2018 O'Shea entries open
- Last Updated: Monday, 15 January 2018 09:47
Entries are now open for the annual O'Shea 2-Days carnival on March 10-11.
Our Central Coast club is debuting a new map at Mt Penang Gardens, along with the much-loved bush of Rumbalara.
All events are less than an hour from northern Sydney.
While it has a great social atmosphere (and some participants dress up in wacky matching outfits), the prizes - fruit cakes decorated with spearmint leaf lollies (see pic, left) - are keenly sought after.
The carnival is is mainly for pairs, but single entries are welcome, too. There are three events in 18 hours, as follows:
* a Saturday afternoon relay at Rumbalara
* a Saturday evening event at Mt Penang Gardens. Only one member of each pair needs to run the night sector, but both may run.
* a Sunday morning Pairs Score event at Mt Penang Gardens. Each pair splits the controls up between them, aiming to finish together.
The flyer has all the information. Entries close on March 7 via Eventor. Enter on Day is limited. If you are entering solo, organisers will find you a partner.
Women's Nav Skills Weekend entries open
- Last Updated: Friday, 12 January 2018 10:38
The Women's Orienteering Weekend (WOW) is an annual camp for women to build their navigation skills in a supportive environment.
It's for women of all ages who:
* wish to make the jump from street and park events to bush orienteering
* are keen to learn or improve their off-track navigation and orienteering skills
* are experienced in the bush but wish to brush up on some skills or get in some practice before the winter season
Entries for the 2018 weekend, to be held in the Southern Highlands on March 3-4, are now open.
Information is available here. We recommend booking early as this weekend always sells out and generates a lot of interest from women outside orienteering.
It's great networking, great camaraderie and a lot of fun. Thanks to our partner Bold Horizons for putting this on again.
Welcome to 2018
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 09 January 2018 18:18
We hope you had a relaxing break over Christmas and New Year. There's already lots happening around NSW and plenty of big weekends of orienteering on the horizon.
The Sydney Sprints and Central Coast's Summer Series are already underway for 2018, while SHOO's Summer Sats kick off this Saturday afternoon at Harrington Park.
Further down the track we look forward in particular to our annual highlights:
* Mar 10-11 - the O'Shea 2-Days on the Central Coast
* Mar 30-April 2 - the Easter carnival in Tasmania (entries are already open)
* Apr 21-22 - the NSW Middle and Long Championships near Armidale
* Jun 9-11 - the QB III carnival is this year in Clandulla
* Sep 1-2 - the NSW Schools championships in Sydney's Hills District
* Sep 29-Oct 7 - the Australian championships in South Australia
Add in the State League, MetrO League and all our club events and we've got the year well and truly covered.
If you're looking to receive coaching - or to become an accredited coach - we'll have courses later in the year.
Don't forget to renew your membership, or join one of our friendly clubs.
CC summer series, Sydney Sprints just around the corner
- Last Updated: Friday, 05 January 2018 18:45
After a brief lull over the festive season, our clubs this week resume their regular schedule.
The second half of the Central Coast Summer Series starts on Sunday morning at Terrigal West, while that same morning (note the change of time) the Sydney Sprint series starts up at Kuring-gai Wildflower Gardens in St Ives.
Central Coast offer the standard 30-control summer series format.
The Sydney Sprints are conducted on Sunday afternoons (except for this weekend!) and consist of a single line course of about 3km. Beginners - don't be put off by the term 'Sprints'; this merely reflects the fact it's the shortest format of orienteering (think T20 cricket).
