MOC 2010 Results

The 2010 Munster Champs was held yesterday in Inch Sanddunes, after bad weather and mapping delays meant last year's championships had to be slotted into this year's calender. The event's clash with the Ballycotton 10 meant some big names didn't travel to the event. A fabulously sunny day greeted competitors, with the dunes sheltering all from the chilly breeze. The long course lengths and tricky navigation provided a fantastic physical and mental challenge for all involved. There were long times to be seen in some of the higher up courses, where holding concentration to the very end proved to be the most difficult task of the day.

BOC had some great results, to take home six Munster Championship titles. A summary of results are below with full results to be found here.

M21L
1. Darren Burke CorkO
2. Gerard Butler 3ROC
3. Ruairi Short CNOC
13. Paul O'Sullivan-Hourihan BOC

W21L
1. Ruth Lynam CNOC
2. Mirjam Allik DUO
3. Sharon Lucey BOC

M35
1. Donal Murphy

M20
1. Josh O'Sullivan-Hourihan

M45
2. Pat O'Donovan
3. Dermot O'Sullivan

M50
1. John O'Donovan

M16
2. Niall McCarthy

W21N
1. Natsuko Cotter

M14
1. Zac O'Sullivan-Hourihan
2. Aaron Hayes
3. Eoin O'Neill
4. Duncan Lehane
5. Brian Lombard

M10
1. Liam Cotter
2. Ciaran Cotter

The 2011 MOC's will be held by WATO in October.

Munster Orienteering Championships 2011

Message from KerryO:


The Munster Orienteering Championships will be taking place at Inch Sand Dunes on Sunday March 6th. Entries are now open.

We've held out as long as possible in the hopes of using Rossbeigh as planned, but with no LIDAR forthcoming we are switching to our reserve map. Apologies for this confusion. Please enter by email by sending details to moc(at)orienteer.info (replace at with @) and making the appropriate payment to our account, either by internet/telephone banking or in person at any branch of Bank of Ireland or other Irish clearing bank. Those entering from outside the Republic of Ireland may pay on the day. When making payment, in the 'reference' field please enter the email address you've emailed the entry with.

Classes available, depending on demand, from M/W10 to M/W80 with M/W21 Long and Short. Start times will be from 10:30am to 1pm. Entries must be received by 6pm on Wednesday March 2nd and payment in our account by close of business on Thursday March 3rd; please keep this in mind if making payment from non-BOI branch or account.

*For each person you are entering, include the following details:
**Name:
**Club:**
Year of Birth:
**Class:
**SI No (or 'H' for hire):
**Start Time Preference (E/M/L):
**Mobile No (if any):
**Concession (yes/no):
**Entry Fee:

**Please make appropriate payment to the following account:
**A/C Name:
*Kerry Orienteers A/C #:59 73 06 14
Sort Code:* 90-58-38*
Bank:* BOI, Castle St., Tralee*

Entry fees are as follows:
Adult:* €13
Concession (Junior/Student/Unwaged/Over 65):* €7.50
Family: *€32
SI Card Hire (per person): €2

Note: Orienteering is an adventure sport. Competitors takepart entirely at their own risk. Email of entry is acceptance of same.

Orienteering Training Weekend

Apologies for the late notice on this but for those of you who might be interested there will be a training weekend held this weekend (6th and 7th Feb) in Inch sanddunes for all third level students primarily. The event is not a closed event so anyone who wants to improve their navigation or get in some hours on the dunes can come along. The more the merrier. The event is being organised and run by UCCO and will incorporate the KerryO event on the Sunday.

The event is suitable for all levels of experience and fitness. On Saturday, we will be training on the sandunes at Inch Strand on the Dingle Peninsula in Co. Kerry and on Sunday, KerryO are staging an orienteering event at Knockreer estate in Killarney National Park that we will attend. There are no set training plans but plenty of training options so it is really a chance for people to tell us what they want to work on. Sanddunes are the perfect place to learn from mistakes and to practice for the upcoming champs. Directions: From Cork follow the N22 to Killarney, then take the R561 in the direction of Dingle.

*Plan for Saturday is:*

10.30: - Meet at Inch Strand (drive down the strand a bit to start, you will see us)
11-13: - Practice map techniques
13-14: - Lunch
14-15.30: - More practice
15.30 -16.30: - A course to practice what you've learned

We will be using SI cards for the practice course so if you have one, bring it along but we will be able to provide some also. There is also the option of having an 800m or so route marked out on the dunes if some people fancy a bit of hills training, just let the organisers know beforehand.

There are some people travelling from Cork and Limerick on Saturday morning that have some free spaces so please contact either myself (Sharon) at ulo at orienteering.ie or UCCO at orienteering .ie for other details and to book a place. There are some limited places available in the hostel in Killarney. Cost for the whole weekend is €25 for students, but again please double check with UCC if that is the standard rate. If you can, please let someone know if you intend on coming.

So why not come along and make it a one- or two-day orienteering trip. I will be on-hand all weekend if people want to approach me.

For those wanting to stay closer to home the BOC event on Sunday is in Currabinny Wood as part of the Cork Winter League (Round 6). As always keep an eye out here for other orienteering events that are taking place around the county and country.