Sunday, August 21, 2022

BALLINCOLLIG REGIONAL PARK

Sun 28    BALLINCOLLIG REGIONAL PARK

Fionn Laoi car park through Manor Hill Estate
Cork Mid-Summer League
Planners  SC
LINE Course c. 6 km, undisclosed number of controls
NORWEGIAN (Map-Memory) Course c. 5.5 km, 00 m, 11 controls
SCORE Course c. 5 km, 0 m climb, 0 controls
ORANGE Course 3 km, 0 m climb, 0 controls

SI event fees: Families €15, adults €8, students €4, juniors €3.
Hire of SI Card eur 1 per card per day (€40 if card is lost or damaged).
Start times 10.30 am to 1 pm,
Courses CLOSE at 2 pm SHARP.
Pre-entries for SI Timing before 6 pm the previous day to orienteering.ie 
(After 6 pm you can send your entries to bishopstownoc@gmail.com)
Credits given for some no-shows (contact bishopstownoc@gmail.com).
A limited number of entries accepted on the day but mainly for the Yellow and Orange courses only.

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Cork Summer League (Line, Norwegian, Score & Orange courses) 

LINE Course: c 5 km; undisclosed number of controls; Time allowed 120 minutes
NORWEGIAN (Map-Memory) Course: c 6 km; Time allowed 90 minutes
SCORE Course: c 5 km; Time allowed 60 minutes; Penalty of 10 points per minute over; Bonus of 10 points per minute under provided all controls got.
Orange Course: c 2 to 3 km

For the Line Event, follow the red line on your map, as best as you can, either clockwise or anti-clockwise. When you locate a control on that line indicate its exact position on your map using either a safety pin or a biro (number of controls and their positions are not known to you beforehand).  Time allowed 120 minutes.

For the Norwegian Course  at every control site you are given the location of the next one and you have to memorise how to get there.

For the Score Event visit as many controls as you can and in any order in 60 minutes or less.
Easy controls carry low points and difficult controls carry higher points. Penalty for being over the allowed time. Bonus points for under the time allowed provided all controls got.