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!

BOK 3rd in Compass Sport Cup Final

BOK finished 3rd in the Compass Sport Cup Final held at Fineshade last Sunday, beaten this year only by SYO and OD. This is an excellent result for the club and is 2 places higher than we achieved last year. We scored fairly evenly across the classes, with some well earned points from our juniors as well as our seniors. Congratulations and thank you to all BOK members who participated in this competition to give us such a good result. Hopefully everyone enjoyed the club spirit that accompanies such events, particularly as we were once again able to share coach transport. Full results are on the LEI website. Perhaps next year we can do even better!

Orienteering to the rescue in search for lost moral compass

David Parkin from BOK was responsible for prompting the last section of Brian Viner's article on the back page of the sport's section of Saturday's Independent. Very good press for the sport.

Compass Sport Cup - Start Times

A full list of start times is now on the LEI website http://www.leioc.org.uk/

Brierley - Sunday 4th October - Organiser's & Planner's comments

Officials' comments for the Brierley District and ASO event held on Sunday 4th October are now available

WOA Level 3 Planners course

The WOA is putting on a Level 3 planners course at Margam Park near Port Talbot on Saturday 21st November. If any club members are interested in attending please contact Peter Ribbans via the WOA website

Lower Prices for Coach to Compass Sport Cup Final

Your committee has approved a generous subsidy towards the cost of the coach to the Compass Sport Cup Final. The cost to members will now be just £6 for seniors and £3 for juniors. There are still spaces available on the coach, so those of you who were intending to travel separately can still take advantage of this offer and enjoy the social side of travelling to the competition with your team. Please let Chris or Helen Kelsey know as soon as possible if you would like a coach place. Pickups will be Bristol Grammar School at 0700 and the Aldi car park in Bradley Stoke at 0720.

Brierley Local Event - Results

The results for the Brierley local event and ASO league have been put online. You can also find the splits on Splitsbrowser and Winsplit. The map and courses have been added to to RouteGadget.

Brierley - Sunday 4th October - updated flyer

The flyer for the ASO and BOK District event at Brierley in the Forest of Dean this weekend (4th October 2009) has been corrected to remove reference to the availability of a 'red' course.