§         Date: Saturday, May 8, 2010

§         Location: Ansonia Nature Center, CT; recently ranked the "best orienteering" in CT on AttackPoint.org 

§        Courses: Middle distance courses emphasize technical orienteering. Usual 7 USOF courses offered. Small classes will be combined. Winning times for M/F21 classes are 30-40 minutes; similar or less time for all other classes.

§         Course setter: Peter Grollmann

§         Map Information: 1:10,000, 5 meter contours; Original field checking 2001 by Mark Dominie; Updated and expanded 2003 by Gari Williams, 2010 by Peter Grollmann; Basemap 2000 by Olaf Helgesen.

§         Click here to see an earlier version of the map saved as a PDF.

§        Terrain: Typical New England terrain with complex topography, some trails, patches of Mountain Laurel.

Day 2, Classic (Long) Distance A meet

§         Date: Sunday, May 9, 2010

§          Location: Huntington State Park, Bethel/Redding, CT

§          Courses: Classic distance courses emphasize all aspects of orienteering (technical, endurance, quick thinking). Usual 7 USOF courses offered. Small classes will be combined. Winning times range from 25-30 minutes on White to 75-80 minutes on Blue.

§         Course setter: Joe Brautigam

§         Map Information: 1:10,000, 5 meter contours; Map updates 2010 by Joe Brautigam and Rick DeWitt.

§         Click here to see an earlier version of the map saved as a PDF.

§        Terrain: Typical New England terrain with complex topography, some trails, patches of Mountain Laurel.

Recreational Courses

§         White and Yellow recreational courses only. 

§         Saturday: courses available 10:00 to noon. 

§         Sunday: courses available 9:00 to 11:00. 

§         $6 per day per map. 

§         No pre-registration required (for recreational courses only). 

§         Beginner instruction provided.

Awards

Awards to top three in each age class, 2 days combined

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