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OINK* Winter
Pig Dec 1-3, 2017 Middle Distance O’ Festival - 3
new maps *Orienteer In
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Event Information
Center
YMCA Camp
Ernst (Saturday) requires a separate
waiver form
Lodging and Local Activities (link soon)
Director: Mike Minium Registrar: Guy Olsen
Overview
Orienteering Cincinnati will
host 3 races over 3 days. Races will
have courses for all ages and abilities and will be open to anyone. The events will take place in Boone and
Campbell Counties of Northern Kentucky, just south of Cincinnati. Saturday’s event will also be the Ohio
Valley School Orienteering Championships (OVSOC)
The Races
All races are National Sanctioned by Orienteering USA. All races will have all normal
“A” categories for people of all ages. Go to Race Details
for more information about each race.
Friday, Dec 1 Afternoon Middle Distance Race at Waller-Stephenson Mill Boone County Park, Walton, KY
Saturday,
Dec 2 Middle Distance courses at
Camp Ernst YMCA Camp, Burlington, KY
Sunday,
Dec 3 Middle Distance Race at A J Jolly
Campbell County Park, Alexandria, KY
Courses and Classes
Competitive All standard OUSA competitive courses and
classes will be offered, including special interscholastic categories on
Saturday. Competitive entrants should
pre-register.
Recreational Recreational Courses will be offered at all
events. $10 per individual for each
event. Recreational participants may
enter day-of-event. (white/yellow/orange
courses only – more advanced courses are open to event volunteers with
permission of event director only)
Awards
Flying Pig medals will be given to the first three individual finishers
in all classes based on best 2 out of 3 races.
OVSOC individual and team awards will be given based on Saturday
interscholastic courses.
Embargo Information
(See locator
maps) The following areas may not be used for orienteering or orienteering
training prior to these events:
1. Waller-Stephenson Mill Park – including Walton-Verona School
District sports complex.).
2. Camp Ernst YMCA Camp and Gunpowder Creek Nature Park
3. A J Jolly Park – including
campground and athletic complex. All
park roads are off-limits. However it is
permissible to use the golf course parking lot and play the golf course if
open.
Practice / Training
Area Training maps of Big Bone Lick State Park
(20 control permanent course), England-Idlewild, and Middle Creek may be
ordered with registration. These maps
are all in Boone County of Northern Kentucky, close to the OINK event sites.
Safety All competitors must carry a whistle and
dress appropriately for the weather conditions.
Orienteering USA keychain whistles may be purchased with registration
for $2.
Child Sitting We will
accommodate parents with split start times if requested. Please let us know as early as possible if
you have children who will need tending during the events, and we will try to
help you work out an appropriate arrangement.
Lodging and Tourist
Activities
Details to come.
Schedule
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Date |
Time |
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Last Day to register without late fee. |
Sat. Nov
18 |
11:59 pm |
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Last Day to receive registration |
Sat. Nov 25 |
11:59 pm |
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Practice / Training areas |
Wed, Nov 29 |
All day |
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Practice / Training areas |
Thu. Nov 30 |
All day |
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Practice / Training areas |
Fri. Dec
1 |
All day |
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Check-In open at Waller-Stephenson Mill |
Fri. Dec
1 |
1:00 pm
– 3:00 pm |
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Middle Distance Starts at Waller-Stephenson |
Fri. Dec
1 |
2:00 pm
– 3:00 pm |
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Check-In open at Camp Ernst |
Sat. Dec.
2 |
9:00 am
– 11:00 am |
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Starts at Camp Ernst |
Sat. Dec.
2 |
10:00 am
– Noon |
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Chili Lunch (meat and vegetarian) |
Sat Dec 2 |
11:00 am – while it lasts |
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Ohio Valley School-O Champs Awards |
Sat. Dec.
2 |
2:00 pm or earlier |
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Check-In open at A J Jolly |
Sun. Dec.
3 |
8:00 am
– 10:00 am |
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Starts open at A J Jolly |
Sun. Dec.
3 |
9:00 am
– 11:00 am |
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Awards |
Sun. Dec.
3 |
1:00 pm
or earlier |
Registration
YMCA
Camp Ernst requires a separate
waiver form. Please print this form,
sign it, and bring it with you to the event (or mail it to the registrar). Please note that a parent/guardian must sign
for junior orienteers, so please do this in advance.
Registrar Guy
Olsen (flyingpigregistrar@gmail.com) ,
Guy Olsen
17 Gladding Rd
Caldwell NJ 07006-5804
Guy Olsen
17 Gladding Rd
Caldwell NJ
07006-5804
Checks payable to OCIN
Any
postal mail to Registrar must be received by Friday, Nov 17.
Any late mail must go to:
Mike
Minium,
6797
Stillwell Beckett Rd
Oxford,
OH 45056-8870
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Competitive
entry fees |
Entry per
race (entering
1 or 2 races.) |
Entering
all races |
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Adult age
21+ |
$44 |
$120 |
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Adult age
21+ |
$40 |
$108 |
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Junior
age -20 |
$12 |
$31 |
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Junior
age -20 |
$10 |
$25 |
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Junior
age -20 with TROL
season pass |
$5** |
$10** |
** TROL members must enter on or before Nov.
18. The Ohio Valley School O Champs on
Saturday is a TROL season meet and is free for 2017-2018 TROL season pass
holders. Taking the TROL member discount
will reduce your entry fee to $5 per race if you enter on or before Nov. 18, or
$15 per race if you enter on or after Nov. 19.
Late fee
$10
per race late fee for any adult competitive entry received on or after Nov. 18.
($25 for all 3 events). $5 per race late
fee for any junior competitive entry received on or after Nov. 18. ($10 for all
3 events). Reminder that anything sent
by mail MUST arrive by Friday, Nov. 17.
Recreational
Courses
Recreational Courses will be offered
at all events. $10 per individual for
each event. Recreational participants
may enter day-of-event. (Recreational entrants are
not eligible for awards or OUSA ranking points).
Sport-Ident
e-card rental
$2 per race. Must sign agreement to pay $45 for lost or
damaged card. All entrants must use a
SportIdent card. All cards except flat
cards and Air+ should work.
Preview
Maps
These
are all newly mapped areas. No previous
orienteering maps are available for the competition areas.
Training
Maps
Big
Bone Lick (permanent course), Middle Creek, England-Idlewild. $5 each or all 3 for $12
Whistles
Orienteering USA keychain whistles with red LED light, $2
Saturday Chili Lunch
Saturday, The Orienteering USA Junior Team will be
providing chili, (both meat and vegetarian options will be available) available
for purchase on site. Price will be $5
per bowl. Please indicate when
registering if you are interested so that we have an idea of expected demand;
limited quantities will be available.
Refunds
Full
refund on or before Nov. 25, less the fees for any training maps, or other
materials already sent. No refunds after
Nov. 25, unless exception is granted by the Event Director.
Joel Rauschenbach Memorial Junior Fund
The Joel Rauschenbach Memorial
Junior Fund provides grants to help develop youth orienteering in the Greater
Cincinnati area and to assist area youth in traveling to national and
international competitions. As you
register for these events, you will have the opportunity to make a voluntary
contribution to this fund if desired. Joel
Rauschenbach Memorial Pages
Your donations help young orienteers.
Registrar Guy Olsen
(flyingpigregistrar@gmail.com) ,
mail to be received before Nov. 17 only:
Guy Olsen
17 Gladding Rd
Caldwell NJ 07006-5804
Any late mail must go to:
Mike
Minium,
6797
Stillwell Beckett Rd
Oxford,
OH 45056-8870
updated
2017-10-31 2300