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Wed 22 May 5:30 pm
Moonlight Madness #2 Kirribilli (World Orienteering Week)
Milson Park, McDougall Street, Kirribilli

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Sat 25 May 9:30 am
SOS Northside - Pymble
Robert Pymble Park, Park Crescent, Pymble

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Sat 25 May 9:30 am
SOS Hawkesbury - McGraths Hill
Windsor High School (access is from Mulgave Rd), McGraths Hill

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Sun 26 May 9:30 am
Newcastle Maze-O Champs and social day
Brickworks Park (Wallsend)
Sun 26 May 10:00 am
Waggaroos - AWOC Interclub #2, Burngoogee

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Sun 26 May 10:00 am
Bom Bom Forest Orienteering
Bom Bom State Forest via Old Lilypool Rd, Sth Grafton

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Sun 26 May 10:30 am
Highlands Forest Series #2 - Welby
Mount Alexandra Reserve, 1:7500, Northern end of Meranie St, Welby (via Mittagong). Assembly is adjacent to Welby General Cemetery.

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Tue 28 May 7:30 pm
Orienteering NSW May Board Meeting

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Sat 1 Jun 9:30 am
SOS Northside - Frenchs Forest
meet at Frenchs Forest Girl Guide Hall, Grattan Crescent, Frenchs Forest

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Sat 1 Jun 9:30 am
SOS Hawkesbury - Richmond
UWS Richmond, Science Rd (accessed from Campus Drive), Richmond

Welcome to Orienteering NSW

Orienteering is a sport that challenges both the body and the mind. It's also loads of fun!

The aim is to use a special orienteering map to navigate your way around a course and visit marked check points along the way. You choose a course that suits your age and experience and proceed at your own pace: walk, jog or run. It is a race but you decide if you want to just race yourself or be the next world champion! The course may take you through urban areas, parks, schools, farmland or forests.

Events are conducted weekly across NSW and beginners are welcome at all events.

New to orienteering? Click here for more information.

Want to enter an event? You can see what's on by looking at the Coming Events at left or by going to the Event Calendar. Some events are enter on the day - you just turn up and register at the start. Other events require pre-entry and for that you need to know about (and register with) Eventor - read the Eventor FAQ.


Alastair's JWOC done with relay

Alastair George, our sole NSW representative at JWOC, has finished with a good result in the Middle Distance final and relays.

Alastair (pictured left) was 43rd in the B final in the Middle, then his No.2 Australian team upstaged the No.1 team by three minutes in the Relays, which concluded an intriguing week in Hungary.

The Middle and Relays were on a map rapidly becoming known as the Hungarian Labyrinth (see here for the maps). The Middle final was in a particularly brutal section, while the Relays were in an more open area that allowed for much faster running.

Apparently the green bits were juniper bushes. Pity the poor mapper having to get it right.

OA has a nice photo album on Facebook taking all the events. World of O also has some excellent analysis.

Congratulations Alastair on your first junior world champs.

Meanwhile in Denmark, the annual World Masters champs wrapped up in beachside terrain at Tisvilde Hegn. 

Our Waggaroos club had some great results, with NSW Stinger Briohny Seaman (W35A, pictured right) 23rd in the Middle followed by an outstanding 14th in the Long. Her mum Debbie Davey was mid-field in both W60A finals. 

You can see all the maps and results on the event website.