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Event Location: The next Autumn League competition will be held on 24th November 2013 on Glendoo Ridge, County Wicklow. (Grid Reference: O 140 185).
Event Directions and Parking: The event is signposted from the Military Road 1 km north of the sign-post to the Glencree Reconciliation Centre. Parking is on a forest track. Please car-share if possible. Registration, start and finish are close to parking.
Registration: Please register for the event online by right-clicking and opening the link: http://tinyurl.com/glendoo. Online registration will close on Saturday evening, 23rd November. It will also be possible to register on-the-day at the event, but if you register online it will reduce the workload for the event organisers.
Map: Maps are printed on A4 size water resistant paper at a scale of 1:10,000. Contour interval is 5 meters. Control descriptions for all courses will be available at registration. Descriptions are NOT printed on the map.
Terrain: The terrain consists of open mountain with areas of turf cuttings, as well as a section of mature forest. Most courses pass near a quarry with steep rock faces. The top of the quarry will be marked with yellow warning tape.
Timing: SportIdent (SI) timing will be used. SI cards are available for hire at event registration for €2. Participants must download their SI cards after orienteering, whether they complete the course or not. Otherwise the event organisers will not know if you have finished.
Start-times: 11:00 – 13:00.
Courses close: 14:30
Event Officials:
Planner: Aonghus O’Cleirigh
Controller: Denis Reidy
Organiser: Donal Wickham
Course Details:
Brown – 9.7 k, 250 m, 25 controls
Blue – 7.4 k, 215 m, 21 controls
Green - 5.5 k, 180 m, 17 controls
Light Green – 3.2 k, 140, 15 controls
Orange - 2.0 k, 100 m, 13 controls
Yellow - 1.5 k, 60 m, 9 controls
The yellow course is not buggy friendly. It follows line features in a wooded area other than paths. Controls are sited within 50 m of line features.
Entry Fees:
Adult: €8
Junior/Full-time student/ Unwaged/ OAP: €5
Family: €20
Restrictions: Dogs are not permitted at the event, nor is the lighting of fires, or littering. These are conditions under which permission is granted to hold the event.
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Ajax members competed successfully at the Irish Orienteering Championships in Connemara last week-end. All three days were held in complex open moorland. In the relays Ajax won two of seven classes available, the only club to win more than one class! The Ajax junior boys finished joint first in the J48 class, after a sprint finish. Ajax retained the H12 title in a close race, overcoming Fingal, who came in second place 30 meters behind. Ajax also captured third place in the H12 class, a display of strength in depth.
Middle Distance (Day 1) - Cnoc Mham na mBo
Gold: W18 - Roisin Long, M50 - Aonghus O'Cleirigh.
Silver: M12 - Oisin Wickham, M14- Dara O'Cleirigh, W45s - Catherine King, M60 - Denis Reidy.
Bronze: M14 - Ruairi Long.
Classic Distance (Day 2) - Lough an Cogair
Gold: M14 - Ruairi Long, W18 - Roisin Long, M50 - Aonghus O'Cleirigh, M60 - Denis Reidy.
Silver: M12 - Oisin Wickham, M14 - Dara O'Cleirigh, W45s - Cathleen Morrison.
Bronze: W45s - Catherine King.
Relay (Day 3) - Leim Oirthair
Gold:
J48 class - Dara O'Cleirigh, Ruairi Long, Oisin Wickham.
H12 class - Roisin Long, Denis Reidy, Aonghus O'Cleirigh.
Bronze:
H12 class - Marcus Geoghegan, Paul Smyth, Donal Wickham.
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Oisin becomes Leinster Schools Champion 2013!
A delighted Oisin displays his trophies...
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Left: Cian gives advice to Ruairi before the relay event at the Jan Kjellstorm festival of orienteering near London over the Easter week-end.
The Ajax Junior team were Dara, Oisin and Ruairi, and finished in 13th place.
The terrain was hilly but fast underfoot. Temperatures were icy at times with flurries of snow!
In total eleven Ajax member travelled to the event.
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Event Location: The next Spring Cup competition will be held on 24 March 2013 on Bull Island , Dublin. (Grid Reference: O 234 370).
Event Directions and Parking: The event is signposted from the coast road (James Larkin Road). Use the causeway to reach Bull Island, and not the wooden bridge. Parking is on the the beach. Registration, start and finish are near the roundabout.
Registration: Please pre-register for the event by following the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KxgBjvw59lZINkaUk9WLjviJ... .
It will also be possible to register on-the-day at the event, but you are encouraged to pre-register before 9:00 PM on Sat 23rd March in order to reduce the workload for the event organisers. Everyone who pre-registers and competes will be included in a draw for Easter Eggs! The draw will take place after the last start.
Map: Maps are printed on water resistant material at a scale of 1:5,000 for all courses. The map shows the island in two sections laid out side-by-side on an A3 sheet. Contour interval is 2.5 meters. Power lines are not displayed and the magnetic grid lines run 45 degrees to the edge of the map. The Brown course uses a modified map with only contour and path detail displayed. Control descriptions for all courses will be available at registration and will also be printed on the map. The Yellow course has a taped route between two controls. This is indicated in the text version of the control descriptions, but not on the map.
Terrain: For anyone unfamiliar with Bull Island , the terrain consists of grass-covered sand dunes with many small paths, isolated trees and man-made features. Marshes are currently very wet but are crossable.
Timing: SportIdent (SI) timing will be used. SI cards are available for hire at event registration for €2. All participants must download their SI cards after orienteering, whether they complete the course or not. Otherwise the event organisers will not know whether participants have finished or not.
Start-times: 11:00 – 13:00.
Courses close: 15:00.
Event Officials:
Planner: Donal Wickham
Controller: Denis Reidy
Organiser: Aonghus O’Cleirigh
Course Details:
Brown - 11.3 k, 29 controls, (contours/paths only)
Blue - 8.6 k, 27 controls
Green - 6.6 k, 22 controls
Light Green - 4.0 k, 16 controls
Orange - 2.6 k, 12 controls
Yellow - 1.6 k, 12 controls
Entry Fees:
Adult: €8
Junior/Full-time Student: €5
Family: €20
Important: Bull Island is an EU designated Special Area of Conservation. Please do not cause damage or litter.
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