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Camping Weekend and NRE

Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:00am

Pawtuckaway State Park

128 Mountain Road

Nottingham, NH, 03290

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This weekend will have all the Camping Weekend experiences that you have come to expect, plus an NRE (National Ranking Event) on Saturday. The same courses will also be available 'recreational' on Saturday for those who want to go in groups, do a short white, or just don't want to do the NRE.

Register for all events, including camping and dinner. There is an extra $5.00 fee per course for registering after September 3, including the weekend of the event. This late fee also applies to UNO members.


The Orienteering

- Map Scale: 1:7500 for SW (a subset of white)/W/Y/Brown Y (Tan- a shorter Brown)/Brown X. 1:10000 for Orange/Green/Red/ Blue. 5M contour intervals

- E-punching will be used for all regular orienteering courses, including WHNO.

- Pin punching for Canoe-O and Vampire-O

- Instruction available.

Local Event: Deb Humiston, Course Setter/ Bob Kilham, Vetter. SW/W/Y- Lex and Pete

- Starts and finishes at the pavilion

- Starts: 9:00 AM-12:00 Noon

- SI Air will likely not be enabled for this day.

- Maps will be in boxes at start. Feel free to look at it prior to starting.

- Map cases will be available at start.

- Control Description will be on the maps and available at the starts (except White and Yellow- only on map).

- Self-serve start.

- There will be a list with all pre-registered people. Make sure you write an estimated start time next to your name and cross it off when you finish. This is how we know who went out on a course.

- Clear and check will be at the start.

- You must report to the finish by 2:00 PM.

GROUPS- Scouts/ schools or others

- Please contact Lex Bundschuh (unofam@aol.com) no later than Tuesday, September 3.

- Each participant must sign a waiver; parent/ guardian signs for those under 18. Waivers available for download, and at the event. Alternatively, you can pre-register each person individually on EventReg.

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR for Saturday and Sunday- Jim Arsenault

Canoe-O: Pete and Lex Bundschuh

- Starts: 8:00 AM—1:00 PM; off the water by 2:00 PM.

- 60 minutes time limit (score-O format – get checkpoints in any order).

- Controls are Blue and Yellow streamer tape with a pin punch.

- Self-serve. Sign out/ sign in/ record time and score on poster at pavilion.

- Start and finish at pavilion (time is from when you leave to when you return to the start), with boats at canoe launch nearby.

- Bring your canoe/ kayak, rent one nearby, or wait to borrow one.

- Same course all weekend.

Vampire-O: Countess Tracey and Count Steve Olafsen

- Join this now famous family-friendly night-time event. Vampire-O is a blend of flashlight tag, orienteering, and fun!

- 45 minutes score-O format (get the markers in any order).

- Bring a watch and headlamp/ flashlight.

- 7:30 Gather at pavilion

- 7:45 Mass start

- Shortly after 8:30, whenever the Count and Countess are ready, the much anticipated, PRIZES.

"Wicked Hard Night-O" and "Not-So-Wicked Hard Night-O: Jim Arsenault

- You should be able to comfortably complete advanced courses (Brown/higher) in daylight, and must have two independent lights. Due to timing, you can't do this and Vampire-O.

- 8:10 Gather at pavilion.

- 8:20 Walk to start for mass start.

Your Hosts

Lex (603-689-4744) & Pete Bundschuh (603-321-7163) (603-465-3142 home), unofam@aol.com.

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