Category: Latest News
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Open Orienteering at Umstead South, February 19, 2023
On Sunday, February 19th, 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 be a beginner class…
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Results – Radio-O Feb 12, 2023 Eno River
What great luck… The forecast was for heavy rain all day, but we persevered. Charles set the controls Thursday before the event, with the transmitters timed to turn on at the right date and time. It was 75 degrees and partly cloudy for course setting. He picked the foxes up on Monday when it was…
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Results Horton Grove Feb 5th, 2023
It was a chilly, but beautiful day at Horton Grove Nature Preserve on Sunday February 5th, 2023. The sun even made an appearance later in the afternoon. Thank you Triangle Land Conservancy for allowing us to use this park. 47 orienteers ran one of the four courses offered. Some runners had to cross the powerline…
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Advanced event Horton Grove Nature Preserve
On Sunday February 5th, 2023, we are hosting an orienteering event at Horton Grove Nature Preserve. This beautiful preserve is located just 20 minutes north of Durham. We will offer four different courses ranging from advanced to expert level. Orange (advanced): appx. 3.1 km Brown: appx. 3.8 km Green: appx. 5.6 km Red: appx. 6.7…
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Results – Open Orienteering and Radio Orienteering at Gray Owl on January 21st and 22nd, 2023
We had a good turnout at Gray Owl last weekend. Saturday was definitely the day to go because it was dry and sunny. Sunday was cold and wet, but those who came were prepared for the conditions and had a good time. It was challenging to offer all orienteering classes as well as 2m radio…
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Shackleford Island, March 2023
For the past few years, we have had a weekend of stunningly spectacular orienteering and camaraderie on the NC coast in early February. This year we are planning this weekend to be later — March 11 & 12 — hopefully to capitalize on weather that is agreeable enough to camp overnight on Shackleford Island between…
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Results, Eno River (08 Jan 2023)
Despite some very chilly weather and light rain, we enjoyed a great day of orienteering at Eno River, one of our region’s steeper and more rugged venues. In addition to most of our club regulars, we also welcomed a handful of very enthusiastic first-timers, and we hope to see them back again at future events.…
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2023 New Year’s Farsta results
About 40 orienteers decided to start the new year in the best possible way: by running a fun single-person relay course at Bond park in Cary. This has been a tradition for a long time: it was usually Josef Trzicky who organized these for us. Sadly, he passed away earlier this year, but his legacy…
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Open event at Eno River, January 08, 2023
Registration for this event is closed. Everyone is welcome to our event at Eno River State Park on Sunday, January 8. Check-in at the Fews Ford shelter, just west of the loop parking lot at the end of Cole Mill Road. (GPS coordinates = 36.073616, -79.007005). Please register here before 8:00 AM on Saturday,…
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2023 New Year’s Relay at Bond Park
We will have the usual New Year’s fun event at Bond Park, starting from the Buehler shelter (near the boathouse). The format is Farsta relay, which is an individual format. Each competitor runs two shorter courses, which combined will cover the same set of legs for everyone. This is achieved by having a few forks…