Date: (Sun.) Apr. 10, 2005
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Event Directors: 
- 650.248.9595, Misha Lipatov
Course Setter: Tony Pinkham
Type: C; White, Yellow, Window-O (orange, green, red), and Score-O courses; BAOC Annual Meeting & Election, Course-setting workshop
This event is sponsored by the Stanford Orienteering Club and directed by BAOC.
Course Setter's Notes
By Tony Pinkham and Trinka Gillis
Come join us for the Stanford event, the BAOC Annual Meeting/Officer Elections, and the Course Setting workshop!
The following courses will be offered:
Course Dist/Climb Description Who should do this course
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White 2.6km/15m Beginner course--totally on trails First-time orienteers
Point-to-point format--find controls Children (preferably
in the order shown on map shadowed by adults)
Minimal car traffic
If new to orienteering, take a clinic
Yellow 3.6km/20m Advanced beginner course--a little Anyone who has completed
tougher than White (uses trails an orienteering course
and other handrails like creeks)
Point-to-point format--find controls
in the order shown on map
Score-O Varies Two time-limited courses (50, 75 min) Anyone who has completed
Score-O format--find controls in any an orienteering course
order in your time limit
Winner has the most points in least
amount of time:
1 point for each control found
1 point lost for each minute (or
fraction) overtime
Moderate to HEAVY traffic--be careful
Window 2.9km/15m Intermediate Window-O course Intermediate orienteers
Orange Blank map except for medium-sized ready for bearing and
window around each control site pacing
Find controls using compass bearing
and by counting paces
Point-to-point format--find controls
in the order presented on your map
Minimal car traffic--be careful anyway
Window 4.7km/20m Advanced Window-O course Advanced orienteers
Green Blank map except for small-sized
window around each control site
Find controls using compass bearing
and by counting paces
Point-to-point format--find controls
in the order presented on your map
Moderate to HEAVY traffic--be careful
Window 5.8km/40m Long advanced Window-O course Advanced orienteers
Red Blank map except for small-sized
window around each control site
Find controls using compass bearing
and by counting paces
Point-to-point format--find controls
in the order presented on your map
Moderate to HEAVY traffic--be careful
Registration will be open from 9:30 am to noon in front of Tresidder Student Union. Short beginner clinics will be offered on request from 9:30 to 10:30. Starts will be available from 10:00 until 12:30. All participants must check in at the finish by 2:00 pm, whether or not they have finished their course. (Even if you decide not to finish your course, we want to know that you have gone home safely.)
The BAOC Annual Meeting and election of officers will be held at 1 pm near registration. Please plan to finish your run by then and attend the meeting.
Evan Custer will present a Course Setting Workshop after the Annual Meeting. See the original event announcement for details.