Category: Latest News
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Results — White Pines (Sept 2023)
The landowners vetoed our original plan to have a nighttime event at White Pines, so instead we had a daytime one-person relay. People could choose to do one, two, or three loops around the Preserve, and those who signed-up for multiple loops had a map exchange them. Most competitors were able to finish their course…
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Open Orienteering at Umstead South, September 24, 2023
Registration is now closed. On Sunday, September 24th, BOK is hosting an Open orienteering event at UmsteadPark at the Reedy Creek Entrance on Harrison Avenue. Follow the trail from theparking lot down the hill northwest of the parking lot to the big shelter,(35.838111, -78.760729). This event is open to all skill levels and there will…
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Results — Fox Chase (10 Sept 2023)
(revised 12 Sept 2023) BOK’s fourth annual ‘Fox Chase’ event was again a fast and fun event at Carolina North Forest. After an early bobble, Matt Kirk went on to score an impressive 282 points, followed closely by Vladimir Stemkovski at 278. I realized that in this race, because controls are assigned point values based…
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White Pines — September 17
Registration for this event is closed. On Sunday, 17 September, we will have an event at White Pines Nature Preserve, a 275 acre greenspace in Chatham County, managed by Triangle Land Conservancy. The meet is open to any orienteer who has successfully completed an advanced course (i.e., orange, brown, green, red, or blue). Start…
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Fox chase Score-O, September 10
Registration for this event is closed. On Sunday, 10 September at 10:00 AM, we will hold our annual 90-minute “Fox Chase Score-O” at Carolina North Forest in Chapel Hill. The event is open only to advanced orienteers (i.e. those who have completed an orange, brown, green, or red course). We will meet at 9:45 in…
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Radio Orienteering World Championships
This summer, BOK is proud to have athletes representing the United States in two international radio orienteering competitions. In late June, BOK sent a youth member to represent the US at the World Youth ARDF Championships. Check out her experience here. The adult US Radio Orienteering Team will head to Czechia for the 2023 World…
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Results: Sprint Orienteering at Eno River
Twenty-six people braved high temperature and humidity along with the threat of yellow jackets and overgrown vegetation for sprint orienteering at Eno River. Thirteen participants attempted both courses. Sprint A ‘Forest’ was on the west side of the suspension bridge and featured mostly runnable forest, but with some trickier control placement. Sprint B ‘Meadow’ was…
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Results: Radio-O August 13 at Eno River State Park
We had two short classic practice courses available: one on 2m and one on 80m.
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Eno River sprint orienteering, August 13
Registration for this event is closed Everyone is welcome to our “sprint” orienteering event on Sunday, August 13 at Eno River State Park. We will offer two short courses (as well as radio orienteering courses, described in another post). Arrive any time between 10:00 AM and noon, and park in the loop parking lot at the…
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Results of Radio Orienteering at Umstead North
We will have a radio orienteering practice event on August 6 at Umstead North. There will be two courses: one on each band – 80m and 2m. The courses will be classic practice courses, smaller than regulation courses, making them ideal for close-searching practice.