Quantock Weekend of Orienteering (QWO)
Saturday, 26th November. Southern Night Orienteering Championships - British Orienteering Level B Event (incorporating the Army Inter-Corps Championships)
Sunday, 27th November. Quantock SWOA Galoppen - British Orienteering Level C Event
Ramscombe, Quantock Hills. Sat. & Sun. 26th/27th November, 2016
Venue: Ramscombe is one of the east-facing combes of the Quantock Hills which is thickly wooded, mixed, forest approached from the A39 from Bridgwater via Nether Stowey or from Taunton via Kingston-St Mary and Aisholt. The OS GR of the Event Centre is ST168376 and the closest Post Code is Adscombe Farm TA5 1HN. The Starts and Finishes for both events will be close to the Great Wood Picnic site.
Parking: Will be on forest roads and public car parks, avoiding areas that will be available to the general public, although it is thought that for Day 1 our requirement will be mainly outside the time the area is open to Public. The Army have agreed to organize and marshal the parking, using the one-way system round the picnic site on Day 1 and using a forest track and exit from the Forest not used by the public on Day 2. Parking tickets at £2 per day (£3 for both days) will be sold at the entrance to the Forest. Do NOT use the Pay & Display machines.
Directions: The venue will be signed from the Cottage Inn on the A39 (GR ST211392), from the Pines Café at the top of Buncombe Hill (GR ST207329), and from Marsh Mills (GR ST192385), to the South of Nether Stowey.
Map: 1 :10000 for both days drawn and updated by Bill Vigar (QO) in 2016. Pre-marked maps printed on waterproof paper. Some courses may use A3, some may be double sided.
Punching system: SPORTident will be used on both days.
Courses:
DAY 1. Southern Night Championships
| Class | Course | Length | Climb |
| Army U-25, Novices and Under 16 | Long Orange | 4.0 km | 110m |
| M70, M75 W60, W65, W70, W75 |
Short Green | 3.0 km | 105m |
| M60, M65 W16, W18, W45, W50, W55 Army Women, Men Short | Green | 3.9 km | 110m |
| M16, M45, M50, M55 W20, W21, W35, W40 Army Men Long | Blue | 5.6 km | 140m |
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M18, M20, M21, M35, M40 |
Short Brown | 6.3 km | 240m |
DAY 2. QO Galoppen
Colour coded courses: Brown, Blue, Green, Short Green, Light Green, Long Orange, Orange, Yellow and White.
The Brown course will be restricted to those age 16 and over unless accompanied by an adult (unmanned road crossings).
| Course | Length | Climb |
| White | 1.4 km | 40m |
| Yellow | 2.3 km | 75m |
| Orange | 2.3 km | 70m |
| Long Orange | 3.8 km | 115m |
| Light Green | 2.6 km | 95m |
| Short Green | 2.8 km | 85m |
| Green | 3.5 km | 120m |
| Blue | 5.1 km | 170m |
| Brown | 7.0 km | 300m |
Starts: DAY 1. Registration 1600 – 1800hr. Starts 1730 – 1930hr. Courses close 2130hr. Entries through Fabian4 with allocated start times.
DAY 2. Registration 0930 – 1200hr. Starts 1000 - 1230hr. Courses close 1430hr. Entries through Fabian4. E/M/L start times allocated
Fees:
DAY 1. Seniors (21+) £12 (£10 for British Orienteering members), Juniors £7 (£5 for BO/QO members)
Late entry supplement £3 senior/£2 junior.
EOD – Long Orange (course 5) only - £5.
DAY 2. Seniors (21+) £9 (£7 for British Orienteering members), Juniors £5 (£3 for BO/QO members)
Shadowed junior (2 maps) £5
Family of runners £20 (£16 for BO/QO members), Family group (map each) £10.
Entries: Both days can be entered through Fabian4 via http://www.fabian4.co.uk
Entries for the Southern Night Championships will close at midnight on Sunday, 20th November. Late entries (subject to map availability) by email to the event organisers. All are welcome to participate but only British Orienteering members of SEOA/SCOA/SWOA qualify for the Southern Championships.
Entries on the day are welcomed for the Galoppen (subject to map availability).
Facilities:
On DAY 1: Public Toilets will be available at the Event Centre, Great Wood Picnic site, where EOD registration will be provided for the Long Orange course only and the Download and Results display will be situated. A large floodlit tent will be available near the download/results area where presentations will be made at 21.00hr. A club tent area will be provided in the picnic area, but NO overnight camping will be allowed.
On DAY 2: We have hired the Great Woods Campsite for the Sunday and will have access to their toilets, meeting room for Registration/download/EOD, and recreational areas where a ‘Maze’ course will be available.
Catering and Equipment traders will be available on both days in the Registration areas.
Officials: Co-ordinator for weekend: Roger Craddock (QO)
Planner for Day1 and Day2: Richard Sansbury (QO)
Organisers for Day1: Roger and Judy Craddock, Chris Philip(QO), Organiser for Day 2: Rosie Wych.
Controller for Day1 and Day2: Roger Hargreaves (KERNO)
Mapper: Bill Vigar (QO).
Safety: Competitors take part at their own risk. Competitors in the Southern Night Championships must carry a whistle and a spare torch. There will be a check for these before the Start.
Final details will be at www.quantockorienteers.co.uk . Start times will be at http://www.fabian4.co.uk
Event Co-ordinator: Roger Craddock. Tel: 01823 323850. Email jandr.craddock@gmail.com