Head to the balmy shores of the Potomac River to enjoy a special orienteering event! This event will offer classic Beginner (White, 2.7km and Yellow, 3.5km) and Intermediate (Orange, 4.5km) courses in addition to an exercise for advanced orienteers combining line orienteering and score orienteering (details below). Standard pin-punching (not e-punching) will be used at this event, and pre-registration isn't needed. Just show up in time to start between Noon - 2pm, and be out of the woods by 4pm. Everyone should also note that:
So what is the advanced exercise? Here's what you do for the Line-O: you copy the line carefully onto your map (off the clock), then you navigate the line. As you follow the line, you will come upon control flags if you are navigating accurately. You simply "prick" your map where you believe the control flag is hung; you don't need to punch your punchcard.
If you want to do the Score-O, which is optional, it begins at the end of the first line-O, and it ends at the beginning of the second line-O. The punchcard is used in the normal way for the Score-O. You can get as many or as few (or none) of the score-O controls as you would like, in any order, and each is worth 1 point. Total distance for both Line-O's and perhaps an optimal route to all Score-O controls is around 8.6km.
Start earlier if you think you may not be quite as fast as others. This will allow you to go for more score-O points. The only time restriction is to be back by 4pm. Each minute past this cut-off will reduce your score by 1 point.
Ranking will be based on total score. Each accurate pin prick on the line-O, and each score-O control point is worth 1 point. In case of a tie, faster time then comes into play and determines ranking. All decisions final, must be present to play!
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Location | Westmoreland SP, Main parking area, Montross, VA (Classic Courses) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Registration | No advance registration required. Just show up and have fun! | ||||||||||||||||||||
Start Times | You may usually start your course any time during the start window for the event. For most events, this will be between 11:00am - 1:30pm. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule | Sunday, April 10
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Course Details | Classic Courses
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Entry Fees | 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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Links:
[1] https://www.qocweb.org/events/2011/4/10/westmoreland
[2] http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/wes.shtml
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Birthplace_National_Monument
[4] http://www.nps.gov/gewa/
[5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford_Hall_Plantation
[6] http://www.stratfordhall.org/
[7] https://www.qocweb.org/contact/Smith/Gary
[8] https://www.qocweb.org/contact
[9] http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=loc:38.1702,-76.8665&sll=38.1702,-76.8665&sspn=0.076258,0.086346&ie=UTF8&z=14
[10] http://qocweb.org/content/membership-types
[11] http://qocweb.org/epunch