Bennelong Northside president and all-round orienteering legend Terry Bluett has proved that you don't need a lot of bush to make a great State League event.
Terry took a segment of a summer series map and transformed it into a proper bush map (to sprint specs), thus proving that even small pockets of forest can be used for SL provided they are mapped accurately.
The result was a delightful bush sprint in the upper reaches of Bantry Bay (Frenchs Forest) on Sydney's northern beaches on Saturday afternoon.
The intricate track network and impassable cliffs made nav difficult, and most times were closer to Middle Distance anyway which made it good value.
We had visitors from Queensland and Tasmania, and it was great to see nearly 50 people do Enter on Day. Some people even went for a second run!
We noted first-time State League wins by Brian Black (BN, M35A), Linda Mandin (BN, W45AS) and John Bulman (GO, M55AS).
You can find a Facebook photo album by Brett Sewell here. Thanks to Terry who also set, controller Ron Junghans from Garingal, organiser Alitia Dougall, the BN club, and the local Guides for use of the hall.
Results and Winsplits are on our SL web page. Our next SL weekend is in Newcastle on August 3-4. Entries close on July 30.
