Hello Orienteers!
We hope you are looking forward to the upcoming orienteering season. The first event is at Earthquake Park on May 4th!
We are excited to announce that the club has purchased new equipment that will allow us to begin having meets with electronic punching (here is a simple introduction to electronic punching). We will likely introduce electronic punching gradually as we learn the system and train meet directors. Eventually all competitive courses at all meets will use electronic punching.
To use electronic punching all competitors will need a “finger stick” (also called a card or a dipper, an electronic device about the size of a thumb drive) that will be carried around the course to record the time and control # of each control as it is visited. Arctic Orienteering will have 20 finger sticks available for rent (potentially $5/meet with a $30 replacement cost if lost). We also have 10 finger sticks (SI-Card8) that we will resell at cost ($28) to the first 10 people that request one. The club will initiate another bulk purchase if demand warrants (price may vary).
We recommend that all regular competitive orienteers buy their own SportsIdent compatible stick. We recommend the SI-Card8, but the SI-Card9, SI-Card10 or SIAC are valid options for additional cost.
Please email Regan Sarwas (rsarwas@gmail.com) if:
- You want to buy one of the SI-Card8 sticks for $28.00. Please provide your Name, Date of Birth and Gender (so that we can program your stick to simplify your registration experience). You can pay for and pick up your stick at the first meet you attend.
- You already have a stick or plan to buy one yourself. Please include your Stick’s ID # (along with your Name, Gender and DOB), so we can enter you into our club database as this will save time at the registration desk. If you do not have your stick yet, you can provide this information to the meet director when you first use your new stick.
Don’t worry, we’re going to support our members through this transition to modern orienteering standards! If you have any concerns, please let us know!