Bay Area Orienteering ClubHi everyone-- I talked to a number of people at Briones yesterday that had foot problems from the hard ground, etc. This might be of...
Courses for BAOC's regular event at Briones are now available on RouteGadget. Visit http://baoc.org/wiki/RouteGadget for introduction or go directly to...
Tapio Karras
tapiokarras@...
Oct 1, 2007 7:12 pm
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I've posted pictures here, in the first four galleries http://jayhann.smugmug.com/Orienteering/350618 -Jay...
It would be nice if we could have a direct link to route gadget with each results page, rather than have to go through several pages to find the appropriate...
Hi all, I'm looking for a one-way ride to Camp Scherman (LAOC A meet) if anyone is driving down Friday and has room and is accessible to BART (or some way I ...
It has bothered me for a long time that the only compasses the club has to rent to beginner's is the base plate compass. Since about 75% of orienteers use a...
The control descriptions would be great. Route Gadget is a great study tool, but when looking at a course I have not run, the three things missing are the...
I agree. Having done a number of beginners's clinics recently, I find that the base plate compasses confuse people because they have all this extra stuff...
oh dear Tapio - just how many straws has the camel got on its back now! However, as you said, *anyone* can edit the Wiki. Maybe this is a chance for Alex to...
I have been paying $3 per event to rent an e-stick. I would have gladly paid that to rent a thumb compass. While a protractor compass works, it does not help...
OK Toby - you have thrown down the gauntlet, and I accept :) I emailed the webmaster for a BAOC wiki account. Does anyone have access to control sheets for...
I guess the CS or Bob could e-mail you the Condes event file after the event, and then you could access all of the control descriptions, prob in XML format if...
Alex: Control Descriptions can be obtained from the Condes File that has been used for the event. The Condes Files can be emailed to you from the Course...
Natasha, Thank you for helping get this organized. I've received one request for child care from an east coast orienteering family, and was going to send out...
astersd@...
Oct 2, 2007 4:00 am
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Let me offer the contrarian¹s point of view: Beginners that come to orienteering meets needing a clinic are more likely to bring a compass from home. We...
Personally I don't think it matters much. When I've done the clinic I just tell them that compasses are like bikinis - the more you pay, the less you get ;-),...
George, Maybe longer term the control descriptions will not seem as interesting to me. However, I only first heard of orienteering in July. The intended...
I'm not saying that base plate compasses are totally irrelevant. There are about 25% of orienteers who use them exclusively, including some very competitive...
John Hanna of SDO converted the cheap baseplates in to thumb compasses . He popped the center out, stuck it to some plastic, and voila! Pwehaps you could...
Montebello 10/7/07 Course Notes We are offering our seven standard courses. We are utilizing Skyline Park for White, Yellow, and Orange courses. The advanced...
Why not demonstrate the use of both compass types in beginners' clinics? As Steve suggests, the baseplate is the type that hikers, Scouts, and other "civilian"...
Natasha Doubson (fyodorkpacbell.net) There will be two social options available for Saturday Night. We have reserved the banquet room at the Rob Roy Country...
I find that when I do beginner's clinics it's difficult to get the 'students' to ignor the numbers and the fact that the dial turns, etc. on the base plate...
I'm on Steve's side of the thumb compass rental debate - another contrarian. I also have loads of registration experience. Most compass rentals are to groups,...
Gary raises some valid concerns about how to manage the inventory and registration process, and those would need to be thought through. But I will say again...
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