25 May 2025 NZST
This event is open to anyone, orienteering club members or non-members. Suitable for families, novices and the more experienced adventurers out there. Orienteering club members (any club in NZ) receive a discounted entry fee.
Location
The event will take place within a 30 minute drive from the Blenheim CBD. Actual location will be announced closer to the event date.
Detailed travel directions and other information will be in the final instructions which will be emailed to the team contact on 23 May and will also be available on the website.
Registration, course planning, briefing, start, finish, post event food will all take place at the event venue. Catering is provided and includes a burger (vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options) and a drink. The cost is included in the entry fee.
Terrain
Largely a variety of rolling land with some moderate and steep hills. A mix of mostly clean open grassland, gullies, flat areas. Shelterbelts, scattered trees, patches of scrub. Defined ridges, spurs, knolls, saddles, lots of gullies and water courses, plenty of contours with good stock routes. Farm vehicle tracks and stock tracks.
Categories
3 Hour only with Juniors (U18 as of 1 January 2025), Senior and Families (must be all residing at the same address)
All teams must consist of 2 people minimum.
Entry Fees (Per Person)
Orienteering Club members (any club) - Junior $25, Senior $35, Family $80
Non-members - Junior $25, Senior $45, Family $105.
SportIdent (SI) – will be used for controls and timing. Only one required per team. Included within the entry fee for all teams. People with their own SI need to enter the number into the online entry details. Note: if you have your own SI please ensure that it can cope with up to 50x controls/punches.
If you are completing the entry for more than one team then please do these as separate entries.
ENTRIES CLOSE 9:00PM SUNDAY 18 MAY 2025. This allows us time to get maps printed and other event logistics.
Timetable
9.30am Registration and Maps available for planning
10.45am Briefing
11.00am Start
2.00pm Finish (Refreshments and results as soon as possible)
Refund policy
30% refund - withdrawal within ten days before the event
No refunds for cancellations after the 19th May
The Landowners/Farmers instructions are:
No dogs. Not even in your vehicles.
Farm buildings, houses and private properties are Out of Bounds.
There will be portaloo toilets.