EVENTS
GA Navigator
Cup - Is a
two-day, US Orienteering Federation (USOF) sanctioned A-meet, open
to members or non-members ages 10 on up. Competitors compete
individually in categories based on gender, age, and course,
according to USOF Rules. Awards are presented to the top three
finishers in each categories and results are applied to national
rankings for USOF members.
Interscholastic Champs
- -
Is a two-day, USOF sanctioned, orienteering championship that runs
in conjunction with the GA Navigator Cup. It is open to USOF members
ages 19 and younger who meet the eligibility requirements in the
USOF rules. This team competition allows 3-5 member teams to compete
as individuals on the same course. The best three times from each
team are added each day to determine an aggregate time for the team
winners, with individual awards given to the top three male and
female finishers in each category.
While the Interscholastic Champs runs in conjunction with the
GA Navigator Cup, it is on different courses. For this reason, those
entered in the Interscholastic Champs are ineligible for the GA
Navigator Cup awards.
1K-O - Is an optional
practice event available on Saturday. The 1km long course is
designed to show you how much time you spend on navigation.
Run the course once and figure your total time then run it again and
deduct your second time from the first. That's your navigation time.
Trail-O -
Is
an optional event designed to challenge the mind rather than the
body. The object of Trail-O is to identify the correct control from
a cluster of two or more controls. The orienteer uses all available
information, such as clue descriptions, map features, terrain
observation and the control arrangement, while viewing the control
cluster from a fixed position. Winners are usually determined by the
number of correct controls identified rather than fastest time.
String-O
- Is
an optional event designed to give very young children a taste of
orienteering. A short course is connected with a string, which leads
children safely around a course as they hunt for controls identified
with an animal clue.
Extreme-O
- Is an optional event on Monday patterned after a three-day military competition held in a member NATO
country each year. Typically, competitors orienteer from several
different types of maps, including aerial photographs, quads and
topographical maps. Past events have included rope bridge crossings,
canoe legs, culvert controls, memory legs and other interesting
tests. Due to the nature of the event, advance registration is a
must and will be limited.
Recreational
Orienteering -
Great news! If our registration does not fill up to 600
participants, we will be able to offer recreational
orienteering. Register the day of the meet at Meet HQ. Cost
$8/participant.
Directions
& Map
From Atlanta: I-20
West, Exit #44 (Thornton Rd/Camp Creek Parkway), south to Blairs
Bridge Rd., west 1.5 mile to Mount Vernon Rd., south 1 mile to the
park.
From
Atlanta Airport:
Meet
Headquarters
Meet Headquarters is the Group Shelter at Sweetwater Creek State
Park. Packet Pickup will be available at Meet HQ on Friday Jan
17, from 7-10 pm.
Accommodations
Military Accommodations available for active or retired military
include:
