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The world championships start tomorrow in France with the long distance qualification races. QOC's Ken Walker Jr. will see his first action on Sunday in the middle distance qualification and will race again on Tuesday in the sprint. Interested parties can follow the action on the official WOC web site or at the US team blog or at World of O, which will be liveblogging the races, or, of course, at …

Tom Wells and Mark and Patricia Mace are currently competing at the second World Deaf Orienteering Championships in Cherkasy, Ukraine. Mark and Patricia competed at the previous WDOC; it's Tom's first time. We wish them all well in their remaining races, the middle and long distance events this Wednesday and Friday (the sprint having just taken place today). Results should be available promptly after each event on the WDOC web site. Checking out the USA Deaf Orienteering web site should also…

Congratulations to QOC member Scott Pleban who, producing possibly the best excuse for missing QOC's season ending event ever, successfully climbed Denali (aka Mount McKinley, the highest mountain in the United States) early last month. Here's a picture of him and one of his companions on the expedition atop the summit.

Congratulations to QOC members Scott Pleban and Brian Mayer who, racing as Team SOG with teammate Kristin Eddy, won the coed category in the recent US Adventure Racing Association National Championships held in Kentucky. Picture of the trio apparently contemplating a navigational decision courtesy of Kristin Eddy.

Results from the various courses offered at Jug Bay yesterday (June 5) are now posted, including RouteGadget and WinSplits, concluding a very successful season of orienteering for QOC. Head to the Jug Bay results page for more details. The first Summer Short Series events have also now been announced, along with a new webpage listing them for everyone's convenience (here).