Well School Orienteering – 12 June 2011

Weather: 60°F, rain with intensity varying from downpours to sprinkles.

It has been about five years since I last used this map to hold an event. I’m
still amazed at the intricacy and areas of beautiful open woods of this map.
The start venue needed to be changed as the Sargent Center is now owned by the
Nature’s Classroom. The new management has stated that they require a $45
entrance fee for each person orienteering. There is not much chance for this
place as a future orienteering start venue. Personally I think their ‘for
profit’ business model is flawed and the best of luck to them.

The savior was the Well School which is located on the south-east corner of the
map. Many thanks to the Well School for allowing the orienteering to take
place! The map needed some extensive revisions as the Well School has built
‘The Village’ behind the school. This little community is totally off the grid
with a communal heating system and extensive farming to supplement its food
supplies. Really cool atmosphere with its own movie theater and bar in one of
the buildings.

So the great thing about technology is all the additional data you can collect
and analyze. That is all well and good if the technology all works. Our printer
for downloading gave up the ghost two days before the event and I was not able
to troubleshoot it. Thus no splits for the runners until you download at the
next event – so don’t clear until your SI unit until you download.

We really need to improve the e-punching as I think it adds great appeal for
the kids especially. A computer based system that downloads would be a better
system and we should look into that.

I was a bit worried, that with all the rain that I would be the only one out on
such a day. We had about 15 hardy souls that braved the elements. Thanks for
coming out!

- Alar


Yellow Course, 2.9km, 14 Controls
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Amy and Luke Wilson, Well School 46:22
Amy Jachobson, NEOC              66:36

Orange Course, 4.3km, 11 Controls
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Liz Douglas, UNO                107:20

Green Course, 5.0km, 13 Controls
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Tim Parson, NEOC                 48:36
Meg Parson, NEOC                 74:00
Konrad Becker, Switzerland       81:24
Bill Douglas, UNO                87:10

Red Course, 6.6km, 17 Controls
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Jim Arsenault, UNO               76:15
Dean Sturtevant, NEOC            77:36

Blue Course, 8.9km, 22 Controls
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James Tasker, NEOC               79:37
Ernst Linder, UNO                93:40