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Congratulations Tane! One of three PAPO members selected for NZ team for World Champs 2011
This month Amazing story from 30 years ago Results and reports
Committee And Other Officers
President Vacant
Secretary Frances Wall 384 5696 [email protected]
NZOF Liaison Trish Faulkner 384 3445 [email protected]
Trophies Jan Harrison 980 5239 [email protected]
Treasurer Iona Powell 331 8521 [email protected]
Grants Bruce Meder 384 4701 [email protected]
Communications Coordinator Richard Hensby 355 5052 [email protected]
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Newsletter Editor Trevor Batin 384 7322 [email protected]
Newsletter distribution Jocelyn + Gordon Thrower 322 1125 [email protected] 3413266 [email protected]. Webmaster Simon Bloomberg
Publicity Melanie Brigden 359 9289 [email protected]
Events Coordinator Josie Boland 343 4922 [email protected]
Volunteer Coordinator Vivien Bloor 3327979 [email protected]
VIP Scheme Coordinator Josie Boland 343 4922 [email protected]
MTBO Liaison Josie Boland 343 4922 [email protected]
Land Owner Liaison Penny Wright 03 313 0919 [email protected]
Traffic Management William MacManus 03352 3291 [email protected]
Schools Coordinator Mary Mackintosh 327 8457 [email protected]
Primary Schools Training Stuart Payne 337 2275 [email protected]
Mapping Coordinator Michael Smithson 3779686 [email protected]
OCAD Map Files Dave Laurie 332 4455 [email protected]
Physical Map Files Val Rogers 348 6606 [email protected]
Permanent Course Liaison David Pugh-Williams 385 7639 [email protected]
Technical Director Alister Metherell 351 6118 [email protected]
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Club Captain Jenni Adams 960 1345 [email protected]
Coaching + Skills Andrew McGowan 384 3860 [email protected]
Junior Development Jean Cory-Wright 384 7911 [email protected]
OY Statistician George Richardson 980 7979 [email protected]
Equipment Dave Armstrong 359 6156 [email protected]
Sportident Gordon Smith 389 2791 [email protected] [email protected] Membership Trish Faulkner 384 3445
Tim Farrant 3849422 [email protected] Contents
1 PAPO Events Information Next events details Upcoming events Events calendar
2 ‚He saved the Life of a Swedish Orienteer‛
3 Committee News and Volunteer
4 NZOF News
5 NZ Secondary School Orienteering Champs
6 Orton Bradley—results and report
7 McLean’s Island—Results
Inside Front Cover: Committee and other club positions Inside Back Cover: General Information, cancellations
PAPO Upcoming Events
Waikari Club Event Date: 12th June 2011 Planner: Ryan and Rebecca Batin Controller: David Pugh-Williams Start Times 10:30 - 1:00 Courses: Standard 6, White,Yellow, Orange, Short, Medium & Long Red Terrain: Mixture of open and tussocky farmland in rolling hills. Small areas of plantation, some small areas of scrub and matagouri. Many rock fea -tures. Generally good runnability. Stuff not be bring - No Dogs! Directions; From Christchurch take SH1 to Waipara, turn left and follow SH7 to Waikari, turn right into Waikari Valley Rd (signposted) and follow road for approximately 6km and look for signs just past the intersec tion of McRaes Rd and turn left into Arden Farm. Other: Don’t bring food! Waikari School will be running a fundraiser selection of hot and cold food. It’s always delicious!
Flying fish: A chocolate fish will wing its way to the first per- son who sees a Papo event mentioned in any newspaper or such, and alerts Melanie to the details of publication! Contact Melanie:: [email protected]]
Reminder: Entries for the Heights of Win- ter Rogaine close at the end of day, Mon- day 6 June Be in for one of PAPO’s premier events for 2011. The terrain is attractive rolling hill country west of Culverden, see attached photos. Choice of 6-hour or 12-hour rogaines with food provided to refresh you at the end. Note that you don’t have to stay out the full time, so if rogaining is new to you, think about gettin g a team together and giving the 6-hour a go. Details and entry on the PAPO website (www.papo.org.nz).
May 2011 Day Date Map / Location Event Planner Controller CO June 2011 Sat/Sun/ Queen's Birthday North West Orient- 4-6 Mon Weekend eers Ryan & Rebec- David Pugh- Sun 12 Waikari O Event Lisa Pilkington ca Batin Williams Heights of Winter 6 Ian Edmond & Sat 18 Culverden Area Stuart Payne Sue Unswood & 12 Hr Rogaine Nora Audra OY3 (Orienteer of Martin Ethering- Bruce Meder / Sun 26 Leithfield Sue Cooke the Year #3) ton Josie Boland July 2011 O Event Sun 3 Victoria Park (to be confirmed re Andy Buchanan Dave Laurie rocks) Pines Beach / Eugene & Josh Sun 17 O Event Robert Whitla Kairaki Campbell Wed 20 Curletts Road Night MTBO Sprint Greig Hamilton Waiorau Snow Sat/Sun 23-24 Ski-O (DOC) DOC Farm Thurs, 28-30 Otago NZSS Champs DOC Fri, Sat August 2011 OY4 (Orienteer of Michael Smith- Stephanie Smith- Sun 7 McLeans Island the Year #4) son son Annavale Attack & Sat 14 Springfield Amble Stuart Payne & Carol Fowler (3&4 hr Rogaine) Tues 16 To Be Advised Schools Training
Sat 20 Bottle Lake MTBO Sprint Gordon Smith
Sun 21 The Groynes O Event
Wed 24 To Be Advised Schools Training September
2011 Thurs 1 To Be Advised Schools Training Alistair Richard- Sun 4 Spencerville O Event son MTBO - Graeme Sun 4 Spencerville MTBO Sprint Read Night Nav incl. Wed 7 McLeans Island Southerly Storm MTBO Canterbury Sat 10 Curletts Road Schools Canterbury Sun 11 McLeans Island Schools Night Nav incl. Wed 14 McLeans Island Southerly Storm MTBO Night Nav incl. Wed 21 McLeans Island Southerly Storm MTBO South Island / Can- Jean Cory- Sat 24 Kairaki Al Cory-Wright terbury Champs Wright South Island / Can- Sun 25 Acheron Carsten terbury Champs
May 2011 Day Date Map / Location Event Planner Controller CO October
2011 Victoria, NSW, Sat/Sun 1-9 Oceania Australia ACT Fri/Sat/ 14- Victoria, Australia Oceania - MTBO Australia Sun 16 OY5 (Orienteer of TBC - Tane Sun 16 McQueens Pass the Year #5) Cambridge Sat/Sun/ 22- Counties- Labour Weekend Mon 24 Manukau Otago MBTO Week- Sat/Sun 29/30 Naseby DOC end November
2011 Fri, Sat, 11- Craigmore / Dun- OY6 PAPO & OY7
Sun 13 troon DOC Montgomery Sun 27 O Event Jan Harrison Spur / Mt Vernon December
2011 Sun 11 Quail Island Christmas Event January
2012 ANZ MTBO Warm- Sat 7 Bottle Lake Greg Bristow Gordon Smith up
Tues 10 Roxburgh ANZ MTBO Sprint Conal BB Jim Cotter
ANZ MTBO Middle Wed 11 Alex Joe Sherriff Alister Metherell Distance Wanaka Area ANZ MTBO Long Claire Heppen- Fri 13 Graeme Read (TBC) Distance stall
Sat 14 Snow Farm ANZ MTBO Relay Viv Prince Pete Swanson
PAPO is running a MTBO Carnival 8th – 14th January 2012.
We have challenged the Australian’s to bring their bikes and compete and will be running the events as Nationals too. A website will be available shortly with a lot more details - but meanwhile we are keen to know 1) who would be interested in competing (no commitment required, just an indications please), and 2) is there anyone who can help with Chief Organiser duties, or taking entries (our wee band or organisers are rather busy with planning, controlling and organising!) Proposed Events are: Warm-up at Bottle Lake (and maybe one at McLeans too) Sprint at Roxburgh Middle Distance at Alex Long at Wanaka Relay at the Snow Farm Please let me know! [email protected]
May 2011 May 2011 “He saved the life of a Swedish Orienteer‛ This is the amazing story of James Brown and his heroic actions 30 years in Sweden.
PAPO’s Vivien Bloor explains: “James Brown is very close Bloor family friend (particularly my brothers, Robert and Roger). Our home (Leeds) in the 1980's was the training, resting, eating base for the top orienteers at the time (my brothers included). My Dad (Jack Bloor) coached quite a few of them. They went on to do fab stuff at the WOC's over that time. James Brown was one of these talented top orienteers. James is now very debilitated by MS. William and I caught up with him at a local sprint O event last July in UK where he was watching his daughter compete. He has difficulty standing, balancing and talking. He is a very talented artist, but now unable to paint or draw. He is the most incredibly optimistic, kind and positive person. It does not surprise me that he jeopardised his team chances to save a man's life. My brother, Roger, was at the same event in Sweden with James. The article was in a Swedish newspaper and spotted by a friend who lives in Stockholm. She kindly translated it for me. “ Unknown British hero comes forward, 30 years after the drama in the tiomila (100 km) forests.
When James Brown was 19, he saved the life of an opponent during an orienteering competition “the tiomila” (ten mile). He became an unknown hero. He himself was so embarrassed by getting his own team disqualified that he sneaked away before anyone got chance to thank him. It was 30 years before he revealed why he had disappeared.
“The team thought I would be a big asset, and then I messed everything up for them instead.”
In 1981 the weather was really terrible at the beginning of May. The ten mile, in Tranbygge, north west of Stockholm, was a tougher test than usual. It was cold, and wet snow fell heavily.
“The snow must have been seven to eight cm deep. But I was in top form and really eager to start running”
We are sitting in the little town of Ilkley in Yorkshire. The landscape outside is spectacular . a wide view over northern England´s hills and moors. Today Brown is 49. He is happy, attentive and friendly – an English gentleman. Orienteering is hardly a sport associated with Englishmen. Brown agrees. When he started, it was almost unknown, but he estimates that between 15 000 and 20 000 Brits are active today. A physics teacher at his school had started an orienteering club, but to begin with it wasn’t any- thing for James.
“I did rugby, cricket and long distance running. But my sister – who started because she wanted to meet boys – persuaded me to try orienteering because she knew I liked running. So when I was 15, I started orienteering and discovered I was good at it.”
Some years later he decided to travel to Norway for half a year for intensive training. James Brown had decided to be really, real- ly good. And he was too. By the middle of the 80s he was ranked number two in Britain.
“I was 26 and had reached my highest level, he says.”
It was around this time that James became sick with the debilitating illness MS. It was, naturally, a huge sorrow, especially as he had to stop orienteering. When we met him just over 20 years later, he is clearly marked by the disease. He walks badly, his speech is halting and he says himself that his memory isn’t what it was. Nevertheless, he remembers the incident 30 years ago – when he competed in the Tiomila.
“Some Norwegian contacts wondered if I could run the Tiomila for a team that was one man short. They had heard that I was good. I loved the sport and so I said of course I would.”
James and a couple of English friends travelled off to Sweden and the competition. The Tiomila is a relay race with ten competi- tors in every team. It starts in the afternoon and the competition continues throughout the night, with the finish towards day- break. James Brown had been trusted with the last stretch for his team. The start went really well. The weather was no problem for me. I was warm and ran fast. He was in a good position and only had a few controls left when he saw a man alone in the snow-covered forest.
“He stood completely still. He wasn’t looking at his map or around him, in the way you do when you aren’t sure where you are. He just stood absolutely still. It looked so strange that I stopped to have a look at him. And just then I saw him lean forward. Then he fell. It was like felling a tree, first slowly and then, slam, down on the ground. He didn’t even try to soften the blow. It was really strange to see.”
May 2011 James rushed forward and turned the man over. What was it that made you tell the story in the end?
“I think he was conscious, but his eyes were open and there “When I got MS I went through a sort of grieving process. I lost were sounds, not words, coming from his lips. I couldn’t see my sport, which I loved.” anyone else, so the only thing I could do was to pull the guy with me towards the finish. I just had to forget the remaining Eventually, he also lost his living. James Brown drew orient- controls. I was going to get the team I was running for disqual- eering maps and illustrated town maps. But when his illness ified.” got worse, he also lost that talent. He started to write as a way of getting to grips with his sorrow, but also to find a way of James Brown was only 19. He was young, strong and focused expressing his artistic side. He had a cousin who was a writer on the competition. And then a stranger goes and collapses on and who thought that he should give dramatic stories a try. It the ground. His brain told him that he had to save the man, was then that James Brown started to wonder about what but there was still the competitive instinct there. happened in Sweden a long time ago. And realized that here
“I remember that I was actually quite angry with him. There there were several stories – not least what had happened to were people I didn’t even know in the Norwegian club who the guy that he had carried to the finish. Eventually, he sent were trusting me, and now he had fixed it so that the team got the story to the Tiomila-organisation and to the newspaper disqualified.” Skogssport (Forest sport). The editor Sara Thörn contacted James Brown. James Brown doesn’t know how far he carried the uncon- scious runner. One of the man’s shoes was pulled off in the “She was the one who realized that it must have been a Nor- forest and James started to get tired. When he had the finish wegian club that I ran for. She found it, and the mailed me.” almost in sight he started to see other competitors. But they James Brown has also had contact with Hans Nilsson- were as focused on getting to the finish as James had been. “I got a picture of him with his family. He got married a couple They didn’t see him, not until another runner stopped and of weeks after the Tiomila and they have three sons now.” started to shout to other runners. At the end, there were sev- eral people who carried the unconscious man to the finish. Even if you were embarrassed then, you must nevertheless The man, 22-year old Hans Nilsson had severe hypothermia. feel enormous satisfaction today over the way you acted. When he got to Karolinska hospital, he had a body tempera- “Enormous satisfaction! You know, this illness has made me ture of 31 degrees. If James Brown hadn’t dragged him think about my personality, how much you are born with and through the forest he would never have survived. The big how much has developed. Whatever it is, it has made me who I question, James, is why you didn’t come forward afterwards am, and I am glad I had the instinct to do the right the thing at and tell everyone what had happened. the time.” Postscript from Vivien: “James has just returned from Swe- “I was upset! Very sorry! I had got a team, where I didn’t know den (courtesy of the Swedish O Fed) where they took him to anyone, disqualified. The others thought I would be a big asset the same place in the forest where he rescued the man. They to the team, and then I went and did this. And I thought that if met the man there and had a long and healing hug...brings I tried to explain it would just sound like an excuse. So I didn’t tears to my eyes. Must have been incredibly difficult for James want to say anything.” to even get into the forest. Really special that the Swedish O Now, afterwards, James Brown thinks he was also in shock. He Fed all made that happen. James said he met up with lots of didn’t know whether Hans Nilsson had survived, or whether Swedish friends and now has an even longer Christmas card list!” he had carried a dead man all that way. His English friends had already gone to bed when James got to the overnight lodg- ings. The next day he just wanted to go home, and didn’t want to tell anyone about anything. To underline just how little he knew about the team he was running for, he says that he thought he was running for a Swedish team! James had misun- derstood his Norwegian friends question about who he was going to run for.
“I thought I was running for Swedish OL Pan. So when I wrote to the club to tell them about the events, I got a short e-mail back that said that the club had stopped running the Tiomila in 1981. They must have thought I was crazy.”
May 2011 Welcome to new PAPO club members!
WELCOME! FIRSTNAME SURNAME Bronwyn Adams-Hooper Veronica Bartlett Katie Bolt Leo Calder Knight James Calder Knight Mackenzie College Ben Furniss Finn O'Brien Maggie O'Brien Mary-Ann O'Brien Patrick O'Brien Kyle O'Brien Anna Zakharova News from PAPO’s Committee
A huge thank you to Hutt Valley Orienteering Club! $606 was received from HVOC as a donation to PAPO, with the wish that PAPO could use this amount to run events or activities that might not otherwise be possible because of the difficulties following the recent earth- quakes affecting Christchurch. The sum was raised when HVOC designated a local event as a fund-raising event for Ch’ch, and with assistance from Wellington Orienteering Club.
Membership: Now stand at 205
Orienteer of the Year Events (OY’s) – as OY 2 was cancelled, there will be only 6 OY events in 2011. There- fore competition will consist of best 4 results out of 6 instead of best 5 of 7.
Vivien on Volunteers Many thanks to the following for helping at Orton Bradley - 8th May Julia (CO), Anna, Martin, Frances, John, limping Jenny and Berit. And for helping at McLeans Island - 22nd May Melanie (CO), Anna, Martin, Brady, Liam, Pam, Tim, Anne, Robert, Richard, Robyn, and William McManus. Great job by all. Apologies if I've missed anyone.
We are now looking for helpers for the following events
Leithfield OY4 - 26th June CO - Sue Cooke Helpers - Penny & Sarah Wright, need 3-4 others.
Victoria Park - 3rd July CO - Jan Harrison Need 5-6 helpers/control collectors
Pines Beach/Kairaki 17th July CO - ? Need 5-6 helpers/control collectors
Curletts Road- Night MTBO Sprint Wednesday 20th July CO - ? Need 4-5 helpers
Look forward to hearing from you. Vivien
May 2011 New Zealand Orienteering Federation (Inc) Rob Crawford (General Manager) P O Box 575, Pukekohe 2340, New Zealand p: 64 - 9 – 238 6222 e: [email protected] www.nzorienteering.com
Affiliated member, International Orienteering Federation Associate member, New Zealand Olympic Committee
NEW ZEALAND TEAM FOR WOC 2011
The New Zealand team to compete at the World Orienteering Championships being held in Savoie Grand Revard, France, 13 – 20 August 2011, is as follows:
WOMEN
Lizzie Ingham (Wellington) (Sprint, Middle, Long, Relay) Penny Kane (Wellington) (Sprint, Middle, Long, Relay) Amber Morrison (Hawke’s Bay) (Sprint, Middle, Long, Relay)
MEN
Michael Adams (Peninsula and Plains) (Long) Tane Cambridge (Peninsula and Plains) (Middle) Chris Forne (Peninsula and Plains) (Sprint, Middle, Long, Relay) Ross Morrison (Hawke’s Bay) (Sprint, Middle, Relay) Toby Scott (Auckland) (Sprint, Long, Relay)
MANAGER: To be confirmed
Peter Watson Convenor of Selectors 8 May 2011
Congratulations to Michael, Tane and Chris for their selection in the NZ teams. Has PAPO ever had so many in the in a NZ team for the World Champs?? 2011 SECONDARY SCHOOLS ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS INDIVIDUAL SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIPS – Thursday 28 July Map: Otago University and Polytechnic Scale: 1:4000 Location: Dunedin Terrain: Urban area, Campus map Levels: Senior, Intermediate , Junior, Yr 7 and 8.
Start times: First starts will be at 3.00pm INDIVIDUAL LONG CHAMPIONSHIPS – Friday 29 July Map: Cuttance Block Extension Scale: 1:10 000 /1: 7 500 Location: Henley Terrain: Gully/spur Pine forest, some areas of farmland Levels: Championship: for experienced orienteer’s Standard: for those with less experience
Start times: First starts will be at 10.30am RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Saturday 30 July Map: Seacliff Scale: 1: 7500, 1:10 000 Location: Seacliff Terrain: Open farmland with patches of native bush Level: Standard only Teams: “Official teams” are made up of students, of the same gender and from the same school, who are eligible to compete in the class. To cater for students who are not able to be placed in a school team, composite teams will be made up. Entries close on Friday 15th July 5pm
NEW ZEALANDSECONDARY SCHOOLS COMPETITIONS
Top School Competition This is the longest running competition and caters for the broadest spread of students. It is intended that the trophies go to the schools that display the greatest depth of orienteering talent at all levels. There are separate trophies for boys and girls.
Only 3 competitors in each age grade will contribute to the school's points. That is, a maximum of 9 competitors (3 at each age) will be able to earn points for their school.
In the individual competition the best three results at each age grade, whether in the Championship or Standard event, will be counted. At least one of these results must be from the Championship level (ie. A school entering all its competitors in the Standard level will be able to count only two results).
In the relay, only the highest positioned team from any school in each age grade will count. (Runners in composite teams do not count).
Points for this competition are as follows: Orton Bradley OY3 Results
Long Red Male Short Red Male 1 Cambridge Tane 1:02:32 1 Cory-Wright Ed 0:31:20 2 Cory-Wright Alistair 1:07:37 2 Campbell Josh 0:34:21 3 Smithson Michael 1:12:07 3 Howard John 0:35:06 4 Richardson Alistair 1:22:00 4 Pugh-Williams David 0:43:22 5 Farrant Tim 1:24:12 5 Wright Tony 0:46:13 6 Johnstone Andrew 1:26:39 6 Calder Paul 0:47:45 7 Jarvis Robert 1:29:37 7 Payne Stuart 0:48:25 8 Metherell Alister 1:30:14 8 Forbes Cameron 0:48:50 9 Bodger Pat 1:35:29 9 McGowan James 0:50:01 10 Steven Bruce 1:38:36 10 Hensby Richard 0:54:26 11 Meder Bruce 1:39:11 11 Davies John 0:56:26 12 Wright David 1:39:34 12 Calder John 0:56:33 13 Plank Michael 1:40:49 13 Wright James 1:07:15 14 Batin Ryan 1:42:55 14 Garden Graham 1:23:03 15 Campbell Eugene 1:49:02 15 Hall Robert 1:23:57 16 McGowan Andrew 2:11:45 16 Richardson George 0:58:00 Long Red Female 1 Whitla Georgia 1:36:10 1 Fettes Julia 0:40:23 2 Metherell Selena 1:45:56 2 Faulkner Trish 0:42:39 Medium Red Male 3 Rogers Val 0:45:19 1 Harding Mike 0:56:38 4 Engleback Megan 0:47:35 2 Buchanan Andy 0:58:06 5 Bloor Vivien 0:49:58 3 Richardson William 0:59:38 6 Boland Josie 0:53:00 4 Forbes Dave 1:00:51 7 McIntosh Pat 1:01:12 5 Browning Dave 1:01:53 8 Browning Judy 1:04:55 6 Whitla Robert 1:02:35 9 Heppenstall Claire 1:05:15 7 English Richard 1:07:05 10 Thrower Jocelyn 1:05:19 8 Etherington Martin 1:08:57 11 Pugh-Williams Heather 1:09:19 9 Blyleven Aaron 1:14:40 12 Unsworth Sue 1:10:18 10 Bristow Greg 1:15:57 13 Smithson Stephanie 1:14:38 11 Swaffield Simon 1:18:03 14 Newman Emma 1:17:00 12 Read Graeme 1:21:09 15 Clare Rachel 1:21:46 13 MacManus William 1:25:07 16 Sasanuma Akiko 1:27:36 14 Marra Mike 1:32:36 17 Wall Frances 1:28:29 15 Thrower Gordon 1:11:37 18 Forbes Isla 0:26:08 16 Lapworth Jacob 0:59:08 19 Davies Robyn 1:06:36 17 Millow Wayne 1:25:18 20 Harrison Sophie 0:40:43 18 Walsh Jeremy 3:15:50 Orange Male 19 Pilbrow Edward 1:51:20 1 Alridge Andrew 0:41:18 2 Metherell Cameron 0:41:31 Medium Red Female 3 Earnshaw Max 0:46:31 20 Batin Rebecca 1:00:09 4 Calder-Knight Leo 1:04:17 21 Bodger Frances 1:00:24 5 Hall Stefan 1:16:15 Cory- 6 Unsworth Keith 1:18:20 22 Wright Jean 1:00:32 7 Cosgove Liam 0:54:43 23 Powell Iona 1:06:05 8 Hunt Angus 1:15:04 24 Harrison Jan 1:06:18 25 Prince Vivienne 1:07:46 1 Zakharova Ania 0:38:08 26 Mueller Kathrin 1:11:26 2 Pairman Emma 0:44:41 27 Blyleven Jenni 1:14:50 3 Lapworth Jessica 0:53:52 28 Forbes Catrina 1:14:51 4 Corbett Debbie 1:00:58 29 Jensen Berit 1:18:29 5 O'Brien Maggie 1:06:31 30 Pilkington Lisa 1:30:57 6 Batin Heather 1:12:05 Yellow Male 7 Batin Kerri 1:36:10 1 Egan Oliver 0:30:23 8 Pearce Serena 1:38:12 2 Jane/Ben 0:30:50 9 Millow Liz 1:45:06 3 Harding Stephen 0:33:24 10 Price Rachel 2:00:02 4 Bannock Chris 0:39:47 11 Brigden Melanie 1:02:56 5 Jack 0:46:40 6 Etherington Benjamin 0:48:56 7 Goltzsche Rainer 1:42:33 Planner’s report: Orton Bradley OY3 Linley Earnshaw It is written that when the planner and controller have to get soaking wet setting courses, it shall be lovely on the day, and so it came to be. As we left Orton Bradley on Saturday, I thought I had planned a party and no- one would come, however I was proved very wrong as we had 148 starters. The rain (have I mentioned the weather) overnight may have been to blame for upsetting controls 54 and 62 as they were working on Tues- day when we reset them. Maybe it was our way of testing to see if you would remember to clip your map to prove you were there. It’s not enough to rely on witnesses as you might see them but they might not be in a state to remember you! The double control 77 had two boxes and someone had changed one of them to 78 at a previous event, not re-labelling it and not setting it back to 77. That meant another correction for Gordon to do to the results. The feedback was wonderful – good and suggestive alike. I hope the Oranges and Long Reds liked that purple / red door - I just had to put a control there! Have a look at this table to see how the estimated winning times compare to the actual ones achieved – it’s a planner’s dream come true – thanks Greig.
Course Winning time Estimated winning Number of time runners Long Red 62 mins 60 mins 18 Medium Red 56 mins 50 mins 30 “Looks easy Short Red 31 mins 45 mins 36 from the car seat !” says Joce- Orange 38 mins 40 mins 19 lyn Yellow 44 (median time) 40 (median time) 20 White 22 (median time) 25 (median time) 25
A huge thank you to Greig for staying calm, Julia for putting up with my desire for the tent, to all the helpers who did a great job keeping everything smooth with so many runners on the day and Melanie for her wonderful publicity. Penny Wright smoothed the way with the landowners (but couldn’t predict where the bulls were going to be either). The control collectors get a special mention as my legs were tired by this stage and their help was invaluable. The Harding family collected twice, Zoe and An- gus, Trish, Julia, John Calder and Gordon Smith – thanks. White Male 1 McLachlan Family 0:11:03 2 Harding Tom 0:12:37 3 McLister Declan 0:13:57 4 Roberts Joshua 0:14:00 5 Sasanuma-Howard Isaac 0:14:49 6 Egan Isaac 0:15:30 7 Baxendale Rufus 0:19:36 8 Steven Angus 0:20:42 9 Furniss Ben/Graham 0:23:05 10 Clinch Family 0:26:04 11 Family Cameron 0:26:09 12 Mike & Ben 0:26:41 Linley guarantees wet feet with the 13 Forbes Brook 0:28:28 placement of this final control! 14 Fettes John 0:35:38 15 Sarah/Rachel 0:44:36 16 Wilkie Liam 0:18:36 17 Sasanuma-Howard Tio 0:13:13 Yellow Female 18 Roberts Remo 0:23:42 1 Cory-Wright Kate 0:28:41 White Female 2 Hunt Zoe 0:34:32 1 Joergensen Kaia 0:22:10 3 Steven Briana 0:42:52 2 Lapworth Annabel 0:22:24 4 Harding Janet 0:43:09 3 Cannan Amelia 0:22:41 5 Steve/ Jessica 0:44:00 4 Cannan Amelia 0:22:41 6 Forbes Paige 0:45:24 5 York Daisy 0:22:42 7 Surman Family 2 0:48:53 6 Cosgrove/Eaton 0:23:07 8 Beauchamp Family 0:49:27 7 Forbes Family 0:26:16 9 Isla 1:01:06 8 Surman Family 0:27:22 10 Pairman Lorna 1:03:06 11 Lily 12 Clinch Family 1:01:57 13 Forbes Family 1:02:03 McLean’s Island 22nd May 2011—Results McLean’s Island 22nd May 2011—Results
Andrew Johnstone at McLean’s Island
„HEIGHTS OF WINTER‟ 2011 12 & 6 ROGAINE Culverden, North Canterbury
Date: Saturday 18 June 2011 (Just after full moon)
Time: 12 hour: 9:00 am to 9:00 pm (registration from 7:00 am) 6 hour: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm (registration from 9:00 am)
Site: Culverden, an 80 minute drive north of Christchurch.
Terrain: Gentle to steep hills (up to 900 m) with open farmland, scrub & forest.
Map: Pre-marked 1:40,000; 20 m contours.
Event fees: 12 hr Adult: $70 Junior: $35 (includes post- 6 hr Adult: $40 Junior: $20 event food)
Entry form available at ww.papo.org.nz soon.
Enquiries to: Stuart Payne Ph 337 2275 Chch email: [email protected]
A rogaine is a cross-country, endurance, navigation event on foot, using a map and compass. Teams (of 2 to 5 people) are given a topographical map with about 60 checkpoints marked on it. The checkpoints have differing points values. Teams collect points by visiting as many check points as possible over the time available (12 or 6 hours), three of which, in the 12 hour, will be in darkness. The team with most points wins. Electronic punching will be used.
As a team you choose your own route and distance within the mapped area. You decide which checkpoints to visit and in which order. Hence rogaining is as much about careful route choice and navigation as it is about physical endurance. You can be as competitive or as social as you choose. A team can go out ‘on course’ for the full time, or just a few hours. Included in the entry fee is post-event food.
May 2011 Useful Websites and club contact (see also inside front cover) 28
PAPO mailing address PO Box 824, Christchurch
PAPO www.papo.org.nz PAPO enquiries [email protected] NZ Orienteering Federation www.nzorienteering.com NZOF Mountain Bike Orienteering www.mapsport.co.nz/mtbo/mtbo.html NZOF Ski Orienteering www.mapsport.co.nz/skio/skio.html NZOF Rogaining www.mapsport.co.nz/rog/rogaine.html NZ Rogaine Association www.rogaine.org.nz Attackpoint www.attackpoint.org MAPTALK www.maptalk.co.nz
Links to other orienteering clubs can be found on the NZOF website.
Newsletter Information
If you have an orienteering story, picture, news items or a good idea, I would be delighted to hear from you! The PAPO newsletter is produced under guidelines of the PAPO Committee. The editor may shorten, lengthen or embellish contributions, all in a respectful way, of course!
Deadlines: Generally the beginning of the month. Next one: 10th June 2011. Contributions should be sent by email where possible as we never open the mail.
Ads: Cost $50 per half page per month or $400 per half page per year. Non-orienteering or related ads may not be accepted.
Accuracy of information: Please check latest event information as details may vary from print time to event time. The best sources for updates are the PAPO and Maptalk websites (details above) and the regular email bulletins sent out by the club.
Editor’s Contact Details: Trevor Batin [email protected] 03 3847322
General Information *WHISTLES * EVERYONE please note that carrying a whistle while running a course is recommended.
Cancellations - Events are usually only cancelled in the event of extreme conditions such as heavy snow, flooding, dangerous river conditions etc., which are more likely to affect mountain areas. Should an event be cancelled, NewstalkZB 1098 AM will be notified. Cancellations are repeated half-hourly from 6 am, then hourly from 9 am.
Start times - vary and are published in the event notices. For most club events registration is from 10am, the first start is 10:30am and the last start is 1:00pm. Course closure is 2.30pm so late starters only have 90 minutes for their run.
Finishing and Course Closure - Please remember to always come to the finish area, whether you finished your course or not and hand in your control card or punch the finish box, so that we can account for everyone who started. Course closure is the time at which you MUST have returned to the finish area even if you have not yet completed your course. It is at this time that the or- ganisers may start taking in controls (and looking for you if you have not returned).
Helpers - All members are asked to be helpers during the year. The Volunteer Co-ordinator will contact you by email or by phone and the Chief Organiser will contact you shortly afterwards to make arrangements. Please contact them when you arrive at the event. Helpers who set up/pack up/work on registration may opt for a free run on the day or receive VIP points. Control collection - Please offer to collect controls at the end of the event and receive VIP points. Dogs - No dogs on Farmland please!
Permanent Courses: Three are available, with options to suit a wide range of abilities, including beginners/children and experi- enced orienteers. Victoria Park: maps ($3.50) and full instructions are available at the Christchurch City Council Beckenham Ser- vice Centre, 66 Colombo St. (Open normal business hours; ph: 332-3099) and at the Port Hills Visitor Centre, Victoria Park. Groups planning to use the Course should let the Ranger know beforehand by phoning 332-9889. Spencer Park: maps and in- structions are available at the Spencer Park Camp Shop, $3 each. Hokitika: a park and street map outside CHCH but under PAPO’s care. Starting in Cass Square Hokitika. Maps are available (FREE!) from the Hokitika Visitor Information Centre (I-site) or Westland District Council. You will need a pencil to write down the codes on the control.
Library - The club has a collection of orienteering books etc. available for members to borrow. General introduction to orienteer- ing, plus training, coaching, course setting, fitness, and rogaining are covered by the 16 or so titles on the list. Some are older 10- 20 year-old "classics", but we have recently added some new publications. In addition, look on the website → Web Page Links → ‘the Little Book of Orienteering Techniques’. If you have any suggestions for new acquisitions, or would like to borrow from the library, contact Trish (who also usually brings the books to events) ph: 384-3445 or e-mail [email protected]
Further information about the Permanent Courses and about other orienteering opportunities may be obtained from the Membership Sec- retary, Trish Faulkner, Peninsula and Plains Orienteers, ph: 384-3445, [email protected]. Event Fees 2011 Membership Fees Fee is per map. Groups need only one map. The membership year runs from Feb 2011 – Jan 2012. It includes an Prices may be reduced at promotional events. emailed newsletter & NZOF affiliation. For full details and defini- Pre-entry events will cost more. tion of membership, see the membership form online or contact the
Non- Membership Officer. Members members Senior $12 $20 Senior $55 Junior or f/t student $6 $10 Junior $25 Family maximum $28 $50 Family $130 White course $6 $6 School $55
Uniforms – Pictures online in colour at www.papo.org.nz. Costs for all sizes are $75 Top Children’s sizes are 130, 140, 150, 160 cm $60 Pants Adults sizes are small, medium and large. $135 O-suit Please phone Heather 3857-639 to place an order.
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