BOK Qualify For Compass Sport Cup Final

BOK won the Compass Sport Cup qualifying round at Hampton Ridge on Sunday, finishing 155 points ahead of SOC with a score of 2395 points. Congratulations and thanks to the 70 BOK members who turned out for this event and ensured success for the Klub. The final will be on 17th October at Burbage Moor near Sheffield, so please put the date in your diaries now; we'll need a strong team if we're to improve on last year's 3rd place. SOC also qualify for the Cup as BOK were in last year's top three and Wimborne go through to the Trophy final after beating SARUM by just 1 point. Full results are on the Emit website.

Silkwood - RouteGadget

The map and courses of last week event at Silkwood, Westonbirt have been uploaded to RouteGadget. You can trace your route and compare it with the other orienteers.

Silkwood Results - Saturday Winter League

Results and links (Splitsbrowser&Winsplits) for the Silkwood event (Saturday 16th Jan) are now available, along with comments from the organiser/planner.

Compass Cup Start Times - Now Available

Start times are now available for this Sunday's Compass Cup event on the BOK website. Final details for the event are on the SOC website.

Junior Coaching

There are many opportunities for training both within the club and with the South West junior squad. The next training days with BOK will be a joint venture with the Welsh junior squad during February half term again based in the Forest of Dean.

This will run Wednesday February 17th through to the Friday 19th for training but with the opportunity to stay until the Sunday when the Southern Championships are being held at Lydney. Those who went last year thought this was excellent training and an opportunity to meet up with juniors from another region. You can attend for the whole 5 days or any part thereof.

Please let Jackie Hallett know if you wish to attend or require further information.

Silkwood - The event is still on

There were 3 inches of snow and ice on the ground this morning but hopefully all or most will have thawed by tomorrow. Please be careful however.

Please follow O signs to the parking area and have some evidence to show the FC attendent at the booth that you are there for orienteering. If our allocated parking are is full please use the main car park. There is a £1 parking fee per vehicle which will be collected at registration.

We will be using master maps so please bring a red pen and if possible a polythene bag.

Compass Sport Cup - Have we received your entry?

In case we've missed entries delayed by the post, these are the entries we've received. If you've entered but are not listed below, please contact Chris or Helen Kelsey immediately.
Ajderian, Bedwell, Bown, Britton, Budden, Burley, Connelly, Cranes, Daniel (Charles), Dennis (2), Donnell, Dyer (Katy), Forrest (Mike), Fosters, Franklin, Grenfells, Griffiths, Halletts, Hanstocks, Hayward (Jim), Honey, Johnson, Jones, Kerr (Abi), Kinnunen, Maliphant (Pete & Ben), Mutricy, Noott, Palmers, Parkin, Pearson, Potters, Raynsford, Saunders, Selleys, Simmons (4), Tanner, Thomas (2 plus Cameron), Urch, Walkers, Warry, Welch.

Mike Nelson BOKTrot - and dates for your diaries

The flyer for the Mike Nelson BOKTrot event at Wavering Down on 26 April is now available.

Provisional events for the rest of 2010 are now posted on the Diary page.

SARUM events updates

The SARUM event on New Year's day is at Stonedown Woods - not Vernditch as advertised in SINS. Registration at Church Farm Campsite ST996173.

Also, the SARUM event on 16th Jan is not taking place, but there is an event at Cannimore, Longleat on 23rd January.

See the SARUM website for details of both events.

November Committee Meeting Summary

A summary of the minutes of the committee meeting held on 26th November 2009 is now available.

Yoxter - Results

The results (splits only for now) of the district event at Yoxter range are available. You can also analyses you splits in Splitsbrowser and Winsplit Online. The map and courses have been uploaded to RouteGadget. You can trace your route and compare it with the other orienteers.

BOK Local Event & ASO League, Lyncombe, Somerset

The flyer is now available on the BOK website and, in hard copy, at all local events leading up to 7 February 2010.

Compass Sport Cup Qualifier 24th Jan 2010

The venue for this event is now confirmed as Godshill and Hampton Ridge in the New Forest. BOK will be up against BKO, DEVON, SOC and TVOC, so we need you all if we're to make it through to the Final. An updated entry form is available on the BOK website, entry fees are now confirmed as £6 for seniors (plus £1 for Emit hire) and £3 for juniors. Junior girls will be pleased to note a rule change that will separate the M/W classes in Orange and Light Green, which should enable junior girls to stand an equal chance of scoring. Please put the date in your diaries now and return the entry form to Chris or Helen Kelsey as soon as possible. Event information is available on the SOC website.

Headless Hill - RouteGadget, Splitsbrowser and Officials' Comments

RouteGadget and Splitsbrowser links for last Sunday's event at Headless Hill are now available.

Comments from the Organiser, Controller and Planner have also been posted.

Headless Hill Regional Event Results

Provisional results for the BOK Regional, SWOA Galoppen and ASO league event at Headless Hill have been put online. You can also find a link to Winsplits. RouteGadget and Splitsbrowser will follow later.

Tom Gibbs wins Adventure Racing World Champs

Ifor Powell has just reported that Tom Gibbs has won the Adventure Racing World Champs in Portugal. He was racing for the British team Helly Hansen Prunesco with team mates Nic MacLeod, Nick Gracie and Warren Bates. They have been racing non-stop from Monday morning till 9.30 Saturday morning, finishing with 52 Checkpoints to beat former World Champs Nike by two checkpoints. A truly amazing result.

Control Descriptions and Map Specifications

If, like me, you have trouble remembering the difference between a narrow marsh and a small erosion gully there is now a page on the BOK website with details of Control Descriptions symbols used (and a link the the full IOF specification), along with links to IOF Map specifications.

October Committee Meeting Summary

A summary of the minutes of the committee meeting held on 8th October 2009 is now available.

Overscourt Woods Results - Saturday Winter League

Results and points for the Overscourt Woods event (Saturday 24th Oct) - the first of this seasons Saturday Winter League events - are now available.

BOK Success At OMM 2009

This year's OMM was held in the Elan valley in Mid Wales, offering south west competitors unusually easy access. The weather was mixed but fairly benign, particularly after last year's severe gales and serious flooding in Borrowdale; it was breezy with showers, but we were spared the forecast heavy rain on Saturday and enjoyed some pleasant conditions on Sunday. BOK members were out in force and achieved some excellent results; it was good to see so many parent/child teams running this year, hopefully introducing a new generation to the delights of the OMM for the future. Sadly, the number of years of compatible overlap between aging parents and their athletic offspring is very limited, but we'll enjoy it while we can! Successes for BOK teams include the following (apologies if I've missed anyone):
Short Score (187 teams): Mark & John Grenfell-Shaw 13th; Ashley Cooper & Steve Darling 15th; Jonathan & Rosemary Hurford 17th; Christine Farr & Duncan Innes 23rd; Helen & Jack Kelsey 42nd; Pete Foster & Sandy Burgon 55th.
Medium Score (284 teams): Chris & Ben Kelsey 15th; Charles Daniel & Rhys Manning 30th; Pat & Louise Benjamin 178th.
C (291 teams): Sue & Gerry Ashton 39th; Roger Mann & Martin Bird 77th; Jim & Jamie Hayward 108th.
B (233 teams): Tim Britton & John Hartley 10th; Pete & Julia James 43rd; Alice Bedwell & Laura Pearson 127th.
A (67 teams): Mark Saunders & William Darby 18th (1st Vet).
Both Mark & John Grenfell-Shaw and Chris & Ben Kelsey narrowly missed winning the parent/child categories of their classes, short by just 3 points (1 place) and 5 points (3 places) respectively. Maybe next year if our youngsters are still willing and we can still keep up!