http://hvo.us.orienteering.org/ Hudson Valley Orienteering en-us Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:52:44 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly Hudson Valley Orienteering News http://backend.userland.com/rss http://hvo.us.orienteering.org/images/logo.gif http://hvo.us.orienteering.org/ http://hvo.us.orienteering.org/News/article/sid=165.html Nadya Popova and Galina Rokhinson will be offering a summer O training for kids ages 8 to 13. This will be for any level of orienteering. The kids will stay in tents at ETA Camp in Harriman State Park, NY from August 8 to 14 with Nadya, Galina and other helpers. There are plans for hiking, soccer, crafts, chess, campfires and other activities. We hope to also have swimming if we can hire a lifeguard. The price for the week will be in the range of $250 to $300 including food, sleeping,instruction, and activities. The cost has been offset by a grant from USOF. To reserve a place for your child and receive further information, send his/her name, age, orienteering experience, email, parent's name and mailing address to nadezhdappv at yahoo.com as soon as possible. The training will be limited to the first 15 kids who sign up. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:52:44 GMT http://hvo.us.orienteering.org/News/article/sid=164.html Summer training series in Harriman State Park The second Summer training activity will take place on the Surebridge Mountain map. It is being organized by Greg Balter. Date: Sunday, June 29, 2008 Time: 12.00 noon Course: 3.5 km, 15 controls, premarked maps (1:10,000, 5m) Location: 1.1 km walk from the Lake Skannatati parking lot -- about 1 km NE of Kanawauke Circle on Seven Lake Drive, in Harriman State Park, NY. For map showing start location, go here. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:33:33 GMT http://hvo.us.orienteering.org/News/article/sid=163.html The hardest expedition race of the world Primal Quest, one of the longest and probably the hardest expedition race of the world will be held from June 23 till July 2 at Big Sky/Gallatin National Forest in southwestern Montana, just north of Yellowstone National Park. Several HVO members participate in different teams: Jeremy Colgan (Brunton, #18), Pat Gallagher (Quixote #15), Sara Percy (GCAR #25) and Tracey Robertson (Shasta/Core Concepts #16). Daniel Schaublin works for one of the top teams (DARTnuun #42), providing support and navigation coaching & strategy. The race will cover 500 miles and 30,000 m of climb at an altitude of 5,000 to 12,000 feet, traveling on foot, by mountain bike, kayak, inflatables and riverboard/white water swimming, mountain climbing and descending plus a rogaine/orienteering section. Expected winning time is 5 - 6 days, with the fast teams constantly traveling with one or two hour sleep per 24 hours. You can follow the race by visiting the leaderboard on the PQ web site. It shows the GPS position of each team plus a write up about the race. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://hvo.us.orienteering.org/News/article/sid=162.html Work on your orienteering technique now! To find out about the trainings, check at Attackpoint.org under the column Orienteering today. Info will be posted on Thursday or Friday before the training. The trainings are informal and usually are scheduled on Sunday. Organizer is Greg Balter. Maps are preprinted, standard controls are used, no punches. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:34:16 GMT http://hvo.us.orienteering.org/News/article/sid=161.html Summer training series in Harriman State Park The first training will take place on the Surebridge Mountain map. It is organized by Greg Balter. Date: Sunday, June 15, 2008 Time: 12.00 noon Location: Fishermen's Wharf, the parking lot about 1 northeast of Kanawauke Circle on Seven Lake Drive in Harriman State Park, NY> UPDATE: The initial announcement had another meeting point. We changed the assembly area, because the access road (Rte 106) has been closed for some time now. Maps are preprinted, scale 1:10000, contours 5 meters Standard size controls, no punches. Course: 4.8 km, 250 m climb. If there is interest in bringing kids - I will show them basics skills of non-linear objects orienteering (somewhat advanced). You are responsible for your own hydration and food. Controls will be collected after 1:30 PM. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:51:00 GMT http://hvo.us.orienteering.org/News/article/sid=160.html Run, meet and eat After the orienteering event (with an emphasis on fun rather than competition) we hold the HVO annual general meeting (AGM) and the summer picnic at the home of Dave Hodgdon & Lyla Maeder. Their house is located close to the meet site. Location of o-meet: Loantaka Brook Reservation, Lonataka Way, Chatham, NJ Registration: 10 - 11 AM Massstart 11.15 AM Events ends & course closes at 12.30 PM All HVO club members are invited to attend & participate in the AGM. We review the last year and discuss the future developments of the club. The picnic is a chance to join together for some food & socializing. While the AGM is for HVO members, guests may observe it and then enjoy the picnic. Look for details & directions in the HVO calendar. Please let us know if you participate and how many people are in your party, including guests. Send an e-mail to HVOpicnic2008 at hotmail dot com. If you cannot send an e-mail, please leave a message at 973-625-1903. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:10:26 GMT http://hvo.us.orienteering.org/News/article/sid=159.html Weather: sunny, then cloudy, finishing with light rain to rain!   Course setters: Bob Bullions, Betsy Hawes Meet Director: George Hawes   Helpers: Craig Weber, Ed Hicks Participants: about 112 Starts: 50 Bob set Orange, Brown, Green, Red, and Blue Courses which received compliments on all levels. The Blue course went up on top of Moneyhole Mountain. The Orange took participants straight out into the woods in areas without trails. White was very short to give those who wanted a chance to also try the yellow. Many families and organized groups participated on these levels. The White and Yellow were adaptations of the courses designed last year by Kirsten Hendricks. For results, click here. Mon, 19 May 2008 01:41:18 GMT http://hvo.us.orienteering.org/News/article/sid=158.html Lake Welch / Rockhouse Mtn Local HVO Event April 25, 2008 Participants: 70 Starts: 58 Weather: Sunny and warm, light breeze Course setter: Bernard Breton Meet Director: George Hawes Volunteers: Craig Weber, Rich Sweeney, Betsy Hawes, Bill Borowitz, Paul Regan A wonderful day at Lake Welch in Harriman State Park on the WOC Rockhouse map! Bernie’s courses were appreciated by all who ran. The barberry was thick in places but the vegetation boundries drawn about 15 years ago were still useable loacating position. A group of beginners from North Rockland JROTC were out on White and then on Yellow. Several people learned a lot on Orange and Green as well. The park personel were a great help. A fine O day! For results click here. Fri, 02 May 2008 05:04:29 GMT http://hvo.us.orienteering.org/News/article/sid=157.html And the winners are: Will Hawkins and Samantha Saeger! Congratulations to the winners and everyone who took on the challenge of the 30th Billygoat. Overall Results - Results by class - Individual Splits (all results are PDFs) See some Billygoat pictures here Thanks to the Ellen Stibler (MD), Joe Mokszycki (course setter), Paul Bennett (vetter), Paul Regan (registration), Stephen Stibler, Jeff Osborn & Alan Young (e-punching) and all the helpers for the meet. This was a fun and fast race (well, statistics say it was a longer edition, but I guess for once we let the subjective perspective of myself as a runner prevail). The skip decision was tricky, with no obvious solution, so it came down to a strategic decision how to use it to break away from the pack. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:26:13 GMT http://hvo.us.orienteering.org/News/article/sid=156.html The new map at Holmes is a gem of a map and we hope we can expand the map to cover the complete area of the Holmes Presbyterian Camp. Thanks to Ed Hicks & Bob Burg for setting up the meet and to Vadim Masalkov for the neighborly help with the DVOA e-punching system. For the meet write-up and the results of the white and yellow courses, click here. For results of the sprint & orange, brown, green and red courses, click here. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:30:31 GMT