Event Announcement Archive (2009)
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Please be aware that links to external web sites or email addresses may be out of date.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. 3 - 11 | 2009 Oceania Championships | ||
| A; Eight days of events on South Island, New Zealand | |||
| Jan. 4 (Sun.) |
Terraloco Training Event Lakeside Park, Oakland, CA |
 - 510.681.6181terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Training; Course-setting workshop & navigation training session; pre-register online (without a commitment) to get a discount [organized by terraloco, not by BAOC] | |||
| Jan. 10 (Sat.) |
BAOC COOL #5 Shell Ridge Open Space, Walnut Creek, CA |
- 925.872.3935 |
Gavin Wyatt-Mair |
| Junior; Interscholastic League fifth meet (NOTE: NOT AT THE "NORMAL" MEETING PLACE) | |||
| Jan. 10 (Sat.) |
Shell Ridge Shell Ridge Open Space, Walnut Creek, CA |
- 925.872.3935 |
Gavin Wyatt-Mair |
| C; White, Yellow, Orange, Brown, and Green courses (NOTE: NOT AT THE "NORMAL" MEETING PLACE) | |||
| Jan. 11 (Sun.) |
Special Board Meeting Oakland Hills, Oakland, CA |
- 650.906.9672, - 650.248.9595 |
|
| Special meeting to discuss a possible bid for the 2012 Junior World Orienteering Championship (JWOC); all club members are welcome to attend | |||
| Jan. 11 (Sun.) |
Terraloco Sprint Training Camp Roberts Regional Recreation Area, Oakland, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Training; Pre-register online (without a commitment) to get a discount [organized by terraloco, not by BAOC] | |||
| Jan. 17 - 19 | Anza-Borrego O-Fest, Borrego Springs, CA | San Diego Orienteering (SDO) | |
| B; 2-day classic "B" event, plus the famous Maze-O | |||
| Jan. 17 - 19 | Georgia Navigator Cup, FDR State Park, Pine Mountain, GA | Georgia Orienteering Club (GAOC) | |
| A; 2-Day classic A-meet, Extreme-O competition | |||
| Jan. 24 (Sat.) |
Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline San Leandro, CA |
- 925.872.3935 |
Jay Hann |
| C; White, Yellow, Orange, Brown, Green, and Sprint courses | |||
| Jan. 24 (Sat.) |
BAOC COOL #6 Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline, San Leandro, CA |
- 925.872.3935 |
Jay Hann |
| Junior; Interscholastic League sixth meet | |||
| Jan. 25 - Feb. 1 | 2009 Sierra Avalanche Ski-Orienteering Championships Lake Tahoe Area |
- 650.793.8764 |
Brenda Giese, Bob Baylor, Chuck Lyda, Matthias Kohler |
| Ski-O; 5 Ski-O events in 8 days in the Lake Tahoe area -- Register by JANUARY 16 for discounts | |||
| Jan. 25 (Sun.) |
2009 Sierra Ski-O Champs, Day 1 Royal Gorge Cross Country, Soda Springs, CA |
- 650.793.8764 |
Brenda Giese |
| Ski-O; Score-O course | |||
| Jan. 27 (Tue.) |
2009 Sierra Ski-O Champs, Day 2 Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Area, Truckee, CA |
- 650.793.8764 |
Bob Baylor |
| Ski-O; Classic Courses | |||
| Jan. 29 (Thu.) |
2009 Sierra Ski-O Champs, Day 3 Northstar California Resort, Truckee, CA |
- 650.793.8764 |
Chuck Lyda, Carol Schick-Lyda |
| Ski-O; Classic Courses | |||
| Jan. 31 (Sat.) |
2009 Sierra Ski-O Champs, Day 4 Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area (Burton Creek), Lake Tahoe, CA |
- 650.793.8764 |
Matthias Kohler |
| Ski-O; Classic Courses | |||
| Feb. 1 (Sun.) |
2009 Sierra Ski-O Champs, Day 5 Auburn Ski Club Training Center, Soda Springs, CA |
- 650.793.8764 |
Tony Pinkham |
| Ski-O; Motala format | |||
| Feb. 1 (Sun.) |
BAOC COOL #6.5 Auburn Ski Club Training Center, Soda Springs, CA |
- 925.872.3935 |
Tony Pinkham |
| Junior; Interscholastic League Ski-O meet | |||
| Feb. 14 (Sat.) |
BAOC COOL #7 Bedwell Bayfront Park, Menlo Park, CA |
- 925.872.3935 |
Manfred Kopisch |
| Junior; Interscholastic League seventh meet | |||
| Feb. 14 (Sat.) |
Bayfront Park Bedwell Bayfront Park, Menlo Park, CA |
- 925.872.3935 |
Manfred Kopisch |
| C; White, Yellow, Orange, Brown, Line-O and Sprint courses | |||
| Feb. 14 - 15 | Ironwood, Tucson, AZ | Tucson Orienteering Club (TSN) | |
| B; 2-day B-meet on a new map | |||
| Feb. 21 (Sat.) |
BAOC COOL #8 -- Championships Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA |
- 510.779.8808 |
Steve Gregg |
| Junior; Interscholastic League eighth and championship meet | |||
| Feb. 21 (Sat.) |
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline Richmond, CA |
- 510.779.8808 |
Steve Gregg |
| C; White, Yellow, and Orange courses; Prologue-Chase two-part sprint | |||
| Mar. 1 (Sun.) |
Bear Valley Ski-O Bear Valley, near Arnold, CA |
- 650.793.8764 |
Neil Hunt, Julie Raymond |
| Ski-O; Point-to-point ski-O event with five courses (White, Orange, Green, Red, and Blue) of standard lengths | |||
| Mar. 10 (Tue.) |
BAOC Board Meeting Burgess Recreation Center, Menlo Park, CA |
- 650.906.9672, - 650.248.9595 |
|
| Quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors -- 7:00-10:00 PM; pizza will be available at 6:30 -- All club members are welcome | |||
| Mar. 15 (Sun.) |
Briones Regional Park Lafayette, CA |
- 510.409.9285 |
Jonas Kjall |
| C; ADVANCED COURSES ONLY--there will be no Beginner (White/Yellow) or Intermediate (Orange) courses available due to park restrictions on parking | |||
| Mar. 22 (Sun.) |
Berkeley Street-O Berkeley Streets, Berkeley, CA |
- 510.681.6181 |
Rex Winterbottom |
| C; FREE Street-O on a new map by Rex, in conjunction with the Fleet Feet store in Berkeley. | |||
| Mar. 22 (Sun.) |
MoboGoGlobo, Seattle, WA -- And wherever you are | Cascade Orienteering Club (COC) | |
| C; The world's first ever global mobile orienteering race -- benefit for the Washington Interscholastic Orienteering League | |||
| Mar. 27 - 29 | Ran-it Granite, Patapsco State Park, Granite, MD | Quantico Orienteering Club (QOC) | |
| A; Model event and possible sprint (Fri); Short course (and possible sprint relay) (Sat); Classic courses (Sun) | |||
| Mar. 29 (Sun.) |
14th Annual Golden Goat and Golden Kid Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley, CA |
- 925.516.7622 |
Martin Kunz |
| C; Extra long and strenuous courses; NO BEGINNER COURSES | |||
| Apr. 3 - 5 | Flying Pig XIII, Cincinnati, OH | Orienteering Club of Cincinnati (OCIN) | |
| A; Middle distance Friday, Sprint & U.S. Relay Champs Saturday, Long distance Sunday | |||
| Apr. 4 (Sat.) |
California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, CA |
- 916.408.8052 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Stew Hintz (GCO) |
| C; Score-O event on a new map | |||
| Apr. 5 (Sun.) |
Joseph D. Grant County Park San Jose, CA |
- 408.878.5073 |
Derek Maclean, Jim Fish |
| B; Standard seven-course event for beginners through advanced | |||
| Apr. 11 (Sat.) |
[terraloco] Miller Knox Regional Shoreline Miller Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA |
- 510.681.6181 |
Rex Winterbottom |
| C; Enjoy an "Egg O" (a short, fun, Easter egg hunt type course), a motala, a trail course, and/or a 4-round sprint tournament that counts for the North American and BAOC sprint series [organized by terraloco, not BAOC] | |||
| Apr. 18 - 19 | U.S. Interscholastics Champs, West Point, NY | U.S. Military Academy Orienteering Club (USMAOC) | |
| A; Sprint, middle, long courses; Sanctioned A meet | |||
| Apr. 19 (Sun.) |
BAOC Annual General Meeting Sunol Regional Wilderness, Sunol, CA |
- 650.906.9672, - 650.248.9595 |
|
| Annual membership meeting and election of officers | |||
| Apr. 19 (Sun.) |
Sunol Regional Wilderness Sunol, CA |
- 925.462.2254 |
Theo Verhoeven, Luc Poppe |
| B; Standard 7-course event | |||
| Apr. 24 - 26 | Red Bluff Training Weekend Lake Red Bluff, Red Bluff, CA |
- 541.401.7595 |
Ben Legg |
| Training; A great training opportunity in Northern California. Spaces are limited, RSVP is required. | |||
| Apr. 25 - 26 | The Spring Runoff A-meet, Medford and Stoneham, MA | Cambridge Sports Union (CSU) | |
| A; 2-day classic event, except M/F21 will have 2 middle-distance events on Saturday and classic on Sunday | |||
| Apr. 26 (Sun.) |
River Bend Park (formerly Goethe Park) River Bend Park, Rancho Cordova, CA |
- 916.332.0271 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Jeff Thompson (GCO) |
| C; White, Yellow, and Orange courses | |||
| May. 1 - 3 | Return to Boggs Mountain A-Meet Spring Lake Regional Park & Boggs Mountain State Forest, Santa Rosa, CA & Cobb, CA |
- 510.681.6181, - 415.456.8118 |
Mikkel Conradi, Evan Custer, George Minarik |
| A; 3-day A-meet, featuring the 2009 U.S. Team Trials and 2 WRE days; recreational courses Saturday & Sunday for non-competitors | |||
| May. 7 (Thu.) |
Terraloco Training Session Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Training; 6:00-8:00 PM; Practice terrain intervals, downhill running, and a short orienteering course | |||
| May. 10 (Sun.) |
Billygoat Run, Nottingcook Forest in Bow, NH | Up North Orienteers (UNO) | |
| The "Billygoat" is an annual, long event of 12-13 km. The event features a mass start and T-shirts awarded to finishers under 3.5 hours. Pre-registration is required. | |||
| May. 11 (Mon.) |
Terraloco Training Session Lakeside Park, Oakland, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Training; Meet at the circular marble fountain in the forest in back of the lawn bowling courts starting at 6:00. A score course (with a memory option) and a course for orienteering intervals will be set up. | |||
| May. 16 (Sat.) |
Stanford University Palo Alto, CA |
- 650.281.5280 |
Brett Carter |
| C; White, Yellow, Long Orange, and Sprint courses. Come out and give your feedback to Brett on his first course setting experience! | |||
| May. 16 - 17 | 2009 North American Rogaine Championships, Mogollon Rim, AZ | Tucson Orienteering Club (TSN) | |
| 24-, 12-, and 8-hour team categories, and 8-hour solo category -- North of Phoenix -- NOTE DATE CORRECTION | |||
| May. 16 - 17 | Buffalo Orienteering Festival, Hunter's Creek, Sprague Brook, SE of Buffalo, NY | Buffalo Orienteering Club (BFLO) | |
| A; Sprint, Middle, Long courses | |||
| May. 20 (Wed.) |
Terraloco Training Session Twin Peaks, San Francisco, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Training; San Francisco "Twin Peaks" map (details TBD) | |||
| May. 23 - 24 | Michaux Memorial Day Rogaine; near Gettysburg, PA | Susquehanna Valley Orienteering (SVO) | |
| B; | |||
| May. 24 (Sun.) |
Indian Valley Open Space Preserve Novato, CA |
- 415.895.6039 |
Heidi Whalen, Scott Aster |
| C; White, Yellow, and Orange courses, plus whatever else Heidi has in store for us; come join us on Memorial Day Weekend | |||
| May. 27 (Wed.) |
Terraloco Training Session Berkeley Streets, Berkeley, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Training; 6:45 PM mass start; score-format course of about 5 to 7 checkpoints and 4 to 5 miles of actual running | |||
| May. 31 (Sun.) |
Sacramento Bar Fair Oaks, CA |
- 916.332.0271 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Dwight Freund (GCO) |
| C; White, Yellow, Orange, and advanced courses | |||
| Jun. 6 - 7 | San Francisco Night & Day Challenge San Francisco, CA |
- 206.291.8250 |
Eric Bone, Terry Farrah |
| Rogaine; 3-, 7-, and 16-hour urban rogaine; foot, bike, and duathlon (foot + bike) divisions | |||
| Jun. 13 - 14 | Sumas Mountain Orienteering Challenge, Vancouver, BC, Canada | Greater Vancouver Orienteering Club (GVOC) | |
| A; Sprint, middle, and long courses | |||
| Jun. 14 (Sun.) |
Terraloco Old Oakland Orientouring, Oakland, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| C; 10:30 AM mass start; a traditional score course, or a "choose your own adventure" course | |||
| Jun. 16 (Tue.) |
BAOC Board Meeting Burgess Recreation Center, Menlo Park, CA |
- 650.906.9672, - 650.248.9595 |
|
| Quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors -- 7:00-10:00 PM; pizza will be available at 6:30 -- All club members are welcome | |||
| Jun. 17 (Wed.) |
[terraloco] Santa Teresa County Park Santa Teresa County Park, San Jose, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Training; Start anytime from 6:00 to 7:15 PM; courses close at 8:00. Cost is $5. | |||
| Jun. 19 - 28 | (PNWOF) 2009 Pacific Northwest Orienteering Festival | ||
| A; Week-long festival that will include two 3-day A-meets and mid-week events | |||
| Jun. 19 - 21 | (PNWOF) 2009 Gold Rush Festival and Western States Championships, Boise and Idaho City, ID | City of Trees Orienteering Club (CTOC) | |
| A; Sprint, middle, and long (classic) A-meet | |||
| Jun. 23 - 25 | (PNWOF) Mid-week events near Spokane, WA | ||
| C; Sprint (Tues.), goat (Wed.), and relay (Thurs.) events | |||
| Jun. 24 (Wed.) |
[terraloco] Vasona Lake County Park Vasona Lake County Park, Los Gatos, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Training; Practice your quick decision making and control checkpoint picking with a sprint course; then try a "partner"Â sprint loop where each of you has a map with half of the controls. Courses open 6:00 to 8:00 PM. | |||
| Jun. 26 - 28 | (PNWOF) A-meet on new map at Salmon La Sac, near Cle Elum, WA | Cascade Orienteering Club (COC) | |
| A; Sprint, middle, long (classic) events; U.S. Middle Championships | |||
| Jul. 4 - 12 | Dolomites 5-Day, Primiero, Italy | ||
| A; Public event in conjunction with JWOC 2009 | |||
| Jul. 4 - 12 | (JWOC) Junior World Orienteering Champs, Primiero, Italy | ||
| Jul. 9 (Thu.) |
[terraloco] Lake Elizabeth, Fremont Lake Elizabeth, Fremont, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Training; Practice your quick decision making & control picking | |||
| Jul. 11 - 12 | Mt. Pinos, Frazer Park, CA | Los Angeles Orienteering Club (LAOC) | |
| B; 2-day B-meet | |||
| Jul. 16 (Thu.) |
[terraloco] Downtown Palo Alto Downtown Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Training; More route-choice action--a score course with checkpoints scattered over downtown Palo Alto and its surrounding neighborhoods | |||
| Jul. 19 - 24 | O-Ringen, Swedish 5-Days, Smaland, Sweden | ||
| World's largest orienteering festival, with 15,000 orienteers | |||
| Jul. 19 (Sun.) |
Terraloco Merritt College Medley Merritt College, Oakland, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| C; 4-loop motala course totaling about 3.5 km; two mass starts: competitive at 10:00, recreational at 10:30 | |||
| Jul. 22 (Wed.) |
[terraloco] Old Oakland Downtown Oakland, Oakland, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Training; Map navigation training | |||
| Jul. 26 (Sun.) |
China Camp State Park San Rafael, CA |
- 415.482.9055 |
Greg Ehrensing |
| B; Standard seven-course event for beginners through advanced | |||
| Jul. 28 (Tue.) |
[terraloco] Golden Gate Park Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Training; A medley of map navigation exercises | |||
| Aug. 2 - 8 | Scottish 6 Days, Perth, Scotland | ||
| Classic event held every other year | |||
| Aug. 2 - 8 | Swiss O Week, Muotathal, Switzerland | ||
| Sprint, 4 classic distance, long distance | |||
| Aug. 2 (Sun.) |
Terraloco Crown Beach Crab Cross Crown Memorial State Beach, Alameda, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| C; A hybrid of a short "sprint" style course and the trickery of a "goat" course [organized by terraloco, not by BAOC] | |||
| Aug. 7 (Fri.) |
Little Truckee Summit Tahoe National Forest, Truckee, CA |
- 925.934.6567 |
Jay Hann |
| C; This AFTERNOON event is a test of the Tahoe National Forest--an area we are considering for our potential JWOC bid | |||
| Aug. 8 - 9 | BAOC 2009 Club Championships Spooner Lake/Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park, Between Incline Village, NV and South Lake Tahoe, CA |
- 510.681.6181, - 510.619.5728, - 510.526.9071 |
Rex Winterbottom, Nik Weber (GCO) |
| B; 2-day combined middle- and long-distance courses for BAOC annual club championship | |||
| Aug. 12 (Wed.) |
Terraloco Training Event San Francisco, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Training; Practice with checkpoint picking and route choice [organized by terraloco, not by BAOC] | |||
| Aug. 16 (Sun.) |
Terraloco Lakeside Grand Prix Lakeside Park, Oakland, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| C; Course will be fun, a bit wild, and about 4 km long | |||
| Aug. 18 - 23 | (WOC) World Orienteering Champs, Miskolc, Hungary | ||
| Aug. 19 (Wed.) |
Terraloco Training Event Lakewood Neighborhood, Sunntvale, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Training; Map Navigation Training: route choice challenges, and checkpoint picking [organized by terraloco, not by BAOC] | |||
| Aug. 21 - 30 | 2009 Manitoba Sandhills Orienteering Festival, Manitoba, Canada | Manitoba Orienteering Association (MOA) | |
| A; Western Canadian Orienteering Championships, Canadian Orienteering Championships, Sass Peepre Junior Training Camp, COF Conference & AGM, and several fun events | |||
| Aug. 23 (Sun.) |
Camp Tamarancho Fairfax, CA |
- 510.407.1876 |
Greg Ehrensing |
| B; Join us for a wonderful summer day at Boy Scout Camp Tamarancho in the hills above Fairfax | |||
| Aug. 30 (Sun.) |
[terraloco] Course Setting Workshop & Map Navigation Training Miller Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Training; Course Setting Workshop, followed by running the courses [organized by terraloco, not by BAOC] | |||
| Aug. 31 - Sep. 7 | 2009 Laramie Daze, Laramie, WY | Laramie Range Orienteering Club (LROC) | |
| Multi-day training/competition event in the Happy Jack area, the location of the 2008 U.S. Orienteering Championships; it's an area with great terrain and fantastic maps | |||
| Sep. 12 - 13 | B-meet at Dutchman Flat, near Mt Bachelor, Bend, OR | Columbia River Orienteering Club (CROC) | |
| B; 2-day B-meet on the Dutchman Flats map, site of the 2005 U.S. Individual Orienteering Championships | |||
| Sep. 13 (Sun.) |
Wildcat Scramble Wildcat Canyon Regional Park (Alvarado), Richmond, CA |
- 541.401.7595 |
Ben Legg |
| C; 30 Checkpoints. 3 Hours. How many can your team find? A mass-start, team event. PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED! | |||
| Sep. 14 (Mon.) |
BAOC Board Meeting Burgess Recreation Center, Menlo Park, CA |
- 650.906.9672, - 650.248.9595 |
|
| Quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors -- 7:00-10:00 PM; pizza will be available at 6:30 -- All club members are welcome | |||
| Sep. 19 (Sat.) |
Presidio of San Francisco San Francisco, CA |
- 415.453.3679 |
Vic Revenko |
| C; One of our National Orienteering Day (NOD) events. Note that the event is on SATURDAY this year. | |||
| Sep. 19 - 20 | Rattlesnake SF, Dansville, NY | Rochester Orienteering Club (ROC) | |
| A; U.S. Sprint & Ultra Long Championships | |||
| Sep. 20 (Sun.) |
Spring Lake Regional Park Santa Rosa, CA |
Judy Koehler - 707.778.1604 | Scott Aster |
| C; One of our National Orienteering Day (NOD) "Come and Try It!" events | |||
| Sep. 21 (Mon.) |
Special BAOC Board Meeting Burgess Recreation Center, Menlo Park, CA |
- 650.906.9672, - 650.248.9595 |
|
| Meeting of the Board of Directors to discuss the JWOC proposal -- 7:00 PM -- All club members are welcome | |||
| Sep. 24 - 26 | South African Orienteering Championships, Sabie, South Africa | ||
| A; First World Ranking Event to be hosted in South Africa | |||
| Sep. 27 (Sun.) |
Monte Bello and Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserves Palo Alto, CA |
- 408.599.9709 |
Kent Ohlund |
| B; The map got a rest last year, so hopefully it will feel a little fresher this year. Come out and enjoy! PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL COURSES! | |||
| Sep. 27 (Sun.) |
Junior Orienteering Day Camp Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve, Palo Alto, CA |
- 925.872.3935 |
Kent Ohlund |
| Junior; A one-day training camp for beginning orienteers, for the young and the young at heart | |||
| Oct. 2 - 4 | Australian Orienteering Championships, Benalla-Wangaratta Region, Victoria, Australia | ||
| A; Sprint, long-distance, and relay events | |||
| Oct. 3 - 4 | Boulder Dash; Hancock/Hillsborough, NH venues | Up North Orienteers (UNO) | |
| A; USOF sanctioned A meet | |||
| Oct. 3 - 4 | Big Tahoma Rogaine, Tahoma State Forest, near Ashford, WA | - 206.291.8250 Meridian Geographics (MerGeo) |
Eric Bone |
| Rogaine; 6-, 12-, and 24-hour events--Mountain bike duathlon division offered in 6- and 12-hour events; Solo participants allowed only in 6-hour event. | |||
| Oct. 4 (Sun.) |
Las Trampas Regional Wilderness San Ramon, CA |
- 925.699.3127, - 510.526.9071 |
François Léonard |
| C; Relay event; no beginner's clinics | |||
| Oct. 10 - 17 | (WMOC) World Masters Orienteering Championships, Sydney, Australia | ||
| A; Sprint qualification and final, Long qualification (2) and final courses | |||
| Oct. 10 - 18 | 2009 World Masters Games, Sydney, Australia | ||
| Oct. 11 (Sun.) |
Briones Regional Park Lafayette, CA |
- 925.934.6567 |
Gavin Wyatt-Mair, Alan Houser |
| B; Regular 7-course BAOC event in conjunction with the Scout-O Championships | |||
| Oct. 11 (Sun.) |
Scout-O Championships Briones Regional Park, Lafayette, CA |
- 925.934.6567 |
Alan Houser |
| B; 17th annual Scout-O Championships for all scout levels | |||
| Oct. 17 - 18 | Fall O Weekend at Camp Ripley, Little Falls, MN | Minnesota Orienteering Club (MNOC) | |
| C; Score-O (Sat.), MinneGoat (Sun.) | |||
| Oct. 18 (Sun.) |
Mississippi Bar Fair Oaks, CA |
- 916.632.8856 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Stew Hintz (GCO) |
| C; White, Yellow, and intermediate and advanced Line-O courses | |||
| Oct. 23 - 25 | US Champs, 3-Day A-meet, Greenbush, WI | Badger Orienteering Club (BGR) | |
| A; Middle distance (Fri), U.S. Classic Championships (Sat), 1-day classic event (Sun) | |||
| Oct. 25 (Sun.) |
Calero County Park San Jose, CA |
- 650.248.9595 |
Mark Rice, Trinka Gillis, Tapio Karras |
| B; Calero is beautiful in the Fall--come out for a full set of courses | |||
| Oct. 31 (Sat.) |
Halloween-O and Social Oakland Hills, Oakland, CA |
- 510.681.6181, - 510.779.8808 |
Rex Winterbottom, Steve Gregg |
| C; Walk/Run on the Indian Gulch map while enjoying the sights! | |||
| Oct. 31 (Sat.) |
BAOC Club Sprint Series Finale Merritt College, Oakland, CA |
- 510.681.6181, - 510.779.8808 |
Jim Fish, Vicki Woolworth |
| C; Tune up your game for the upcoming N.A. Sprint Champs in November | |||
| Oct. 31 (Sat.) |
Knowland Park - CANCELED Oakland, CA |
- 650.302.4835 |
Jim Fish |
| This event has been canceled. Please check its page for details. | |||
| Nov. 7 - 8 | BAOC COOL #1 & #2 Pacheco State Park, Hollister, CA |
- 925.872.3935 |
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| Junior; Held in conjunction with the O in the Oaks '09 A-meet | |||
| Nov. 7 - 8 | O in the Oaks '09 Pacheco State Park, Hollister, CA |
- 408.313.3753 |
Dan Greene, Derek Maclean, Toby Ferguson, Alex Finch |
| A; 2-day A-Meet on a New Map! 60 mi south of San Jose | |||
| Nov. 7 - 8 | 2009 Western Region Interscholastic Championships Pacheco State Park, Hollister, CA |
- 925.872.3935 |
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| Junior; 2-day, combined-points, individual and team competition | |||
| Nov. 8 (Sun.) |
Raid the Hammer, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | Golden Horseshoe Orienteering Club (GHO) | |
| 10K & 25K Adventure Run | |||
| Nov. 9 - 15 | The Golden Gate Getaway Greater Bay Area, San Francisco Bay Area |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| C; A week of sprint training and racing; 2009 North American Sprint Series finals [organized by terraloco in partnership with BAOC] | |||
| Nov. 9 - 12 | Golden Gate Getaway Training Camp Greater Bay Area, San Francisco Bay Area |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Training; Fun training events around the Bay Area -- 2 each day! [organized by terraloco in partnership with BAOC] | |||
| Nov. 13 - 15 | North American Sprint Series Finals Greater Bay Area, San Francisco Bay Area |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| C; Five awesome short courses at Pt. Bonita, San Francisco State, and McLaren Park in S.F. - competitive or recreational [organized by terraloco in partnership with BAOC] | |||
| Nov. 14 (Sat.) |
BAOC COOL #3 San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA |
- 925.872.3935 |
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| Junior; Held in conjunction with The Golden Gate Getaway | |||
| Nov. 14 - 15 | BAOC COOL #4 & #5 McLaren Park, San Francisco, CA |
- 925.872.3935 |
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| Junior; Held in conjunction with The Golden Gate Getaway | |||
| Nov. 21 (Sat.) |
Rossmoor Bar Rancho Cordova, CA |
- 916.332.0271 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Jennifer Kerr (GCO) |
| C; White, Yellow, Orange, and Brown courses | |||
| Nov. 22 (Sun.) |
Morgan Territory Regional Preserve Livermore, CA |
- 510.604.2688, - 415.948.5593 |
Damian Swift |
| B; Morgan Territory is always a great venue, and Damian (who hails from New Mexico Orienteering) will be setting his first courses for BAOC | |||
| Nov. 22 (Sun.) |
BAOC COOL #6 Morgan Territory Regional Preserve, Livermore, CA |
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| Junior; Held in conjunction with the Morgan Territory B-meet | |||
| Dec. 5 - 24 | South American O Tour 2009 | ||
| Events in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile, including South American Championships (relay, middle, long) | |||
| Dec. 5 - 6 | BAOC COOL #7, #8, & #9 | - 925.872.3935 |
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| Junior; Held in conjunction with the LAOC Vasquez Rocks A-meet | |||
| Dec. 5 - 6 | Vasquez Rocks, Santa Clarita, CA | Los Angeles Orienteering Club (LAOC) | |
| A; Sprint/Middle/Trail-O A-meet, U.S. Trail-O Champs | |||
| Dec. 12 - 13 | Bon Tempe Reservoir Fairfax, CA |
- 510.658.4327 |
Penny DeMoss |
| C; Annual Volunteer Appreciation Event; LIMITED ATTENDANCE; RESERVATIONS REQUIRED | |||
| Dec. 12 (Sat.) |
O Marathon II, Fair Hill, MD | Delaware Valley Orienteering Association (DVOA) | |
| B; | |||
| Dec. 13 (Sun.) |
Granite Bay, Folsom Lake State Recreation Area Granite Bay, CA |
- 530.478.0905 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Marsha Jacobs, Stew Hintz (GCO) |
| C; Courses TBD -- NOTE DATE CHANGED: was Dec. 6 | |||
| Dec. 15 (Tue.) |
BAOC Board Meeting Burgess Recreation Center, Menlo Park, CA |
- 650.906.9672, - 650.248.9595 |
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| Quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors -- 7:00-10:00 PM; pizza will be available at 6:30 -- All club members are welcome | |||
| Dec. 20 (Sun.) |
Willow Glen Social Event Willow Glen Neighborhood, San Jose, CA |
- 510.681.6181 |
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| Our annual holiday social event | |||
| Dec. 20 (Sun.) |
Willow Glen Holiday Lights Willow Glen Neighborhood, San Jose, CA |
- 510.681.6181, - 408.524.2723 |
Brad Wetmore |
| C; Light-O on a new map by Brad Wetmore - Walk/Run through Willow Glen while enjoying the festive decorations! | |||
| Dec. 20 (Sun.) |
Vasona Lake County Park Los Gatos, CA |
- 925.872.3935 |
Jay Hann |
| C; BAOC COOL event open to all | |||
| Dec. 20 (Sun.) |
BAOC COOL #10 Vasona Lake County Park, Los Gatos, CA |
- 925.872.3935 |
Jay Hann |
| Junior; Park venue in amongst the holiday-light displays | |||