MAY 26
AND 27, 2007
NANAIMO
HARBOUR, VANCOUVER ISLAND
An
orienteering classic: Two days of
orienteering on Newcastle Island.
Where: Newcastle Island Provincial Park, Nanaimo.
Foot passenger ferries on the hour from Maffeo-Sutton
Park (behind the hockey arena, 2 km from BC Ferries terminal)
Registration: Register day of meet. Registration open 11AM
Saturday, 9 AM Sunday
Costs: Day 1: $10/day ($8/day members) Juniors: $7/day
($5/day members) Tenting - group campground $5/ tent/night
Prizes: For each course champion
Courses: Day 1: B meet: 4 courses (3 km - 7 km). Pre-drawn
maps. 1 PM First Start
Day 2 : B meet : 4 courses. 10 AM First Start
Note: No course 1 on either day.
Beginners
Clinic: Beginners are
welcome. Clinic Day 1 only at 12:00 . Note: No course 1 on either day. Try
course 2 !
Facilities: Group campground, hot showers, take-out t
restaurant, Dingy Dock pub and restaurant on nearby Protection Island
Map: Colour 1:10,000 Terrain: Flat to gently sloping. Mix
of moderate salal in douglas fir forest, mossy openings on rock and fen
meadows. Leg covering recommended.
Course
setter/Meet director : Steve Chatwin
Contact: Steve Chatwin 250-598-6420 steve.chatwin@gov.bc.ca