ORIENTEERING CANADA Published by the Canadian Orienteering Federation Box 62052. Convent Glen P.O. Orleans, Ontario, K1C 71-18 E-MAIL [email protected] Tel: (613) 830-1147 FAX: (613) 830-0456 OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE CANADIAN ORIENTEERING FEDERATION Vol. 27 No. 4 WINTER 1999 ISSN 0227-6658 CONTENTS Editorial Editorial 1 Triple Play for AOA Tour of the COF Home Page 2 - 3 BEST WISH ES TO ALL COF MEMBERS FOR A 1998 Asia Pacific Championships 4- HAPPY, H EALTHY1999 AND AN ENJOYABLE Junior Camp Director 5 SEASON OF ORIENTEERING. Saga of the First Orienteer 6 COF Drops 7 Before looking forward to the 1999 season we must reflect 1998 World Cup - Final 8 - 9 on some special events of 1998. For some, a wonderful World Orienteering Marathon - 1999 10 week of orienteering in British Columbia for the Sage Stomp Orienteering in 2001 World Games Orienteers Assist Firefighters 12 `98 events, in particular the COC events in lovely settings National Team News 13 at Logan Lake. For others, a memorable trip to Whitehorse National Junior Training Camp 14 for the Western Canadian and Yukon Championships. For People on the Move 14 many this was their first visit to the Yukon and from comments Safety Procedures 15-16 received it was wonderful and exceeded their high Ombudsman 16 expectations. If the Yukon association submit an application Good Ideas 17-18 to host a future COC it will be met with great enthusiasm - Words of Wisdom 18 let us hope we don't have to wait too long. Items for Sale 19 Back Cover 20 While 1998 holds many fine memories 1999 promises to be just as exciting with, perhaps, less spectacular scenery and meet sites. The Great Lakes Orienteering Festival offers a week of top level events organized by some of the most Triple Play for AOA capable clubs and officials in the country. The Toronto OC and Golden Horseshoe OC (formerly HKF) ably Congratulations to the Alberta Association on their supported by the Guelph Gators OC can be expected to successful application to host the 2002 Asia Pacific provide excellent events. A Meet Information insert is included with this issue of the magazine and Meet Orienteering Championships (APOC 2002). Information and entry forms are available for 'downloading' from a TOC web site. The 1998 COF Annual General Meeting had approved an AOA submission to host the 2002 Canadian and North 1999 is also a World Championship year with Inverness, American Championships and these events combined with Scotland being the venue for the WOC and Highland '99 the APOC event provide an excellent multi-day competition. Scottish 6-Day Festival of Orienteering. Our national team includes three members ofthe Smith family of Albert, New The is the second time the APOC competition has been Brunswick - Sandy, Mike and Wil, who will duplicate their 1997 feat - first three members of the same family to awarded to Canada, the previous being the1990 event at compete in the same WOC. This is the second WOC Kamloops, BC. record held by Canadians - the other being Susan Budge, Montreal, at 15 years and 3 months in WOC 1976, the AOA has already started planning for the 2002 events with youngest ever WOC competitor. new areas being researched. An APOC 2002 'Home Page' Best wishes to our team members for a successful WOC has been developed and provides preliminary information. and fine performances in their races. A TOUR OF THE COF HOME PAGE INTRODUCTION Most clubs have email 'contacts' and many have 'web sites' providing information of meet schedules, membership, club The COF Home Page (www.orienteering.ca ) was activities, clinics and other information. developed in1996 by Foothills Wanderers OC members, Adrain Zissos and Jim Webster, maintained by Jim and hosted by Merak Canada. Responsibility for updating/ 2. LATEST NEWS maintaining the 'Page' was recently transferred to the COF office. With most information/news channeled through the Information and news items that occur between issues of COF office it was felt this the most effective location to Orienteering Canada. Latest News items will be published maintain the web site. in the next issue of the magazine then deleted and 'new ' information posted as received. A prime objective of our Home Page is to provide current, accurate and meaningful information to members and others interested in orienteering. Potential newcomers may lose 3. ABOUT THE COF interest if they are unable to contact clubs/associations because of invalid names, addresses, telephone numbers History of the COF etc. Please review the information published for your club/ association and advise of changes, errors, omissions. Canadian Champions - Classic Distance - 1968-1998 Canadian Champions - Short Distance - 1995-1998 Several new items have been added to the Home Page and several more planned over the next few months. The Canadians at the World Championships following 'Tour ofthe Home Page' will introduce members Team members: 1972 -1997 to the various features. Information of new items will be Best placings published in the Latest News on the Main Page. Best performances (percentage behind winner) Information: athletes and performances. 1. MAIN PAGE Officials Certification Program Program overview 1999 COC Information and entry forms available from the Toronto Coaching Certification Program Orienteering Club Home Page: www.toronto- Program overview orienteering.com Junior Particpation Program Information Program overview Link to 'The Orienteering Page'. COF Publications Contacts Link to Provincial/Territorial Associations and Clubs. 4. ASSOCIATIONS & CLUBS The Information and Contact links provide: information on various items; answers to most commonly asked questions; Association and club information: contact persons, email easy communication for persons to obtain information about addresses, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, club web orienteering in their region. pages. 0 7"7102011451. 5. MEET SCHEDULE 9. SOFTWARE FOR ORIENTEERING 1999 Sanctioned 'A' Meets Software for Orienteering is maintained by the IOF Technology Development Committee (TDC). The TDC Other 1999 Major Events assumes no responsibility for the programs and is primarily providing a service to the orienteering community by World Championships (WOC) - Scotland Junior World Championships (JWOC) - Bulgaria publishing information of available programs. World Masters Championships - Denmark Scottish 6-Days At present more than 50 orienteering software programs are listed, covering most Meet Organization tasks: Map Future Events Drawing, Control Descriptions, Meet Administration, Course Planning, Course Controlling, Start Draws, Start COC 2000 Lists, Results, etc. The Map Drawing program OCAD, APOC 2002 is the most popular orienteering software program but others are also well known and widely used eg. CONDES Home Pages have been developed for most major events and Vim Control. eg. COC 1999, COC 2000, APOC 2002, WOC '99 with information and entry forms available for 'downloading' Software for Orienteering provides descriptions of the and in some cases, 'on line' registration offered. various programs, computer requirements, cost, where program can be obtained from etc. Generally, prices are 6. RESULTS very reasonable and can save organizers many hours of work and related headArhes. Results of 1999 COC events and COF sanctioned 'A' Meets will be posted as soon as received. Links to the Associations and clubs planning major events should check WOC and JWOC will provide 'same day' results of Qualification and Final races. out Software for Orienteering before re-developing the wheel. Results of the 1998 COC Classic, COC Short, North American Championships, Overall Sage Stomp 5-Day 10. TECHNICAL ARTICLES Results and Eastern Canadian Championships are currently posted. High Tech articles submitted to the IOF TDC by orienteers of member nations that are considered of interest to others. 7. THE ORIENTEERING PAGE Many of the articles relate to Software for Orienteering: user experiences; developer comments; hints/tips; product At present this page is linked to the Orienteering and comparison. Rogaine Home Page. This is a US developed/maintained page that publishes predominantly US information and news. 11. RULES AND STANDARDS It also provides an excellent introduction to orienteering, "Orienteering - what is it?", and 'How to use a Compass'. COF Competition Rules The Main Page 'Introduction' is linked to The Orienteering Page. Course and Class Standards 8. INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION (IOF) Providing information quickly is an important tool for an Addresses - IOF & Member Federations organization With increasing numbers ofmembers having International Calendar of Events Internet access the COF Home Page will play a significant IOF council and committee news: plans, projects, status role as a communication vehicle between the COF, reports. associations, clubs, members and general public. 0 1998 Asia Pacific Orienteering Championships Beijing, China, October 1998 by Adrian Zissos "A wise man knows always which path he is on" Confucius Sightseeing proverb. We spent the first few days of our holiday exploring Beijing Last October I had the great fortune to travel to China for - both the tourist sights and the back alleys. We started at the Asia Pacific Orienteering Championships. Now that Mao the gigantic Tiananmen Square. This place was deliberately Tse Tung is gone and his Cultural Revolution and isolationist designed to make the individual feel meek and small and policies are dead, China is opening up its borders and to make the state appear magnificent and strong and embracing the world. APOC '98 is an example of how the indeed one can't help be overwhelmed by its immensity. It Chinese are hosting international events and inviting people is in fact a very cold impersonal place; there are no trees from the rest of the world to visit their fascinating country. or flowers or color, and, just like in Chinese toilets, there This trip was a great opportunity to encounter first hand this is no place to sit. huge country and glimpse the changes that are transforming its society at such an incredible pace.