Each year the
Christmas 5-Days Orienteering Carnival is held somewhere in NSW. The principles for the event are family fun, mild competition, and opportunity to explore, or just chill out, after the morning orienteering.
This is the second time it's been in Sydney. Families were out in force thanks to summer time and the holiday season. Five different events at five superb locations.
Day #1 Score event, Kirribilli
Day #2 Three line course loops: bush, rock, garden, Centennial Park
Uringa puts on an 'outside-the-box' event due to the creativity of course setter Matt Peters, scored by the technical wizardry of Ron Pallas, and supported with club members at many posts.
Set up on the day started at 6.30am with pack-up completed by noon. It takes a village [club] to run such a great event.
Day #3 Mass start score event, Clay Pan, Beacon Hill
A little something different after the parks and views of inner Sydney. This event was organised by the Stingers. Technology by guru Ron Pallas.
Day #4 Sprint, Cardinals Palace, North Head, Manly
A new map for everyone, brilliant sunshine (again), salt air and ocean views, not to mention history and parkland most didn't know about.
Day #5 Long sprint, University of Sydney
Hot, hotter, hottest seemed to be the description of the five days this year.
Each day’s podium placers were eligible for a
prize (on their first placing). There are also lucky draw prizes each day drawn
from the names of all pre-registered participants. It's all very social.
Overall scores are based on
the best four results
MA: Michael 17th, Laurent 21st, Ian 39th
MB: Shane 4th, Ori 29th
MC: Jim 16th, Brett 32nd, Ian 38th
MD: Terry Murphy 16th, Brian 33rd, Dick 36th, Rupert 38th
ME: Angus 12th
WA: Catherine 3rd, Clare 17th, Maree 18th
WB: Linda 2nd, Serena 5th, Melanie 12th
WC: Helen 10th, Adrienne 21st, Ursula 27th, Heidi & Mary Jane 34th
WD: Penny 21st
Combined: Joe 14th
MB: Shane 4th, Ori 29th
MC: Jim 16th, Brett 32nd, Ian 38th
MD: Terry Murphy 16th, Brian 33rd, Dick 36th, Rupert 38th
ME: Angus 12th
WA: Catherine 3rd, Clare 17th, Maree 18th
WB: Linda 2nd, Serena 5th, Melanie 12th
WC: Helen 10th, Adrienne 21st, Ursula 27th, Heidi & Mary Jane 34th
WD: Penny 21st
Combined: Joe 14th
[Photos thanks to OA and ONSW FaceBook sites and the keen photographers who contributed to them as well as club members.]
