More training pix from Kilbarry

Greenane results

Thank you to Laura Cox for her work on computer upload and download. Full results from the SE league 2 are posted here. For those on the red course: following linear features = handrailing Even if it were pitch dark, you would be able to easily negotiate a winding staircase if you just put your hand on the handrail and followed where it led. Handrails in orienteering are features that are you can follow just as easily. Trails and roads are the most obvious, but you can follow fences, streams, ditches, the edges of fields, and other long, narrow features just as easily. Following a “handrail” takes much less concentration than following a compass bearing. In the case of Greenane, the planner sought to use the edge of the forest as the handrail on the red course.

SE league 2

The next event will take place at Greenane (Colligan wood) near Dungarvan on Sunday 9th September. Start times from 11 until 1.
Blue course 6.7 km, 190 m climb, 19 controls
Green course 5.3 km, 180m climb, 20 controls
Light green 4.1 km, 140m climb, 18 controls
Red course 3.2 km, 120m climb, 19 controls
Yellow course 1.7 km, 70m climb, 6 controls
Some comments I came across in the St Kierans College yearbook:
On our geography trip we went to Inistioge to a place called Woodstock House and Gardens. In my opinion it was one of the best days of First Year. We went to Woodstock to go orienteering, we had to follow a map and locate sixteen flags. We were all divided into different groups and had to compete against each other as well as all the other schools. There were schools there from all over Leinster and Munster. It was a great way of revising our map work because you had to read the map properly to find the flags

Instructors course

4 of our club members took part in an Instructors course run by the IOA at the RSC and the nearby Kilbarry Amenity park. These are some pictures of the the training sessions.
Another course will be run at the RSC on September 10th and 17th. Anybody interested please contact me for more details.
Members of Oceanic Manoeuvres in Tramore also took part and completed a training session  in rather sunnier weather.

JFK results

 Results for today's event at Kennedy park are posted. Well done to all the first timers, the old timers and all the rest. Thanks to Jana and Angela for their help on registration and download.
Apologies to anyone who was put out by control 212 on the end of a thicket near a pond, it was put out by 50 metres. As it did not affect punters too much, we have left it in the results.
Thank you to the Arboretum for pulling my car out of the mud on Saturday and for hosting us.

JFK on Sunday 26th, Heritage week

If you are doing nothing on Sunday 26th, come and join us for the end of Heritage week when Waterford Orienteers host a Come and Try it event plus our first SE league event at Kennedy park.

Start times from 11 to 1.30. Follow orienteering signs from the entrance of the park. The park is signposted from New Ross. Family friendly. Cafe will be open (please support), plenty of parking space. There is a craft fair and an exhibition of wood turning at the park on this day as well. We might even organise some sun!

Courses on offer:

Blue 7.5 km, 22 controls

Green 5.5 km, 18 controls

Light green 4.4 km, 15 controls

Red 3.4 km, 16 controls

Yellow 2.9 km, 12 controls

Sport ident will be used.

Just let me know if you are bringing a group so I cna ensure there are enough maps printed.
Free to first timers.

Training event this evening

Following on from an earlier email notification, there will be a training event at Kilbarry amenity park this evening (Thursday 12th July) from 6 to 7. Entrance is off the Tramore road at the Kingfisher club.

Opening of Kilbarry Amenity site

Thanks to those who helped at the opening of the Kilbarry Amenity site when we were asked to provide some orienteering. The President opened the amenity park in all his finery. Thanks to Laura and Norman for the pix.

plus some more pix

Check out these excellent pix from Roger Duff from the Irish 3 day...some classic shots

Irish 3 Day event

 

A bigger than usual contingent travelled to Oughterard, County Galway for the Irish 3 day event. Neil Dobbs back home from the USA easily won the M21 class. Andrew Pim was narrowly pipped in the M45 class in the chasing start by less than 2 minutes. Jonathan Pim finished 2nd in M16 whilst I came 3rd on the longer M35 class, Thomas Callery in between child minding came 3rd on the M21 short class and Liisa Honkasaari completed the 3 days in 3rd place also. Others did not run every day but enjoyed the terrain especially when the rain eased off! Thanks to Laura for the pictures.