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August 13 Members event at Wilson Park, Carrboro
On Sunday, August 13, we will have two park/forest sprint courses, using a new map of Wilson park (and adjoining greenspace) in Carrboro. This event is open to BOK members who have completed an advanced course (orange, brown, green, red, or blue), to advanced members of other orienteering clubs (for $5), and to active members…
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2017 Bubbagoat & Chapel Hill Score-O
Important note: Daylight savings will end at 2:00 AM on Sunday. The time change won’t affect the Bubbagoat, but the Chapel Hill street-O that starts at 10:00, noon, or 1:00 will seem more like 11:00, 1:00, and 2:00, respectively. If you miss the time change, you will have an extra hour to study your map!…
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North Carolina International Training and ARDF Radio Orienteering Events in Asheboro, NC
North Carolina International Training and ARDF Radio Orienteering Events in Asheboro, NC July 24 – 28, 2017 UPDATE 7/14/17: Monday’s training event will focus on: taking accurate bearings and drawing them on the map detailed map reading length ~2.5 km Participants will need to have a compass, marking pencils in two colors, and a map board.…
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Results for Members event – Lake Johnson – July 9, 2017
Given our typical summer heat here, this was a relatively nice day for orienteering in a park with a lot of shade. We had one yellow and two orange courses. Several folks tried both orange courses while some opted for only one. Many thanks to Pat McQuaid who helped me with course validation and setup…
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Members event – Lake Johnson – July 9, 2017
We will have a members event at Lake Johnson on Sunday July 9 from 11am to 2pm. There will be two orange level courses of 2.8km and 3.2km plus a yellow course of 2.6km. Rather than our more usual summer sprint events, these courses will have fewer controls (8 or 9). If you are already…
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Results — Jun-3, 2017, Carolina North Forest Radio-O/ARDF.
As with last time, we met by the Municipal Drive entrance to Carolina North Forest (CNF) and used a similar course layout. It was comfortable when we started but it heated up tremendously in the afternoon. Thank you to Greg Kopsch for letting us use CNF and for stopping by to say hi during our…
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Results for Eno River (04 June)
Sunday brought a great group of the region’s best orienteers out to Eno River State Park to enjoy a tr(z)icky course, set by Josef. The mass start went off promptly at 10:00, when approximately 20 orienteers began a 9-control score course in a fairly small and flat area of the park. (Unlike most score…
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Members event — June 4 — Eno River
On Sunday June 4, Josef Trzicky will challenge us with new courses at Eno River State Park. This event is open to club members who have completed an expert (brown, green, or red) course. Note that this event will have a mass start at 10:00. Competitors will first complete a short prologue on relatively flat…
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Results for Open Event at Umstead South, May 21, 2017
Great weather for an event at the beginning of summer
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Open Radio-O (ARDF) event at Carolina North Forest, Sat. Jun-3.
Get ready for the second open ARDF event of 2017, Sat. June 3! For more information about Radio-O/ARDF, see the BOK ARDF page. Starts 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Course closes at 3:00 PM. We will meet at the East Entrance to Carolina North Forest. Take Municipal Drive off of MLK Jr. BLVD. (Parking lot…