Event Announcement Archive (2017)
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Please be aware that links to external web sites or email addresses may be out of date.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. 7 - 8 | Vasquez Rocks; Agua Dulce, CA | Los Angeles Orienteering Club (LAOC) | |
| B; Same Classic courses both days | |||
| Jan. 7 (Sat.) |
Sierra Ski-O, Round 1, Day 1 Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Area, Truckee, CA |
 - 530.414.4163, - 530.562.5099Truckee Orienteering Club (Truckee) |
Greg Walker |
| Ski-O; Ski Orienteering at Tahoe Donner XC; four Middle-distance courses; register by Dec. 26th to be able to use a loaner SIAir Touchless E-punch; registration closed Jan. 5th (not a BAOC event) | |||
| Jan. 8 (Sun.) |
Sierra Ski-O, Round 1, Day 2 - CANCELED Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area (Burton Creek), Lake Tahoe, CA |
- 530.414.4163, - 530.562.5099 Truckee Orienteering Club (Truckee) |
Greg Walker |
| This event has been canceled. Please check its page for details. | |||
| Jan. 13 - 16 | Georgia Navigator Cup + Extreme-O; Pine Mountain, GA | Georgia Orienteering Club (GAOC) | |
| A; Friday Sprint; combined 2-day Classic National Meet; Monday Extreme-O (entry deadlines: January 1 and 7) | |||
| Jan. 14 - 15 | Anza-Borrego Desert State Park; Borrego Springs, CA | - 415.359.4237 San Diego Orienteering (SDO) |
Peter Graube, Mark Prior |
| B; Saturday: AM Goat, PM Night-O (3-loop) Motola Sprint; Sunday: AM White through Blue courses, PM Score-O (Maze-O); NO ONSITE REGISTRATION | |||
| Jan. 29 (Sun.) |
Joseph D. Grant County Park - CANCELED San Jose, CA |
- 408.878.5073 |
Derek Maclean, Kim van Berkel |
| This event has been canceled. Please check its page for details. | |||
| Feb. 10 - 12 | Vancouver Sprint Camp; Vancouver, BC | Greater Vancouver Orienteering Club (GVOC) | |
| A legendary weekend of sprint orienteering: 5 individual races, 1 relay race, 4 training sessions | |||
| Feb. 12 (Sun.) |
Morgan Territory Regional Preserve Livermore, CA |
- 925.516.7622, - 650.404.7037 |
Daniel Å ebo, Matej Sebo |
| B; Regular 7-course event at one of our most popular venues | |||
| Feb. 18 - 19 | Catalina State Park Classics & Training Camp; Tucson, AZ | Tucson Orienteering Club (TSN) | |
| Saturday & Sunday: Training camp for beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels, for both juniors & adults, but with a focus on youth; Sunday: 7-course Classic event with Beginner through advanced courses | |||
| Feb. 26 (Sun.) |
University of California Berkeley, CA |
- 415.378.6416 |
Lori Huberman |
| C; Beginner course and three Sprint courses (chose to run 1 or more courses individually, or all 3 Sprints as a Motola) | |||
| Mar. 3 - 5 | U.S. Interscholastic & Intercollegiate Championships; Sulphur Springs, TX | North Texas Orienteering Association (NTOA) | |
| A; Two-day, combined-time Classic National Meet | |||
| Mar. 5 (Sun.) |
2017 Nav-X Challenge @ Harvey Bear Harvey Bear Ranch County Park, Gilroy, CA |
- 510.407.1876 NAV-X Challenge (NAV-X) |
Lubomir Sebo |
| Rogaine; 2-hour and 4-hour Map Trek courses, with participants trying to score as many points as possible within the time allowed, by visiting checkpoints scattered across a vast, wild landscape (this is a joint event with BAOC) (prereg. deadline: March 2) | |||
| Mar. 7 - 12 | WSOC: World Ski Orienteering Championship; Krasnoyarsk, Russia | ||
| A; Sprint Relay, Sprint, Middle, and Long events for M21 & F21 classes (entry deadline: Dec. 19) | |||
| Mar. 7 (Tue.) |
BAOC Board Meeting William Walker Recreation Center, Foster City, CA |
- 650.281.5280, - 510.407.1876 |
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| Quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors—7:00-10:00 PM; free pizza and salad will be available at 6:30—All club members and other interested people are welcome | |||
| Mar. 11 (Sat.) |
Sierra Ski-O, Round 2, Day 1 Royal Gorge Cross Country, Soda Springs, CA |
- 530.414.4163, - 530.562.5099 Truckee Orienteering Club (Truckee) |
Greg Walker |
| Ski-O; Ski Orienteering at Royal Gorge XC; four Long-distance courses; register by Feb. 27th to be able to use a loaner SIAir Touchless E-punch; registration closes March 9th (not a BAOC event) | |||
| Mar. 12 (Sun.) |
Indian Valley Open Space Preserve Novato, CA |
- 415.895.6039 |
Tobias Tornqvist |
| B; Regular 7-course event for beginners through advanced | |||
| Mar. 12 (Sun.) |
Sierra Ski-O, Round 2, Day 2 Auburn Ski Club Training Center, Soda Springs, CA |
- 530.414.4163, - 530.562.5099 Truckee Orienteering Club (Truckee) |
Greg Walker |
| Ski-O; Ski Orienteering at Auburn Ski Club; Beginner (White) course & 4-round Sprint Tournament; register by Feb. 27th to be able to use a loaner SIAir Touchless E-punch; registration closes March 9th (not a BAOC event) | |||
| Mar. 18 - 26 | California Orienteering Week (COW) Southern & Northern California |
- 408.568.6740 |
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| A; Seven days of National Ranking Events, U.S. Championships, training events, and a local Sprint/Trail-O event; see "Camp Scherman National Meet" and "O in the Oaks 2017" events for more information | |||
| Mar. 18 - 19 | Camp Scherman National Meet; Mountain Center, CA | Los Angeles Orienteering Club (LAOC) | |
| A; Saturday: Trail Orienteering U.S. PreO Champs (AM) & U.S. Relay Champs (PM); Sunday: Trail Orienteering U.S. TempO Champs (AM) & Middle event (AM) (entry deadline: March 11) | |||
| Mar. 19 (Sun.) |
Sacramento Bar Fair Oaks, CA |
Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Jonas Libell (GCO) |
| White, Yellow, Orange, Brown, and Red courses — for beginner through advanced (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Mar. 21 (Tue.) |
Vasquez Rocks Training Event; Agua Dulce, CA | Los Angeles Orienteering Club (LAOC) | |
| Training; Amazing rock formations in a park used by Hollywood to film Western movies; controls will be set out and maps made available, but no formal racing (part of COW) | |||
| Mar. 22 - 24 | Morgan Territory Training Course Morgan Territory Regional Preserve, Livermore, CA |
Matej Sebo | |
| Training; Course maps from February 2017 local event; control locations marked by streamers, but no formal racing — that is, NO beginner clinics, NO official starts — (part of COW) | |||
| Mar. 23 (Thu.) |
Joaquin Miller Park Oakland, CA |
- 925.872.3935, - 510.681.6181 |
Nick Corsano, Rex Winterbottom |
| B; Pre-O (Trail-O) and Sprint event: Pre-O National Ranking Event, (non-ranking) Sprint course in a redwood forest on a new ISSOM map; register as part of O in the Oaks 2017 preregistration or at the event (part of COW) | |||
| Mar. 25 - 26 | O in the Oaks 2017 San Francisco Bay Area |
- 510.684.2001 |
Holly Gaston, Gavin Wyatt-Mair |
| A; Saturday: "Extended" Middle courses at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline; Sunday: Ultra Long courses at Briones Regional Park; both days U.S. National Ranking Events; other events Wednesday-Friday | |||
| Mar. 25 (Sat.) |
O in the Oaks 2017, Day 1 Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA |
- 510.684.2001 |
Holly Gaston |
| A; "Extended" Middle courses — both competitive National Event and recreational courses | |||
| Mar. 26 (Sun.) |
O in the Oaks 2017, Day 2 Briones Regional Park, Lafayette, CA |
- 510.684.2001 |
Gavin Wyatt-Mair |
| A; 2017 U.S. Ultra Long championships for all age classes, and recreational courses for beginners | |||
| Apr. 2 (Sun.) |
Joseph D. Grant County Park San Jose, CA |
- 408.878.5073 |
Derek Maclean, Kim van Berkel |
| B; Standard "B-meet" with courses for beginners, intermediate, and advanced — NOTE THE ROAD CLOSURE! | |||
| Apr. 7 - 9 | Flying Pig National Meet; Columbus, IN | Orienteering Club of Cincinnati (OCIN) | |
| A; Friday: Late afternoon Middle Distance, U.S. Night Champs; Saturday: Long event; Sunday: 2-stage city Sprint | |||
| Apr. 9 (Sun.) |
Rossmoor Bar Rancho Cordova, CA |
Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Dan Rathbun (GCO) |
| B; White, Yellow, Orange, Brown, and Red courses for beginners through advanced (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Apr. 14 - 17 | IOF Oceania Orienteering Championships; Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| A; Sprint, Long, Relay, & Middle events (also see events April 19-20 and WMOC April 22-29) | |||
| Apr. 16 (Sun.) |
Huddart Park Woodside, CA |
- 408.599.9709 |
Werner Haag |
| C; 100-minute Score-O with about 34 controls, a mix of beginner to advanced difficulty, using pin punches (no E-punch) | |||
| Apr. 19 - 20 | Middle Earth Orienteering 2017; Rotorua, New Zealand | ||
| A; Forest event and urban sprint (also see events April 14-17 and WMOC April 22-29) | |||
| Apr. 22 - 29 | WMOC: World Masters Orienteering Championship; Auckland, NZ | ||
| A; Sprint Model, Qualification, & Final; Long Model, two Qualifications, & Final; registration is open; part of 2017 World Masters Games | |||
| Apr. 22 - 23 | Annual West Point National Meet; West Point, NY | U.S. Military Academy Orienteering Club (USMAOC) | |
| A; Two (OUSA sanctioned) Classic events with combined-times awards; Saturday on West Point property; Sunday at Harriman State Park (entry deadlines: April 7 & 14) | |||
| Apr. 23 (Sun.) |
2017 Nav-X Challenge @ Tamarancho Camp Tamarancho, Fairfax, CA |
NAV-X Challenge (NAV-X) | |
| Rogaine; 2-hour and 4-hour Map Trek courses, with participants trying to score as many points as possible within the time allowed, by visiting checkpoints scattered across the landscape (entry deadlines: April 9 & 20) | |||
| Apr. 28 - 30 | U.S. Orienteering Team Trials; Minneapolis, MN | Minnesota Orienteering Club (MNOC) | |
| A; Team Trials for JWOC & WOC; Friday Sprint, Saturday Middle, Sunday Long; anyone can run White through Blue courses (but only the Long Sprint, Green, Red, and Blue courses will be sanctioned or ranked) (entry deadlines: April 21 & 27) | |||
| Apr. 29 (Sat.) |
California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, CA |
- 916.408.8052 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Marsha Jacobs |
| C; Beginner and intermediate courses (White/Yellow/Orange) and a Scramble (Score-O) (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Apr. 30 (Sun.) |
Shell Ridge Open Space Walnut Creek, CA |
|
Vicki Woolworth |
| B; Normal set of beginner through advanced courses | |||
| May. 7 (Sun.) |
Sunol Regional Wilderness - CANCELED Sunol, CA |
- 925.862.2978, |
Misha Kreslavsky |
| This event has been canceled. Please check its page for details. | |||
| May. 24 (Wed.) |
World Orienteering Day | ||
| Events all over the world; the first WOD was 5/11/16, with 250,000 participants | |||
| Jun. 8 - 11 | 2017 Boston Sprint Camp; Cambridge, MA | Cambridge Sports Union (CSU) | |
| Eight events over four days, culminating in prologue/chase Sprint! Morning events will be informal training activities; afternoons will be E-punched races; entries limited to 60 people; registration opens May 1st; part of the 2017 Sprint Series | |||
| Jun. 13 (Tue.) |
BAOC Board Meeting William Walker Recreation Center, Foster City, CA |
- 650.281.5280, - 510.407.1876 |
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| Quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors—7:00-10:00 PM; free pizza and salad will be available at 6:30—All club members and other interested people are welcome | |||
| Jun. 17 - 18 | Jukola & Venla 2017; Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland | ||
| A; Annual men's overnight relay event (Jukola), and women's daytime relay event (Venla) | |||
| Jun. 17 - 18 | Ultimate Orienteer #8 & #9; Moses Lake & Sprague, WA | Cascade Orienteering Club (COC) | |
| B; Saturday: Beginner, intermediate, short & long advanced Middle-distance courses at Moses Lake Sand Dunes; Sunday: three long-distance (Goat) courses near Fishtrap Lake (preregistration deadline June 15) | |||
| Jun. 17 - 18 | Mt Pinos; Frazier Park, CA | Los Angeles Orienteering Club (LAOC) | |
| B; Popular annual event in the Los Padres National Forest; beginner through advanced Classic courses both days (requested preregistration ends June 14th; event-day registration will be possible) (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Jun. 19 - 21 | PNWOF Spokane Events; Spokane, WA | Eastern Washington Orienteering Club (EWOC) | |
| B; Monday: 2 Sprints; Tuesday: Classic courses; Wednesday: 90-minute mass-start Score-O | |||
| Jun. 23 - 25 | 2017 U.S. Individual Championships; Boise & Stanley, ID | City of Trees Orienteering Club (CTOC) | |
| A; Friday: Sprint Champs at Boise State Univ.; Saturday: Long Champs near Stanley, Sunday: Middle Champs near Stanley (entry deadline: June 15) | |||
| Jun. 30 - Jul. 7 | WOC: World Orienteering Championships; Tartu, Estonia | ||
| A; Annual world championships (with companion public events) | |||
| Jul. 1 - 8 | Estonian Orienteering Week; Tartu, Estonia | ||
| A; Public companion event to WOC; six days of competitions: two Sprint/urban races, two Long-distance races, two Middle-distance races (entry deadline: June 18) | |||
| Jul. 4 (Tue.) |
Bay 2 Bankers V 5k, 10k San Francisco, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Get your Independence Day workout! Find your way to some amazing spots around downtown, North Beach, and Chinatown with a specially-made map — great fun for teams of 1 to 5. Preregister for reduced fees. (Not BAOC event.) | |||
| Jul. 8 (Sat.) |
Presidio of San Francisco San Francisco, CA |
- 925.516.7622 |
Graham Brew |
| C; One advanced course with map exchange(s) & short option(s), total distance 5–7 km; Beginner Clinics will be available—beginners could run the course on the first map | |||
| Jul. 9 - 16 | JWOC: Junior World Orienteering Championships; Tampere, Finland | ||
| A; Annual international championship event for juniors | |||
| Jul. 10 - 15 | WTOC: World Trail Orienteering Championship; Lithuania | ||
| A; Annual world championships | |||
| Jul. 10 - 15 | Fin5 Orienteering Week; Tampere, Finland | ||
| A; Public events in conjunction with JWOC; five competitions: Sprint, Middle, and Long distances (entry deadline: June 26) | |||
| Jul. 15 - 16 | Western Canadian Orienteering Champs; Winnipeg, MB | Manitoba Orienteering Association (MOA) | |
| A; Sprint, Middle, and Long events offering "some of the most challenging orienteering you will ever experience" (entry deadline: June 30) | |||
| Jul. 16 (Sun.) |
BAOC Annual General Meeting Bedwell Bayfront Park, Menlo Park, CA |
- 650.281.5280, - 510.407.1876 |
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| Annual membership meeting and election of officers | |||
| Jul. 16 (Sun.) |
Bedwell Bayfront Park Menlo Park, CA |
- 408.313.3753 |
Ann Marie Cody |
| C; One advanced course with map exchanges & shorter options, total distance <7 km; two Beginner courses that double as Telephone-O courses | |||
| Jul. 22 - 28 | O'Ringen; Arvika, Värmland, Sweden | ||
| A; World's largest orienteering event (entry deadlines: June 1, July 22) | |||
| Jul. 22 (Sat.) |
2017 Nav-X Challenge @ Dinkey Creek Sierra National Forest near Shaver Lake, CA |
- 650.766.0516 NAV-X Challenge (NAV-X) |
Mats Jansson (NAV-X) |
| Rogaine; 4-hour and 8-hour Map Trek courses, with participants trying to score as many points as possible within the time allowed, by visiting checkpoints scattered across a vast, wild landscape | |||
| Jul. 29 - Aug. 7 | Canada 150 Orienteering Festival; Montreal & Ottawa areas, Canada | Orienteering Ottawa (OO) | |
| A; Ten days of activities in conjunction with Orienteering Canada 50th, and Canada 150th, anniversary celebrations (entry deadlines: July 2, July 20) | |||
| Jul. 30 - Aug. 5 | 2017 Scottish 6 Days, Royal Deeside; Ballater, Aberdeenshire, GB | ||
| A; Six events over seven days (entry deadline: June 30) | |||
| Jul. 30 (Sun.) |
McLaren Park - CANCELED San Francisco, CA |
- 415.566.7990 |
Theo Verhoeven |
| This event has been canceled. Please check its page for details. | |||
| Aug. 13 (Sun.) |
Presidio of San Francisco San Francisco, CA |
- 415.456.8118 |
Greg Khanlarov |
| C; One advanced course with two maps & a short option, total distance ~4 km; Beginner Clinics will be available—beginners can run the course on the first map | |||
| Aug. 18 - 19 | WRC: World Rogaining Championship; Razna National Park, Latvia | ||
| Rogaine; Limited to 1000 participants (entry deadline: July 31) | |||
| Aug. 19 - 27 | WMTBOC & JWMTBOC: World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championship; Lithuania | ||
| A; Annual world championships for W21, M21, W20, and M20, as well as open competitions (entry deadline: July 15) | |||
| Aug. 27 (Sun.) |
Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA |
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Steve Gregg |
| C; One advanced course with short options, total distance 2–5 km; Beginner Clinics will be available—beginners can run the first loop (or more) of the course | |||
| Aug. 30 - Sep. 4 | Deschute Daze, A Pyr-O-Adventure; Bend, OR | Columbia River Orienteering Club (CROC) | |
| C; One advanced (Red) course each day, with shorter "Green" and "Brown" cut-offs; no beginner or intermediate courses; mass start each day | |||
| Sep. 1 - 4 | Laramie Daze 2017; Laramie, WY | Laramie Range Orienteering Club (LROC) | |
| C; Laramie Range Orienteering Club's traditional multi-day training event over Labor Day weekend (entry deadline: Aug. 19) | |||
| Sep. 2 (Sat.) |
Go Wild! Vallejo; Vallejo, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| 1 hr, 3 hr map adventure courses for teams of 1 to 5, on foot or bike; explore the rich history and wild spaces of downtown Vallejo, its heritage district, and Mare Island; preregister for a discounted entry fee (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Sep. 9 - 10 | SART - Seattle Adventure Racing Tournament; Seattle, WA | Cascade Orienteering Club (COC) | |
| 3rd annual event; 80 runners will compete head-to-head in a five-round tournament (entry deadline: August 31) | |||
| Sep. 9 (Sat.) |
Little Truckee Summit Sierraville, CA |
- 916.220.0224 Truckee Orienteering Club (Truckee) |
Anna Voegele |
| B; 4-course event at Little Truckee Summit (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Sep. 10 (Sun.) |
2017 Nav-X Challenge @ Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe Area |
- 916.220.0224 NAV-X Challenge (NAV-X) |
Greg Walker |
| Rogaine; 4-hour and 8-hour Map Trek courses, with participants trying to score as many points as possible within the time allowed, by visiting checkpoints scattered across a vast, wild landscape (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Sep. 16 (Sat.) |
Orienteering USA Annual General Meeting; Portageville(?), NY | Rochester Orienteering Club (ROC) | |
| Details TBD; four Board members up for re-election; held in conjunction with the Letchworth 2-day Classic | |||
| Sep. 16 - 17 | Letchworth 2-day Classic; Letchworth State Park, Portageville, NY | Rochester Orienteering Club (ROC) | |
| A; Two-day Classic National Meet (entry deadlines: Aug. 21, Sept. 8) | |||
| Sep. 17 (Sun.) |
Big Basin Redwoods State Park Boulder Creek, CA |
- 831.439.9822 |
Nick Corsano |
| B; Full-featured event for beginners through advanced in a beautiful forest | |||
| Sep. 22 - 24 | Albanian Orienteering Days 2017; Tirana Region, Albania | ||
| A; Middle, Long, and Sprint events (entry deadline: Sept. 8) (also see Sept 29-Oct 1 event in nearby Macedonia) | |||
| Sep. 23 (Sat.) |
Orangevale Community Park Orangevale, CA |
- 916.922.8671 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Jennifer Kerr (GCO) |
| C; White, Yellow, and Orange courses for beginner through intermediate (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Sep. 24 (Sun.) |
Calero County Park San Jose, CA |
- 408.599.9709 |
Tapio Karras, Anastasiya Gordeeva |
| B; Regular 7-course B-meet with courses for beginners through advanced | |||
| Sep. 29 - Oct. 1 | Memorial Orienteering Competition Pece Atanasoski; Prilep, Macedonia | ||
| A; City Sprint, forest Middle and Long events (entry deadline: Sept. 18) (also see Sept 22-24 event in nearby Albania) | |||
| Sep. 30 - Oct. 1 | 2017 Nav-X Challenge @ Joe Grant Joseph D. Grant County Park, San Jose, CA |
- 650.766.0516 NAV-X Challenge (NAV-X) |
Dennis Wilkinson |
| 3-, 5- & 16-hour "Regaine" (sic) style map-trek courses. Participants try to score as many points as possible within the time allowed. The 16-hour event includes several mandatory rest stops at base camp over a 24-hour period, and solos are allowed! | |||
| Sep. 30 (Sat.) |
British Columbia Orienteering Championships - Day 1; Victoria, BC | Victoria Orienteering Club (VICO) | |
| A; Long event at Camp Thunderbird (also see Day 2 on Oct. 1) | |||
| Oct. 1 (Sun.) |
British Columbia Orienteering Championships - Day 2; Victoria, BC | Victoria Orienteering Club (VICO) | |
| A; Campus Sprint event at Camosun Interurban (also see Day 1 on Sept. 30) | |||
| Oct. 8 (Sun.) |
Briones Regional Park Lafayette, CA |
- 925.934.6567 |
Steve Harrison, Gavin Wyatt-Mair |
| B; Open Event for non-Scouts — Regular 7-course BAOC event in conjunction with the Scout-O Championships | |||
| Oct. 8 (Sun.) |
Scout-Orienteering, Pre-registration Required Briones Regional Park, Lafayette, CA |
- 925.934.6567 |
Steve Harrison, Gavin Wyatt-Mair |
| B; 25th annual Championships and Scout-O for all scout levels | |||
| Oct. 12 - 17 | U.S. Team Training Camp #1; Hanover, NH | Orienteering USA (OUSA) | |
| Training; The objectives of these camps (which are open to the orienteering community) are: 1) improve overall orienteering skill; 2) prepare for the Boulder Dash, DVOA's National Meet, and the U.S. Classic Champs; and 3) build team cohesiveness | |||
| Oct. 14 - 15 | Boulder Dash; Lebanon, NH | Up North Orienteers (UNO) | |
| A; Two-day classic event on Burnt Mountain (site of 2016 NAOC Long event) (entry deadlines: Sept. 29, Oct. 7) | |||
| Oct. 14 - 15 | Petrified Forest Rogaines; Petrified Forest National Park, 26 miles east of Holbrook, AZ | Greater Phoenix Orienteering Club (GPHXO) | |
| Rogaine; 4-hour Rogaine each day for individuals and teams of 2-4 people; NO ONSITE REGISTRATION (entry deadlines: October 1 & 8) | |||
| Oct. 20 - 23 | U.S. Team Training Camp #2; Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC), Dingmans Ferry, PA | Orienteering USA (OUSA) | |
| Training; The objectives of these camps (which are open to the orienteering community) are: 1) improve overall orienteering skill; 2) prepare for the Boulder Dash, DVOA's National Meet, and the U.S. Classic Champs; and 3) build team cohesiveness | |||
| Oct. 21 (Sat.) |
Mississippi Bar Fair Oaks, CA |
- 916.220.0224 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Mats Jansson (NAV-X) |
| B; White, Yellow, Orange, Brown, and Red courses (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Oct. 28 (Sat.) |
Haunted Hills 5k, 10k; San Carlos, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Adventure through the wickedly decorated neighborhoods of San Carlos in teams of 1 to 5, finding awesome displays, and answering multiple-choice questions. Costumes are encouraged! Preregister for a discounted entry fee. (Not a BAOC event.) | |||
| Oct. 29 (Sun.) |
Sunol Regional Wilderness Sunol, CA |
- 925.862.2978, |
Misha Kreslavsky |
| B; Standard 7-course B-meet in a beautiful, but challenging park | |||
| Oct. 31 - Nov. 5 | Istanbul 5 Days; Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| A; 5-day festival including Long, Middle, Sprint (one in the Grand Bazaar), and Night-O races (entry deadlines: Aug. 31, Oct. 15) | |||
| Nov. 4 - 5 | The Twisted 50; Reading, PA | Delaware Valley Orienteering Association (DVOA) | |
| A; DVOA's 50th Anniversary National Event; 2-day event: 2 Saturday Sprints (forest & campus), Sunday Long (entry deadlines: Oct. 1, 15, 29) | |||
| Nov. 11 - 12 | 2017 U.S. Classic Championships; Triangle, VA | Quantico Orienteering Club (QOC) | |
| A; Two-day Classic event at Quantico Marine Corps Base (entry deadlines: Aug. 31, Oct. 14, Oct. 27) | |||
| Nov. 12 (Sun.) |
2017 Nav-X Challenge @ Diablo Foothills Shell Ridge Open Space, Walnut Creek, CA |
- 510.681.6181 NAV-X Challenge (NAV-X) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Rogaine; 2-hour and 4-hour Map Trek courses, with participants trying to score as many points as possible within the time allowed, by visiting checkpoints scattered across the landscape (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Nov. 18 - 19 | Camp Scherman Training Weekend; Mountain Center, CA | Los Angeles Orienteering Club (LAOC) | |
| Training; Training activities on Saturday and a standard meet on Sunday; all-inclusive fee includes Friday night lodging; Sunday alone is an option | |||
| Nov. 19 (Sun.) |
Granite Bay, Folsom Lake Recreation Area Granite Bay, Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, Granite Bay, CA |
- 530.919.3160 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Bill MacDonald (GCO) |
| B; Beginner (White & Yellow), intermediate (Orange), and advanced (Brown & Red) courses (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Dec. 1 - 3 | OINK Winter Pig; Walton, Burlington, & Alexandria, KY | Orienteering Club of Cincinnati (OCIN) | |
| A; National event, three Middle events on new maps in northern Kentucky (entry deadlines: Nov. 18 & 25) | |||
| Dec. 3 (Sun.) |
Las Trampas Regional Wilderness San Ramon, CA |
- 415.456.8118 |
Graham Brew |
| B; Standard 7-course event, for beginners through advanced | |||
| Dec. 5 (Tue.) |
BAOC Board Meeting William Walker Recreation Center, Foster City, CA |
- 650.281.5280, - 510.407.1876 |
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| Quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors—7:00-10:00 PM; free pizza and salad will be available at 6:30—All club members and other interested people are welcome | |||
| Dec. 8 - 10 | Sprint San Francisco San Francisco Bay Area |
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Erin Schirm, Matias Arola |
| A; Three-day event (final day is a National Event); Night-O Relay on Friday, three-round tournament on Saturday, two interval-start races on Sunday; part of the 2017 U.S. Sprint Series (entry deadline: Dec. 4; no late or day-of registration) | |||
| Dec. 9 (Sat.) |
Old Town Folsom; Folsom, CA | - 916.481.2850 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Dwight Freund (GCO) |
| C; 90-minute Score-O around picturesque Old Town Folsom; mass start at 10:30 (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Dec. 16 (Sat.) |
Willow Glen Holiday Lights Willow Glen Neighborhood, San Jose, CA |
- 650.302.4835 |
Tony Pinkham, Brad Wetmore, Jitka Hiscox |
| C; 60- or 90-minute Light-O (Score-O) course and potluck social | |||
| Dec. 23 (Sat.) |
Holiday Hustle 5k, 10k; Alameda, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| 5k, 10k map adventure courses — In teams of 1 to 5, on foot or bike, enjoy a dazzling tour of the wonderfully decorated neighborhoods of Alameda, finding awesome displays; preregister for a discounted entry fee (Not a BAOC event) | |||