Meet directors must field check their course while preparing their maps. You are strongly encouraged to report any significant inaccuracies of the maps to the VP of Mapping for revisions as soon as they are discovered. If you can identify simple changes early enough, then it is possible that corrections can be made to the … Read more
If you are a volunteer or meet director for the club, or would like to be one, please join us from 7pm-8:30pm Thursday May 10th at Shelly Law’s new home at 7925 Jodhpur Street. We will have a discussion about how to design fun and interesting orienteering courses. Light snacks and beverages will be provided.
First Season Meet! Wed. 9th – you may start anytime between 5:00 and 7:00, but you must finish by 9:00. Courses will be 6km for red and 5km for green. Conditions are increasingly getting wetter with the ground thawing, so expect to get your feet wet. The terrain is slow but orienteering should be fun as we … Read more
Orienteering will start up again next week with two events. The first meet of the season will be on Wednesday May 9th in FNBP Abbott Loop Community Park. The next evening on Thursday May 10th from 7pm-8:30pm we will have a volunteer / meet director social to kick off the season. If you are a … Read more
Early Registration for NAOC 2018 is April 8th Save some money by registering by March 31st for the North American Orienteering Championships in Whitehorse, Yukon CA August 17-24. Registration and a lot of other information is available on the event website – http://yukonorienteering.ca/naoc2018/ You can choose to compete in your age group or to participate … Read more
The 2018 North American Orienteering Championships are being held in conjunction with the Canadian Orienteering Championships in Whitehorse, Yukon CA from August 17-24. That’s practically in our neighborhood! This is great opportunity to combine a vacation with some excellent orienteering. Check out the website for tons of information – http://yukonorienteering.ca/naoc2018/ Save some money with Early … Read more
Please join us at the next club Boarding Meeting on Wednesday 1/17/18 from 7-9pm. Board meetings are held 3-4 times throughout the year to conduct the business of the club and are open to all members and guests. At our upcoming meeting we will finalize the schedule of meets for 2018; review the draft of … Read more
Please join us Wednesday, August 2nd for a 1 hour score-o. There will be a mass start at 6PM. Plan to arrive at least 15 early to register and be ready when the gun goes off! The meet will be starting at APU in the parking lot across the street from the Mosley Sports Center. … Read more
The Orienteering Club has decided to heed the warnings of experts as reported yesterday in the Alaska Dispatch News and cancel the upcoming meet at Far North Bicentennial Park. The safety of our participants is always our first concern. Unfortunately, orienteering meets take a tremendous amount of time to plan and set up, and it will not be … Read more
Wednesday’s meet will start at mile 1.1 of Basher Drive. There will be White (1.7 K), Yellow (2.6 K), Orange (4.2 K), Green (4.7 K) and Red (5.7 K) courses; starts from 5 to 7; finish by 9:00. Our permit requires us to make sure participants are aware of bear and other wildlife issues; please … Read more