Georgia Navigator Cup 2027

1-day Middle Distance NRE

Friday, Jan 15 -- Hard Labor Creek State Park

General Information

Friday Meet HQ

Registration & Check in

Starts

Map

• 2025-03-30 Hard Labor Creek - Lake Brantley.
• 2020-01-19 Georgia Navigator Cup - 2020 Sunday Classic.
• 2020-01-19 Georgia Navigator Cup - 2020 Saturday Classic.

Courses

Restrooms

Cell Phone Service

Parking

Please car pool! Parking is available at the Visitors Center parking lot. Please cooperate with the parking volunteers' instructions.
All passenger vehicles must have a state park parking pass. Rates are charged based on vehicle capacity, not the number of actual passengers. Cars and vans with 1-12 passenger capacity are $10/day. You will need a pass for each day you are in the park. Georgia Yellow School Buses are state vehicles and are exempt from parking charges and do not require a parking pass. Buses, other school buses and 13+ passenger vehicles MUST display a Park Pass each day.
If you are bringing a bus, please contact the Meet Director in advance.

You risk a ticket without a parking pass!

There is a $10 per day per vehicle parking fee. Payment options are:
Scan the QR code on the sign in the parking lot, enter the vehicle tag number and pay online.
OR
Day of purchase prepay.
OR
Stop at the park office to pay in cash. Cell phone coverage can be spotty, this is a good option if you have time on your way in.
There are no longer envelopes and green parking pass boxes as in previous years at GA State Parks.
OR
GA residents can loan a pass from the county library system, e.g. GA State Park Pass

Practice Area

Emergency Medical Information

In the case of a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
First aid kits and an AED will be located at Meet HQ.

There are urgent care facilities in Madison and Covington:

Search and Rescue (SAR)

The SAR coordinator for Friday is Fred Zendt. His cell phone number is (678) 640-5828. Put this number in your cell phone now.

He can be found through Meet HQ. Please coordinate the search and rescue of any missing or injured persons through Meet HQ.
Do not attempt search and rescue operations of your own.

Time Limits

Time limit is 2 hours on all courses. You must return to the Finish, punch the Finish control and Download your ePunch within 2 hours after you start, whether you complete your course or not. Do not go out on a course if you do not have the means to tell the time and how long you have been out. This generally means a watch or a cellphone.

Safety

If you have been out for 2 hours or it is clear that you cannot finish in 2 hours, you must return immediately and report to the Finish.
A paved road runs East - West along the south edge of the map. The park campground bounds the east side of the map. A large creek bounds the north side of the map. To return to the Finish, head south to the road, navigate east on the road to the Visitors Center parking lot and finish area. If unsure of where you are, STAY on any road or trail you come across.

Carry a whistle. One will be provided upon request. Three (3) short blasts from a whistle indicate an emergency. Blowing the whistle otherwise will result in Disqualification. If you are lost after the courses close, you are already disqualified, and it is an emergency. Please blow your whistle so that we can locate you before it gets dark. You are encouraged to carry a cell phone to be able to call in an emergency. If your calls do not go through, try text messages. Before starting your course, make a contingency plan. Share your start time, expected finish time and contact details with someone who can raise the alarm. The courses close at 5:00 pm. Sunset is at 5:54 pm and last light is at 6:21 pm.

Assist an injured competitor. If another competitor is hurt and in need of assistance, help to the best of your ability or go to summon help. Report the injured competitor’s bib number and exact location to officials at the Finish or Start line.

Warm up

Walk to Start

Clothing Return

Control Descriptions

Call Up

• Be at the Call-up area approximately 5-10 minutes before your Start time.
• Call up is 3 minutes before your start time. Be sure to "Clear" and "Check" your e-stick before entering the start area.
• After Call-up there will be a one-minute stage and then the Map line. Control descriptions will be available at the 1-min line.
• At the Map line you will receive your map. Markers will be available to write your bib number on the back of the map.
• After your start time clock beep, punch the Start box with your e-stick, then proceed on the course.

Finish Line

When arriving at the finish line, be sure to punch the “Finish” control at the Finish banner.
Proceed immediately to the Download Station to have your e-stick read. Take the printout of your results and split times.

If not all competitors have started, you will be asked to turn in your map and may pick it up later. Once you have finished, you may not re-enter the competition area without permission of the Meet Director.
Rental e-sticks must returned on the last day of your competition at the Download Station.

Map and Course Setter Notes

• Rootstocks are mapped with the green “X” symbol (prominent vegetation feature). Rootstocks less than 1 meter high are not mapped.
• Black ‘O’ is used for "junk pile" and man-made pile of rocks. Must be ~1m high or otherwise very visible.
• Black ‘X’ is used for man-made object that is not trash/junk. Must be ~1m high or otherwise very visible.

Reserve Punch Boxes

In the rare event that an electronic punch units fail, three (3) Reserve Punch boxes are provided on the map. Use the pin punch at the control to record your presence at the control.