AOA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2000
Organised by
North West Orienteering Club
| Day 1: | Classic Championships (badge event) |
| Date: | Saturday 7 October 2000 |
| Start times: | from 11.00am |
| Planner: | Phillipa Poole, Shaun Bowler |
| Controller: | Mike Beveridge |
| Co-ordinator: | Rob Ambler |
| Day 2: | Short-O Championships
(badge event) (Single race) |
| Date: | Sunday 8 October 2000 |
| Start times: | from 10.00am |
| Planner: | Ralph King |
| Controller: | Dave Melrose |
| Co-ordinator: | Rob Ambler |
| Map: | The Beez Kneez (previously used at the 1999 National Championships) |
| Scale: | 1:10,000 5m contours |
| Terrain: | Mature pine forest with patches of eucalypt and native
bush, moderatley steep to undulating with intricate gully systems |
| Location: | Weiti Forest, off East Coast Rd, between East Coast
Bays and Silverdale, approx. 20 minutes north of the bridge |
| Classes for Classic and Short-O |
| Winning times for Classic event will be 100% of the times set out in the NZOF Rules while the Short-O will be 60% of the time. |
| Course | Men | Women | Relative length of the course | Difficulty |
| 1 | M21E (open) | 117% | Red | |
| 2 | M-20A, M21A (open), M35-A | W21E (open) | 70% | Red |
| 3 | M-18A, M40-A, M45-A | 61% | Red | |
| 4 | M50-A, M21-AS (open) | W-20A, W21A (open), W35-A | 44% | Red |
| 5 | M40-AS, M55-A | W-18A, W40-A, W45-A | 40% | Red |
| 6 | M60-A, M65-A | W50-A, W55-A, W21AS (open), W40-AS | 29% | Red |
| 7 | M70-A, M-75-A | W60-A, W65-A, W70-A | 21% | Red |
| 8 | M-16A, M21B (open) | 49% | Orange | |
| 9 | M-20A, M40-B | W-16A, W21B (open) | 34% | Orange |
| 10 | M50-B | W-20A, W40-B, W50-B | 25% | Orange |
| 11 | M-14A, M-16B, M21C (open) | W-14A, W-16B, W21C (open) | 27% | Yellow |
| 12 | M-12, M-14B | W-12, W-14B | 21% | White |
| - 100% relative length is based on am
M21E winning a classic distance course in 90 minutes. - Some classes/coursesmay be combined if entry numbers are small. - Competitors may enter different classes on different days as long as they are eligible. |
| Affiliation |
| Both days have Badge Event status and all entrants must
be affiliated to the NZ Orienteering Federation through their Club.
If not affiliated, they must pay a single event levy each day of
$9.00 Senior, $5.50 Junior and $23.50 Family as well as their entry fee. This does not apply to overseas orienteers affiliated to their own national orienteering organisation. |
| Entry Fees |
| Senior | Junior | Family | |
| Day 1 Classic | $16 | $8 | $40 |
| Day 2 Short-O | $12 | $6 | $30 |
| - Family is up to two seniors living
at the same address and any number of juniors at that address that look
to at least one of these seniors as a parent. - Junior is anyone eligible to compete in M or W18 or younger. |
| Late Entry |
| Late entries and changes of class after closing date may be accepted at the discretion of the organizers on payment of an additional 50% of the entry fee. |
| Closing Date |
| Closing date for entries: Postmarked no later than Friday 22 September |