Category: Latest News
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Umstead West Oct 18 – Results
We had a perfect day for orienteering on Sunday. Our originally planned open event at Umstead South was not approved as so many people are parking there because other activities such as youth sports are not happening during the Covid-19 crisis. Indeed when I went to set controls on Saturday around 2pm, traffic at the…
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BOK 2020 Annual Meeting
When: October 30, 7:00pm to 9:00pmWhere: Zoom We will have our annual meeting on Zoom this year. As usual, everyone is welcome to attend. Unfortunately, you will have to supply your own pizza. Hopefully we will be in person next year. Please let me know if you would like to add to the agenda. Agenda:…
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Open Radio-O/ARDF event at Eno River State Park, October 25, 2020.
Registration for this event is now closed. We will have an 80 m classic course at the Eno River State Park Few’s Ford Access on Sunday, October 25, GPS 36.0742 -79.0055. For more information about Radio-O/ARDF, see the BOK ARDF page. Starts 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The course closes at 3:00 PM. Some notes…
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Advanced event at Umstead West Oct 18, 2020
We will have an advanced event (orange and up) on Sunday Oct 18 at Umstead West. The ranger has asked us to keep parking on Old Reedy Creek Road to a minimum and keep private driveways and the area around them clear. We are approved for 12 people every two hours Please try to complete…
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Results for Horton Grove (11 Oct 2020)
We had a nice event on a new map of our latest orienteering venue, Horton Grove Nature Preserve in Bahama NC. Many thanks to the land managers, Triangle Land Conservancy, for supporting the mapping of this park, and for supporting the occasional event that we hope to have there in the future. Despite the fairly…
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Results for Oct 4 Open event (Carolina North)
It was our first truly Open event since March and, I am happy to say, that it was a success. The safety procedures we implemented combined with 100% online registration worked well, and as a result more than 50 people were able to enjoy the courses. With perfect weather too! We have some ideas about…
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Expert event at Horton Grove, October 11
Registration for this event is closed. On Sunday, October 11 we will have an orienteering event at Horton Grove Nature Preserve in Bahama, NC. The event is open only to ‘expert’ orienteers – those who have successfully completed a brown, green, or red course. The registration page is here. As you register, please keep in…
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Time to renew your BOK Annual Event Pass
BOK Annual Event Passes run from September through August of the following year. Passes purchased for the 2019-2020 year have now expired. For details on family and individual passes see Get an Annual Pass for BOK events. An Annual Pass is $45 for individuals and $65 for families. You can buy a new pass for…
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Open Event at Carolina North Forest – Oct 4, 2020
Update (Sep 30): 44 out of available 45 slots has been already taken. So, we just added an additional 2.00-2.30pm start window (with 5 slots). Note that if you choose this option, you still need to come back by 3.30pm You are welcome to come to our OPEN orienteering event at Carolina North Forest on…
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Results: 8/23 Crabtree Sprint
Lake Crabtree County Park is a convenient, accessible park in the heart of the triangle, and is very popular on the weekends. It has a good system of mountain biking trails which are well maintained through the joint efforts of the parks system and Triangle Off-Road Cyclists (TORC). This means that trails are constantly being…