Orienteering

Delta & Sir Winston Churchill / GHO Invitational Adventure Challenge

Wednesday April 28, 2010

Location: Christie Conservation Area (1000 Hwy #5 West, RR #2, Dundas, ON. L9H 5E2)

Registration:  from 10:00 am                                    Announcements:  10:40 am

Start:  Bantam/Midget  11:00 am                   Junior/Senior  11:00 am

            Marshalling will begin at 10:45 am      Awards: Conclusion of the event

Eligibility:  Open to all students registered in an Ontario elementary or secondary school or invited guests from other jurisdictions. All entrants must be accompanied by an adult supervisor approved by the school or the school board represented.

Course Lengths and Categories:  based on Birth Year

            Bantam ……. (2 km) 1998 & 1997                Midget …… (2.2 km) 1996 &1995 or later

            Junior ……… (3 km) 1994 or later              Senior …… (4 km) 1993 – 1991 or later

Fees:  $6.00 per student.

Donation: This year a portion of each entry fee will be donated to Camp Trillium. Camp Trillium, established in 1984, is a Childhood Cancer Support Centre which offers and promotes recreation programs to bring children with cancer and their families together.

Volunteers: Each school should provide at least 1 volunteer to assist race organizers.

Entry Deadline: Organizers will preprint courses and package maps for entries received by Tuesday April 20^th Entrants after the deadline may have to copy from a master map after their start time.

Registration may be limited to the first 500 entries

Format:  Entrants will be started at one minute intervals on each course.

Map:  Christie Lake.   Scale  1:10000  (1cm on map to 100 m on ground)

Facilities:  Washrooms, bus/car parking, covered areas.

Rules:

1.      All participants must carry an emergency safety whistle. The emergency signal is 3 whistle blasts – repeated.

2.      Participate alone or in pairs as per entry. Pairs will be classed in the category of the older partner and / or the male partner in the case of mixed pairs. Triples accepted but not encouraged.

3.      In the true spirit of Orienteering, participants are expected to make their own decisions regarding route choice. It is considered poor etiquette to follow others.

4.      No student is allowed on the course before or after participating.

For orienteering availability in your area – www.orienteering.on.ca

For orienteering in the Hamilton area – http://www.dontgetlost.ca

Entry Form

Please count each triple, pair or single as one entry. A start time will be assigned to each entry. Calculate fees based on the number of students participating and submit with the entry form. No names need to be submitted. On the day of the event each coach will receive a number of scorecards equal to the entries submitted. Start times will be on the cards.

School Name:__________________________________     Phone:____________________

Address:_________________________________________________________________

Adult Supervisor:___________________________________________________________

Send entries to: Delta Secondary School, 1284 Main St. E, Hamilton, Ontario, L8K 2B1

Attention: Ms. Laura Kitowski.

Phone: (905) 549-3031 Ext. 523.  Fax: (905) 312-0414.  E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Include a cheque for all entries made payable to Delta Secondary School. Entries must be received by Tuesday April 20^th 2010.

Waiver: Please reproduce this waiver form. Give one copy to each participant and have him/her obtain parental or guardian signature. Submit all waiver forms together at registration on Wednesday April 28^th  

Waiver

I hereby release Delta Secondary School, Hamilton King’s Foresters Orienteering Club, Orienteering Clubs of Ontario, Hamilton Board of Education, Hamilton Conservation Area, City of Hamilton, and the Canadian Orienteering Federation, their agents, members, representatives and landowners from any and all claims or rights to damages and any injuries or losses incurred by me or my family directly or indirectly during the competition.

Date: _________________    Signature: ________________________________________

                                                                 (Parent or guardian must sign if student is under 18 years of age)

Student’s Name: ________________________________    School: ___________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________

Phone: ______________                    Date of Birth: ______________