a $15 replacement fee.
- Please provide collateral (driver's license or car keys) when borrowing a compass or epunch.
- For additional safety, whistles are available for sale at $1/each.
- Free beginner instruction is always available - just ask at the registration table.
