Event Announcement Archive (2005)
The Bay Area Orienteering Club has been holding orienteering events for many years, and this archive of pre-event announcements comes in handy for planning future events. The announcements for recent years are stored on our wiki, and can be viewed below by selecting the year and pressing the reload button (or by following these links: 2024 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2024), 2023 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2023), 2022 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2022), 2021 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2021), 2020 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2020), 2019 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2019), 2018 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2018), 2017 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2017), 2016 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2016), 2015 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2015), 2014 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2014), 2013 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2013), 2012 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2012), 2011 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2011), 2010 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2010), 2009 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2009), 2008 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2008), 2007 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2007), 2006 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2006), 2005 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2005)).
Even older event announcements for the following years are stored in their original format: 2004 (http://baoc.org/sched/s04/), 2003 (http://baoc.org/sched/s03/), 2002 (http://baoc.org/sched/s02/), 2001 (http://baoc.org/sched/s01/), 2000 (http://baoc.org/sched/s00/), 1999 (http://baoc.org/sched/s99/), 1998 (http://baoc.org/sched/s98/).
Please be aware that links to external web sites or email addresses may be out of date. The formatting of the pages varies, due to the fact that this web site has undergone a number of cosmetic changes over the years. If you know the name of the park where the event was held, but not the date, it may be easier to find by using the search box in the upper right-hand corner of this page.
| Date | Event Name, Location, Type, and Notes |
Event Director or Contact |
Course Setter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 16 (Sun.) |
Las Trampas Regional Wilderness San Ramon, CA |
 - 925.516.7622 |
François Léonard |
| B; All seven courses, plus Long Orange (an Adventure Race training course) | |||
| Jan. 23 (Sun.) |
Burton Creek Ski-O Burton Creek State Park, Tahoe City, CA |
- 408.293.1718, - 650.793.8764 |
Thorsten Graeve |
| Ski-O; White, Yellow, Orange, Green, and Blue courses | |||
| Jan. 30 (Sun.) |
Indian Valley Open Space Preserve Novato, CA |
- 415.895.6039 |
Ian Tidswell |
| B; White, Yellow, Orange, & Brown courses; longer advanced course by reservation only | |||
| Feb. 6 (Sun.) |
Royal Gorge Ski-O Royal Gorge Cross Country, Soda Springs, CA |
- 650.793.8764 |
Matthias Kohler |
| Ski-O; White, Yellow, Orange, Green, and Red courses | |||
| Feb. 12 (Sat.) |
Emerald Hills Redwood City, CA |
- 206.913.3790 |
Terry Farrah |
| C; AFTERNOON White and Score-O courses; night Vampire-O; potluck social | |||
| Feb. 26 - 27 | Bear Valley Ski-O Bear Valley, near Arnold, CA |
- 650.793.8764 |
Peter Graube, Trinka Gillis |
| Ski-O; Score-O courses on Saturday, point-to-point courses on Sunday | |||
| Mar. 6 (Sun.) |
Point Pinole - BAOC Sprint Championship Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA |
- 510.779.8808 |
Steve Gregg |
| C; BAOC Sprint Championship, plus White, Yellow, and Orange courses | |||
| Mar. 8 (Tue.) |
Board Meeting Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA |
- 415.681.7075 |
|
| Club Board Meeting, all members are welcome | |||
| Mar. 12 (Sat.) |
Huddart Park Woodside, CA |
- 650.851.5688, - 857.361.8984 |
Mike Fleishman, Jitka Hiscox, Brian Kirshner |
| C; "Come and Try It" event -- White, Yellow, & Score-O courses | |||
| Mar. 13 (Sun.) |
Sacramento Bar, Fair Oaks, CA (GCO) | Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) | |
| C; White, Yellow, & Orange courses | |||
| Mar. 20 (Sun.) |
Sunol Regional Wilderness Sunol, CA |
- 925.462.2254 |
Gary Carpenter |
| B; All seven courses, plus a Long Orange (Adventure Race training) course | |||
| Apr. 1 - 3 | Flying Pig IX "A" Meet, Amelia, OH | Orienteering Club of Cincinnati (OCIN) | |
| A; 2005 U.S. Short Course Champs; 2005 U.S. Team Trials; 3-day individual USOF meet: Day 1 = Sprint, Day 2 = Short Course, Day 3 = Classic Distance | |||
| Apr. 10 (Sun.) |
Stanford University Palo Alto, CA |
- 650.248.9595, Misha Lipatov |
Tony Pinkham |
| C; White, Yellow, Window-O (orange, green, red), and Score-O courses; BAOC Annual Meeting & Election, Course-setting workshop | |||
| Apr. 16 (Sat.) |
Goethe Park, Rancho Cordova, CA (GCO) | Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) | |
| C; White, Yellow, & Orange courses | |||
| Apr. 17 (Sun.) |
Joseph D. Grant County Park San Jose, CA |
- 408.878.5073, - 510.886.7360 |
Derek Maclean, Dean French |
| B; All seven standard courses, plus Long Orange | |||
| Apr. 24 (Sun.) |
Spring Lake Regional Park Santa Rosa, CA |
- 415.456.8118 |
Scott Aster |
| C; White, Yellow, Fog, and Sprint Courses | |||
| Apr. 29 - May. 3 | Surrey Five-O at the World Cup, Guildford, England | ||
| A; Public races at the GB round of the 2005 World Cup | |||
| Apr. 30 - May. 1 | 26th Annual West Point "A" Meet, West Point, NY | U.S. Military Academy Orienteering Club (USMAOC) | |
| A; | |||
| May. 7 (Sat.) |
Mississippi Bar, Fair Oaks, CA (GCO) | Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) | |
| C; White, Yellow, Orange, Brown, and Red courses | |||
| May. 14 (Sat.) |
Briones Regional Park Lafayette, CA |
- 510.658.4327 |
Penny DeMoss |
| C; Advanced courses only; No beginner or intermediate courses | |||
| Jun. 5 (Sun.) |
University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley, CA |
- 510.526.9071 |
Martin Kunz |
| C; White & Yellow courses; Prologue + Chase sprint event | |||
| Jun. 11 - 12 | San Francisco Night & Day Challenge San Francisco, CA |
- 206.913.3790, - 206.291.8250 |
Mark Prior, Vladimir Gusiatnikov, Mikkel Conradi |
| Urban Rogaine; bike or foot; 3, 7, or 16 hours. All start at 4:00 PM Sat. Presented in conjunction with Meridian Geographics. | |||
| Jun. 14 (Tue.) |
Board Meeting San Francisco, CA |
- 415.681.7075 |
|
| Club Board Meeting, all members are welcome | |||
| Jun. 18 - 19 | Jukola & Venla Relays, Sippola, Anjalankoski, Finland | ||
| Registration deadline May 15 | |||
| Jun. 18 - 19 | Mt Pinos 2-day "B" Meet, Frazier Park, CA | Los Angeles Orienteering Club (LAOC) | |
| B; Sprint on Saturday, Classic on Sunday; both might be Pacific Region ranking events | |||
| Jun. 25 (Sat.) |
Burton Creek State Park Tahoe City, CA |
- 916.632.8856 |
Dwight Freund (GCO) |
| B; This is a joint BAOC-GCO event | |||
| Jul. 10 (Sun.) |
China Camp State Park San Rafael, CA |
- 415.479.4262 |
Rex Winterbottom |
| B; Standard White through Blue courses | |||
| Jul. 14 - 17 | Gold Rush Trail 3-Day, Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| A; 2005 Canadian Orienteering Championships | |||
| Jul. 16 - 17 | Third Annual Seattle Night & Day Challenge | Cascade Orienteering Club (COC) | |
| 3-, 7-, or 16-hour urban rogaine (street orienteering) on foot or bike | |||
| Jul. 17 (Sun.) |
Joaquin Miller Park Oakland, CA |
- 510.525.1574 |
George Minarik |
| B; Standard White through Blue courses | |||
| Jul. 19 - 21 | Barebones 2005, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | ||
| A; | |||
| Jul. 22 - 31 | World Masters Orienteering Championships, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| A; Entry deadline is Friday, May 20, 2005 | |||
| Jul. 24 (Sun.) |
Twin Peaks San Francisco, CA |
- 415.681.7075 |
Mark Prior |
| C; Urban Street-O on BAOC's newest map; 50- or 100-minute Score-O format | |||
| Jul. 27 (Wed.) |
Anthony Chabot Sprint Anthony Chabot Regional Park, Oakland, CA |
- 510.681.6181 |
Rex Winterbottom |
| C; Evening Sprint; starts from 6:00-7:00 pm | |||
| Jul. 31 - Aug. 6 | Scottish 6-Day, near Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| A; | |||
| Jul. 31 (Sun.) |
Dimond Park, Oakland, CA Dimond Park, Oakland, CA |
- 510.681.6181 |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Short and Long courses, and "Urban Goat" combination | |||
| Aug. 2 - 3 | North American Rogaine Championship, Cache Creek, British Columbia, Canada (150 km W of Kamloops) | ||
| Aug. 3 - 7 | Colorado 5-Day, Lake George, CO | Rocky Mountain Orienteering Club (RMOC) | |
| A; 2005 U.S. Night-O and Relay Championships; Prologue & chase sprint; 3-day combined-time classic-distance courses; Night-O; Relay | |||
| Aug. 7 - 14 | WOC2005 Public Competition, Japan | ||
| A; 4-day combined-time long/middle/sprint event; Two 1-day events on WOC courses; Relay | |||
| Aug. 10 (Wed.) |
Bayfront Park Sprint Bedwell Bayfront Park, Menlo Park, CA |
- 408.568.6740 |
Matthias Kohler |
| C; Special Wednesday evening sprint event | |||
| Aug. 14 (Sun.) |
Big Basin Redwoods State Park Boulder Creek, CA |
- 831.439.9822 |
Nick Corsano, Anneliese Steuben |
| B; Standard 7 courses, plus Adventure Race (Long Orange) course | |||
| Aug. 20 (Sat.) |
Bayfront Park Bedwell Bayfront Park, Menlo Park, CA |
- 650.321.6216 |
Kent Ohlund |
| C; White, Yellow, and two sprint courses (part of the National Sprint Series) | |||
| Aug. 20 (Sat.) |
2005 Western States Championships, Cle Elum, WA | Cascade Orienteering Club (COC) | |
| A; 2-Day Individual USOF "A" Meet | |||
| Aug. 24 - 25 | U.S. Orienteering Team Fundraiser, Bend, OR | ||
| Long Sprint (Prolog+Chase - possible 2 "A" events) and Relay | |||
| Aug. 26 - 28 | Flying Dutchman "A" Meet, Bend, OR | Oregon Cascades Orienteering Klubb (ORCA) | |
| A; 2005 U.S. Individual Championships; USOF AGM | |||
| Sep. 10 (Sat.) |
North American 2005 Sprint Series finals, Pawtuckaway, NH | ||
| Sep. 11 (Sun.) |
Coyote Hills Regional Park Fremont, CA |
- 408.313.3753, - 857.361.8984 |
Bill Wright, Jim Fish |
| C; White, Yellow, and Orange courses | |||
| Sep. 17 (Sat.) |
Shell Ridge Open Space Walnut Creek, CA |
- 925.926.0853 |
Rob Clima |
| B; National Orienteering Day "Come and Try It" event with standard White through Blue courses | |||
| Sep. 17 (Sat.) |
Orangevale Park, Orangevale, CA (GCO) | Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) | |
| B; National Orienteering Day "Come and Try It" event; by GCO and Casa Roble High School Air Force ROTC | |||
| Sep. 18 (Sun.) |
Presidio of San Francisco San Francisco, CA |
- 415.453.3679 |
Vic Revenko |
| C; National Orienteering Day "Come and Try It" event with White, Yellow, and 2 Orange courses | |||
| Sep. 18 (Sun.) |
Spring Lake County Park Spring Lake Regional Park, Santa Rosa, CA |
- 415.456.8118 |
Scott Aster |
| C; National Orienteering Day "Come and Try It" event with White, Yellow, and "Phantom" courses | |||
| Sep. 20 (Tue.) |
BAOC Board Meeting | - 415.681.7075 |
|
| Quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors -- all club members welcome | |||
| Oct. 2 (Sun.) |
Calero County Park San Jose, CA |
- 408.732.4818, - 408.688.4482 |
Dan Greene, Tapio Karras |
| B; Regular 7-course BAOC event | |||
| Oct. 9 (Sun.) |
Briones Regional Park Lafayette, CA |
- 925.934.6567 |
Gavin Wyatt-Mair |
| B; Regular 7-course BAOC event in conjunction with the Scout-O Championships | |||
| Oct. 9 (Sun.) |
Scout-O Championships Briones Regional Park, Lafayette, CA |
- 925.934.6567 |
Gavin Wyatt-Mair |
| B; 13th annual Scout-O Championships for all scout levels (also see regular BAOC event) | |||
| Oct. 15 - 16 | "The Relay" Greater Bay Area, San Francisco Bay Area |
- 408.599.9709 |
|
| Team representing BAOC competed; BAOC publicity table was at the Start. | |||
| Oct. 16 (Sun.) |
Mississippi Bar, Fair Oaks, CA (GCO) | Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) | |
| B; White, Yellow, Orange, & advanced courses | |||
| Oct. 22 - 23 | O in the Oaks III "A" Meet Joseph D. Grant County Park, San Jose, CA |
- 408.984.8124 |
Mattias Eriksson, Dean French |
| A; 2-day combined-time "classic-distance" event | |||
| Oct. 30 (Sun.) |
Monte Bello and Skyline Ridge Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve, Palo Alto, CA |
- 206.913.3790 |
Mikkel Conradi |
| B; White, Yellow, Orange, and advanced courses | |||
| Oct. 31 (Mon.) |
Halloween Trick-O-Treat Oakland Hills, Oakland, CA |
- 510.681.6181 |
Rex Winterbottom |
| C; Special O-Event and Potluck | |||
| Nov. 5 (Sat.) |
Habitat Restoration Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve, Palo Alto, CA |
- 206.913.3790 |
|
| Plant acorns above Horseshoe Lake | |||
| Nov. 5 (Sat.) |
Rossmoor Bar, Rancho Cordova, CA (GCO) | Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) | |
| C; Scout-O | |||
| Nov. 6 (Sun.) |
Morgan Territory Regional Preserve Livermore, CA |
- 510.407.1876 |
Hannu Haarma |
| B; BAOC Club Championships; White through Blue courses open to everyone | |||
| Nov. 12 (Sat.) |
Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA |
- 415.681.7075 |
Deron van Hoff |
| C; Urban Orienteering: White, Yellow, Orange, and Long Orange | |||
| Nov. 12 - 13 | Fair Hill "A" Meet, Cecil County, MD | Delaware Valley Orienteering Association (DVOA) | |
| A; 2005 U.S. Long Course Championships | |||
| Nov. 20 (Sun.) |
Golden Goat (and Kid) Almaden Quicksilver County Park, San Jose, CA |
- 650.248.9595, - 408.348.1282 |
Vladimir Gusiatnikov |
| Extra long and strenuous courses; NO BEGINNER COURSES | |||
| Dec. 4 (Sun.) |
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, Granite Bay, CA (GCO) | Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) | Marsha Jacobs |
| B; White, Yellow, Orange, & advanced courses | |||
| Dec. 5 (Mon.) |
Board Meeting Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA |
- 415.681.7075 |
|
| Club Board Meeting, all members are welcome | |||
| Dec. 11 (Sun.) |
Christmas-O in Willow Glen Willow Glen Neighborhood, San Jose, CA |
- 408.293.1718 |
Thorsten Graeve |
| C; 60- and 90-minute Score-O; potluck social | |||
| Dec. 17 - 18 | Bon Tempe Reservoir Fairfax, CA |
- 510.658.4327 |
Penny DeMoss |
| C; Annual Volunteer Appreciation Event, limited to BAOC members who volunteered during 2005. Participation is free, but limited to 20 per day. | |||