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Central New York Orienteering |
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| 15th Annual Scout-O |
| Updated: 10/8/2008 |
Sponsored by:
www.LightLink.com |
15th Annual Scout-O
Saturday-Sunday, November 8-9, 2008
Highland Forest County Park, Fabius
For the 15th year in a row, the Central New York Orienteering Club
is happy to offer an opportunity for Scouts and other youth groups
to learn and practice the art of using a map and compass. As has been
tradition, we offer two separate events.
Saturday:
- Morning map hikes: Starting at the Sawmill from 8:45 A.M.
to 11:00 A.M., members of the CNYO club will give guided map hikes to groups
of youths and their leaders. (Leaders are required to participate in the map
hike.) On the map hike, youth and leaders can expect to learn things like
orienting a map, map symbols, terrain features, catching and safety features,
plus much more. The use of the compass will only be lightly touched upon as
it is more important to be able to read the map correctly.
- Map hikes should take around an hour or so. On the registration form,
you may select a starting time that your group would prefer for the map hike.
- The club is hoping to offer a few map hikes that explain more advanced techniques
used in the sport of orienteering for those people that have been coming to this
event for many years. The advanced map hike is only available to those that
attended for at least three years and have done both events. It is most likely
that whole troops or patrols will not be eligible for the advanced hike but
individuals can attend if they meet the above requirements.
- Afternoon courses: From noon to 2:00 P.M., two courses will be available to
troops/patrols/groups to do on their own. Participants will copy the course
onto the map they received during the map hike. For this part of the day,
troops are on their own. Club members will be on hand to answer questions
but will not be responsible for lost youth so we suggest that leaders plan
accordingly. The courses will be open until 4:00 P.M. but we will pick up the
master maps at 2:00 P.M. so that we know everyone should be back by 4:00 P.M.
Sunday: Patrol competition starting at the Arab Hill camp.
- Two sized groups (for each sex and co-eds) are available. A small group
is any group of 3 to 5. A large group is any group 6 to 8 in size. During the
competition, youth must be in at least pairs but can go out in larger groups.
No individual competitors are allowed and can lead to disqualification of their
patrol/group.
- There will be a mandatory patrol leader's meeting at 9:15 A.M.
(to go over the rules) with map handouts immediately following. Leaders
should plan on having their groups registered before this time so they don't
miss out on the instructions.
- The mass start will happen at 10:00 A.M. and the event has a time limit
of 90 minutes. This event has a different format than Saturday in that youth can go to the
controls in any order they wish. The time limit is the deciding factor as to what controls each
group/pair should attempt to find.
- Awards for each group size in each category will be
handed out soon after the finish of the event.
Saturday Registration Form
Sunday Registration Form
To register for both days, you must complete both registration forms.
Waiver (required for each participant)
Fees per person:
$7 for one day or $10 for both days — for entries postmarked on or before Oct. 31
$10 for one day or $14 for both days — for entries postmarked after Oct. 31
Make checks payable to "CNYO" (sorry no credit cards or online payment)
Mail payment with registration forms and waivers to
Barb Sleight, 6187 Smith Road, North Syracuse, NY 13212-2513
If you have questions
about the events, please contact
Barb Sleight — 315-458-6406 —
barbsleight
@
yahoo.com or
Bob Ireland — 315-343-5403 —
rireland
@
twcny.rr.com
Directions: Take I-81 to Exit 14 (Tully, NY).
Follow Rt. 80 east for 10 miles, passing through Fabius, to the park entrance on the right.
Follow the orange-and-white orienteering signs to the meet headquarters.
Camping: Camping sites are available by contacting Highland Forest
at (315) 683-5550.