Moravian Orienteers

Organiser needed for our Summer Score event!
Our next formal event is the Summer Score at Findhorn, followed by the Club AGM. We do not have an organiser for this event - if you would like to volunteer to organize, please contact Andrew Campbell (chair@mor.scot). The AGM after the event usually lasts around 30-45 mins. Timings for the day and entry details will be confirmed soon on the club website (www.mor.scot). Why not bring along some lunch, and enjoy the social gathering with fellow club members after your run.
 
Hopeman Gala orienteering activity – 16th July 2022
Andrew has updated the details for the Hopeman Gala activity 
You can find the details here: Hopeman Gala Orienteering Activity | Moravian Orienteers.  There will be two courses on offer (a white and a yellow) which will be ideal for newcomers and beginners.  Andrew and Liz will be there on the day to offer help and guidance.  The activity will start at 10:30 am and close at 3 pm, with costs being £1 per map.  Activity registration will be on the Hopeman playing field – please look out for the Moravian banner (and tent) next to the skate park.  Dibbers will be available at no cost, though you can bring and use your own.  So, come and support the Gala and have a go! 
    
Isobel Howard handles the heat at EYOC in Hungary

Roseisle North Saturday event
What a lovely day we had last Saturday at Roseisle North.  Thanks to all the helpers - many of who are pictured below at the Registration/Welcome tent.  It was great to see our Juniors taking charge in such a capable manner.  Finlay (Planner) and Kate (Organiser) put together some great entertainment for us, ably supported by Paul Furness (Mentor) and other club members.
Check out the results and look up routegadget to see the different routes taken in the forest.

Scottish Orienteering Participation badges 
At the end of morning Morag McLuckie handed out Scottish Orienteering Participation badges. Five events: Gus Laing, Juno Laing, Max Laing  and Verity Tweedie-McFarlane.  25 events: Patrick Fraser.  Congratulations to all!  

Moravian will be providing a course at this year's Hopeman Gala.  The course will be at Technical Difficulty 1/2 standard (white/yellow) and aimed at participants new to orienteering or have orienteered only a few times previously.  So, if you fancy having a go at orienteering for the first time or want to try it again, then this activity will be ideal for you.  

You will be provided with a map and a hired SI dibber (if you need one) and will have an individual print of your time at the end of the course.  No results will be published.  So, come and join in the fun.  Costs will be £1 per map.

Andrew and Liz Campbell

News from the Scottish Championships
A picture says a thousand words. Here are the podium photos from the weekend. Podium places for Emily, Finlay, Kate  and Eddie, plus a spectacular relay win for the Moravian Monkeys. You can see all the individual results in detail here. and the relay team results are here.

The Jamie Stevenson Trophy 

Young Orienteer of the Year 2021 - Michael Bishenden - runner up

It was announced at the Scottish Champs event recently that Michael was runner up in the SOA Young Orienteer of the Year 2021. Below is the text of the nomination from the SOA website:

INVOC have an event at Cawdor this Wednesday 25th May

Closing date for Cawdor Wood entries is on Monday (23rd) at midday. 

 https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=9961 

Cawdor Wood was first used as part of the 1976 World Orienteering Championships, and was the venue for INVOC's first ever event in 1978 - organised by Ken Naismith.  It is a lovely mature open woodland with a scattering of pine areas with different areas of runnability adding complexity to the terrain. There is a good path network and areas of complex contours.  The forest surrounding the castle was left relatively unscathed following the recent storms.  It has not been used by INVOC for many years.  Steve Smitirthwaite, who re-mapped it for us, described it as the best area he has mapped in years.  

Courses from white to green.  

Starts open until 6.15pm, and courses close at 7.15pm.

Hope you can make it.

Inverness Orienteering Club

Don't forget our Saturday League next weekend. Helpers needed, please contact the organiser- Paul Furness 

Paul needs the following help:

Tent erecting early 2 people

Enquiries/yellow map issue 11-12

Operate First start 11:30-12:00 close

Operate Second start 11:30-12:00 close

First aid early shift + Late shift

Road crossing 10:30-11:30

2 control collectors.

More brilliant junior selection news

In addition to Isobel's news that she has been selected to represent Great Britain at the Junior World Orienteering Championships which are being held in Aguiar De Beira, Portugal from the 9th – 17th July 2022 and also the  2022 European Youth Orienteering Championships (EYOC), which are being held in Salgótarján, Hungary, 1st – 4th July, we have some other news!!

Junior Regional Orienteering Squad (JROS) organises a range of summer camps for junior orienteers. The camp at Lagganlia is for M/W 14s, and Sophie and Finlay have been selected for this.

The Findhorn camp is aimed at M/W15s and Kate has been selected. 
 

Next Event:

Online entries for Stoneyford and Altyre are now open. Normal prices until 18/5/2022  then +£1 late entry subject to map availability until 11:30 on the day.
So you can enter this event online from the car park via SI Entries, subject to map availability. If you want to guarantee an entry, enter by 18/5/2022.

 

Great news from the JK in South Wales
The team of 16 Moravians who travelled to South Wales over the Easter Weekend notched up 6 podium places in all, followed by a great relay result on Monday. It was a warm and sunny weekend and everyone seemed to have a great time. It was really good to be able to meet up as a club, clustered round the Moravian banner at long last.

The Sprint event on Friday produced two medallists, Isobel (1st) and Finlay (3rd), plus two top ten finishes, Morag 7th and Andrew 10th. The wooden spoon was awarded to - Eddie, who managed to miss out four controls in two separate groups. He also missed out control 1 then had to return to it after punching 2. He's had better days. 

Days 2 and 3 results were added together to produce overall results for the JK title. More podium places were won here. There were two gold medals for Finlay and Eddie, a silver for Isobel, a bronze for Anna, and three top ten places, Kate 6th, and Sophie and Andrew both 8th. We had another spectacular wooden spoon here, this time going to Rob on day 2. Following his splits on the course results he manage to plummet from 1st to  112th over the course of one control. Can anyone else beat that?! He retrieved the situation on day 3 by finishing 6th.